Winning isn't a priority for Guilderland cross-country skiers; it's a privilege.

Guilderland has had a lot of large leads this season, but Columbia closed the gap to four points in the last quarter of Friday's game.

Jason Rudebush, speeding home from Camp Bisco, was stopped by Altamont Police who found drugs in his car; he says their confiscating his car and money made him desperate.

Fifty people, mostly school staff and parents, offered varied viewpoints on what matters most in a Guilderland education as the district drafts its budget for next year.

Richie Phillips's forbearers wrote tunes for comic characters like Popeye and Betty Boop; he composes country songs for local places — like Altamont.

New York State Court of Appeals Associate Judge Victoria Graffeo was honored last week with two different awards.

To the Editor:

In terms of our most important mission of spay/neuter, 2013 was our most active and successful year: 806 cats and 175 dogs.

More important than these numbers is the fact that we prevented the births of thousands, of unwanted kittens and puppies who would have faced uncertain and painful futures.

What an exciting time this is for sports fans.

Saint Valentine was a roman priest who was beheaded in 170 A.D. on or around Feb. 14. His crime had been performing marnux ceremonies for young men who were supposed to remain single in order to make better soldiers!