Opinion

We can save ourselves by saving our farms

The alarm has been sounded. Our towns and villages — and even our schools — need to be part of the solution. Here’s how.

Guilderland

Guilderland ZBA approves cancer center, Route 20 mixed-use project

The Guilderland Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 6 approved the two projects.

Sports

Photos: Blackbirds’ Girls Win 3rd Straight C Title, 4 Individuals Qualify

On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Guilderland, Voorheesville, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo cross-country teams competed in the Section 2 championships at Queensbury High School, the site for the state competition.

Regional

In wake of wildfires, governor announces burn ban and calls for water conservation

Hochul said that 11 wildfires were burning of varying degrees of size and dangerousness.

Earlier this week, the X account Libs of TikTok reposted Voorheesville School Board member Matthew Bergeron’s Facebook post about the Nov. 5 election results, in which Trump received 50.2 percent of the 148,730,215 ballots cast on Nov. 5 and 312 electoral college votes to Vice President Kamala Harris’s 226.

Hilltowns

Berne hopes to negotiate EMS contract, but no progress yet

Berne Supervisor Dennis Palow has struck county EMS from the town’s 2025 budget, saying that he refuses to sign a contract with Albany County unless the county agrees to lower a price.