January is named for Janus, the ancient Roman god of transitions. He is frequently portrayed as having two faces — one looking back and the other looking forward.
Every year, students at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland volunteer to raise butterflies, tend to native plants, and educate the public about both.
The Rockefeller Institute report, filled with data, makes a cogent argument in favor of Hochul’s original proposal on save harmless. But now, the governor is backing away from that. We urge the governor to stay the course. What is popular is not always what is best.
The heart of that story has more to do with the value of caring — caring so much you would sacrifice your most prized possession — than it does about the material possessions, which of course are worthless: a chain with no watch, hair combs with no hair.
Like the sun on a cold November day, Cindy Pollard’s warmth was sustaining.
Her Main Street thrift shop and later the Altamont café she owned with her husband, Jack, were places the community could gather. Everyone was welcome.
The citizens of Berne have been denied the chance for a public hearing on the budget for which they will be taxed. Their voices cannot be heard to shape their own future.
