GUILDERLAND — Kelly Stang of Guilderland, the New York State Department of Conservation wildlife biologist who launched and ran a state program introducing thousands of women and girls over the years to outdoor adventures, was promoted last month to oversee the DEC’s hunter-education program.

GUILDERLAND — Joe and Joan Clemens fell in love after World War II, married in 1948, and will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at a vow renewal ceremony on Aug. 15 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Guilderland where they live.

GUILDERLAND — The town of Guilderland was the only municipality in the Capital Region to make it onto an annual list, produced by a home-security company, of “50 Safest Cities in New York Report.”

Visitors to the 2018 Altamont Fair will pay a couple of dollars more for admission, but some new attractions may help ease the sting.

ALTAMONT — They compete to see who can make cuts with a chainsaw the fastest. They measure the accuracy of axes they hurl at targets 20 feet away. And they swing axes down between their feet, to split the thick logs they are standing on.