"Challenging and very rewarding"
School super gets raise, earns $150K

GUILDERLAND — By unanimous vote, the school board on Tuesday gave the district’s superintendent a 4.25-percent raise, boosting his salary to $150,000.

The buzz
Beckmann stung with beekeeping bug

GUILDERLAND — Ten-year-old Ben Beckmann says he’s not afraid of bees. And that’s a good thing since he’s about to become a beekeeper.

GUILDERLAND — The old depot water tower is no more.

Burnell gets life
Max sentence after lengthy investigation

New lotto director
McLaughlin hits the jackpot

GUILDERLAND — For the lotto, all you need is a dollar and a dream.

The ties that bind
Kirk’s Quilters piece together eras of women’s work

Wines wins award
Accolades for Altamont’s librarian



ALTAMONT — Fish and chicks have brought acclaim to the Altamont library.

ALTAMONT — William Gizzi hoped to move into the house he is building on Gun Club Road by Christmas. It should be finished within the next few weeks, but "right now I’m planning minute to minute," he said yesterday. "It all depends on the water."

GUILDERLAND — Some like it hot. Some, not so much.

Jesse’s Texas Hot Wieners, which just opened in the Cosimo’s Plaza on Western Avenue, will cook to fit the customer.

However, vegetarians need not apply.

At Eldeez Tobacco
Stogies are free for vets on their day



GUILDERLAND — A salute and a cigar.

That’s what veterans can expect this Saturday when they go to Edleez Tobacco in Stuyvesant Plaza.