ALTAMONT — Edward V. Hanrahan was a master carpenter and a man of few words who taught his seven children by showing, rather than telling, them how to build.

He died on Thursday, June 14, 2018. He was 91.

GUILDERLAND — Pattie Moore Gray, a Christian woman who helped in her husband’s ministry and who shared her love of nature with her children, died Thursday, June 7, 2018. She was 95.

ALTAMONT – A few years ago, Bernard Melewski held a fundraiser at his home on Black Creek Farm, and a friend of his, John Sheehan, showed up with some wine.

“The short story is: My winemaking friend said, ‘You have a farm and now farm wineries are legal in New York, what do you think about collaborating?’” Melewski said.

While black bears, like one that visited a Guilderland yard Monday morning, can alarm suburban residents, a new program is looking for citizen scientists to gather information on bears.

ALTAMONT – Victor H. Lown, “was a man of many things,” his family wrote in a tribute: a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather –“Poppy Vic,” as he was known to his grandchildren. He died on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. He was 86.

GUILDERLAND — Pattie Moore Gray, a Christian woman who helped in her husband’s ministry and who shared her love of nature with her children, died Thursday, June 7, 2018. She was 95.