Ties that bind
Kids sew quilts for other kids — unknown and in need



ALTAMONT — Nine-year-old Mark Sagar is making his third quilt.

GUILDERLAND — Put a flower in your hair and head over to the Guilderland Public Library, because, 40 years later, it’s the summer of love all over again.

Seeking permit
Reed wants to keep on breeding and selling dogs



GUILDERLAND — A woman who raises dogs for both love and money says she hadn’t known she was in violation of town codes.

GUILDERLAND — The town’s zoning board and enforcement practices are being questioned in the midst of an escalating dispute between two neighbors on Route 158.

Fair pageant
Seeking "good girls who want to volunteer"


ALTAMONT — "We’re not a beauty pageant; we’re a personality pageant," says Bobbi-Jean Jeune, coordinator for the Miss Altamont Fair pageant.

Flowing
Altamont doubles its water supply



ALTAMONT — After years of uncertainty, the water-strapped village has relief.

Clustering off Depot Road
Farmer plans to develop 60 lots and keep on farming



GUILDERLAND — A part-time farmer wants to develop his land by Guilderland High School into an old-fashioned neighborhood, and keep farming it, too.

For three years
District office workers get 3.95-percent raises

Board members raise questions
School leaders say staff developer "essential"