Guilderland

Boy Scouts collect over 1,000 food items from generous community

Judy Seery, Director Altamont Community Food Pantry

Guilderland’s $36M budget for 2021 down 1.2%

During an Oct. 6 town board meeting, Supervisor Peter Barber noted that Guilderland had been prepared for a difficult 2021 budget in part because of planning that began long before anyone had heard of the coronavirus.

Photos: GHS Girls Soccer Shutout Falcons

On Saturday morning, the Guilderland Dutch girls soccer team took on Albany where the Dutch won 6-to-0.

Photo: Showering Newborns

Each year, the Christ Child Society provides 500 layettes, 500 comfort bags, and 1,000 books to agencies in 10 counties in New York State, and one county in Vermont. Layettes consist of a handcrafted blanket, sweater and hat, hooded bath towel, diapers, onesies, sleepers and receiving blankets.

Powers, Guilford marry

GUILDERLAND — With great pleasure, Kathleen and Dan Powers of Guilderland and Susan and Charles Guilford of Surry, Maine announce the marriage of their children, Carolyn Powers and Samuel Guilford. The couple were married at the bride’s family home in an intimate backyard ceremony on Oct. 25, 2020.

GCSD has another COVID-19 case

So far this school year, Guilderland has had four cases of COVID-19 before the current case — two at Altamont Elementary and two at Guilderland High School.