ALBANY COUNTY — Dennis Grant, 44, of Knox was sentenced on Friday to 12 years to life in state prison for second-degree attempted burglary, a violent felony — the fifth in a string of burglary-related convictions. At his sentencing, Grant was classified as a mandatory persistent felon.

Samuel Groezinger’s attorney says he may receive youthful-offender status.

One of the most rewarding parts of working as an investigator at the Lawyers’ Fund, for Ray Wood, was ensuring that victims of dishonest lawyers were paid back.

Corporate welfare: That’s what several Guilderland residents said Pyramid would get if the town’s Industrial Development Agency approved its application for tax breaks to build a 222-unit apartment-and-townhouse complex at Rapp and Gipp roads.

Two of the three New Year’s appointees have never served on Guilderland boards before.

After residents who live close to the site of a proposed cell tower in Altamont said that they had not received proper notification of a “balloon float” test, a second test is planned for Tuesday, Jan. 15.

GUILDERLAND — Principal Alicia Rizzo of Lynnwood has started an unforeseen medical leave of absence that will last at least several weeks, Superintendent Marie Wiles informed parents this week in a letter.

After just three years of waiting, Stewart’s Shops got the village board it wanted, and was able to have the property it owns at  107-109 Helderberg Ave., in Altamont, rezoned so that a new store may be built on the site.

GUILDERLAND — Federal grant applications for improvements to Route 155, Watervliet Shaker Road, and Albany Shaker Road that have been completed recently by Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and Colonie Supervisor Paula Mahan would improve the portion of Route 155 that is within or close to Guilderland.