GUILDERLAND — James “Jim” Bruce was a tireless worker, providing for his family, and was also active in community affairs, helping to found the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce and serving as its first president.

Born on Sept. 6, 1936, he was the son of Ada and James Bruce. He died on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. He was 86.

“It’s essentially an approach that some very ill-intentioned people are using to create chaos through the lens of our first responders,” said Guilderland Superintendent Marie Wiles. “So they initiate calls, often through a 9-1-1 center, that makes first responders jump to action because there is an alleged active shooter or bomb scare or hostage situation.”

GUILDERLAND — Conor Webb is a student with a mission, a big one: to make not just his school but his nation a safer place.

A Guilderland High School junior, Webb is a founder of the first local chapter of March For Our Lives.

Superintendent Marie Wiles concluded of the 2023-24 budget, “On some levels, this was a fortunate year that we were able to maintain everything that we have been doing and lower the class sizes in the middle school, which was a huge priority, and begin to transition items that were funded by our federal dollars into he general fund. So I think we’re in a very good spot.”

ALBANY COUNTY — The Albany Pine Bush Preserve will host its annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Franklin Roosevelt loved trees. As a lonely only child, he spent countless hours tramping the woods of his family’s estate at Hyde Park, Dutchess County and was said to know each tree on the place.

A new initiative puts Narcan cabinets in easily accessible places. Cabinets are already installed at the Berne Library, at the Washington Avenue branch of the Albany Public Library, at the University at Albany, and at the Capital City Rescue Mission. “If you want one of these in your building, we’ll make it happen,” said Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy.

Jill Loew, Guilderland

Marie Wiles, Ph.D, Superintendent, Guilderland Central School District