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- Guilderland Chamber's Annual Awards Dinner on June 12
- Voorheesville MS drafts pilot policy for electronic devices
- Tonko to visit V'ville library, discuss healthcare changes
- A look at the girls basketball field for Sectionals
- A look at the boys basketball field for Sectionals
- Section II swim meet primer
- Cricket steps up another notch as Tri-City joins Commonwealth League
- Guilderland Named Best Tasting Water in Albany County
Sports
- Boys tennis: Big week for Guilderland
- Sports poll: Who is your Suburban Council boys lacrosse most valuable player?
- Boys lacrosse: Third quarter spurt lifts Bethlehem
- Sports poll: Which Suburban Council softball team will win the Section II Class AA title?
- Boys lacrosse: Colonie nips Bethlehem in overtime
Lifestyle and Entertainment
- Roots of knowledge
- A brief history of the natural world [photo gallery]
- Fighting insect hinges on knowledge
- Meet the new Colonial Acres at open house event
- Park lovers give back
Letters to the Editor
- LETTER: Vote sends clear message
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- LETTER: Salute our EMS heroes
- LETTER: Remembering veterans important year round
- LETTER: Beck the right choice for BC Board of Education
Crime
- CEG president arrested on drunk driving charges
- Police investigate local banks scam incidents
- Who let the dogs in?
- Slingerlands residents arrested for car thefts
- Bethlehem man arrested for gun possession, cocaine
Business
- Owens Corning to go solar
- Meet the new Colonial Acres at open house event
- New part-time position discussed
- Flood of concerns over subdivision
- Nursing home deal tabled
Columnists
Latest stories
Bethlehem Central sues Zoning Board
School district seeks to overturn decision that halted property sale
The Bethlehem Central School District is suing the town Zoning Board of Appeals over a decision that halted the sale of its 90 Adams Place property to daycare provider School’s Out, Inc.
Burn notice
Glenmont fire demo part of campaign to encourage indoor sprinkler legislation
On Friday, May 17, the New York State Building Officials Conference held a fire demonstration for its members at the Bethlehem Fire Training Facility off Winne Place in Glenmont. It was held so those in attendance could “see firsthand the power of fire and how effective fire sprinklers can be” when installed in the home.
Roots of knowledge
Delmar resident launches project to cultivate awareness of native plant species
Loretta Fontaine Castagna has held an interest in native plant life since she was a young girl.
Owens Corning to go solar
Array of 9,000 panels to provide 6 percent of plant’s energy
Owens Corning will soon be erecting thousands of solar panels on site at its plant in Delmar.
A brief history of the natural world [photo gallery]
Environmental Fair at Five Rivers explores the present and past
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center hosted more than 600 students from around 10 Capital District elementary schools during the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s three-day Environmental Fair.
Voorheesville voters approve school budget
Bus and reserve fund propositions pass; uncontested board incumbents
Voorheesville Central School District's approved 2013-14 budget increases spending by almost $694,000, or 3.14 percent, and holds a property tax levy increase of 3.23 percent, which is within the district’s tax cap limit.
Bethlehem voters approve school budget
Budget passed 2,518 to 1,311
In a year that did not see a challenge to the state tax cap or any major spending reductions, Bethlehem residents easily passed the district’s $90.4 million spending plan for the 2013-14 school year.
Fighting insect hinges on knowledge
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week focuses on invasive insect’s threat, precautions
New York is recognizing Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week this year from Sunday, May 19, to Saturday, May 25. Residents and visitors are being encouraged to become more aware about the invasive insect and its destructive potential towards ash trees.
Clark family keeps up fight
Teen’s suicide fuels push for legislation over school special education resources
Jerry Clark’s grandmother can’t fill the hole in her heart left by her grandson’s suicide, but she is continuing her efforts to keep it from happening to other families by lobbying for state legislation.
McCoy makes move to keep funding nursing home
Contingency funds targeted to make payroll for July
Three days after the Albany County Legislature tabled a vote on privatizing the county nursing home vote, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy has sent out a request to move $2.2 million from the county’s contingency fund in the budget to meet the facility’s July payroll.
Meet the new Colonial Acres at open house event
New golf course operator connects with Big Brothers Big Sisters
Business has been steady at Colonial Acres Golf Course during its first month open under a private operator.
New part-time position discussed
Bethlehem, IDA would partner to form economic development job
The Town of Bethlehem and its Industrial Development Agency may soon be partnering to hire a new, part-time employee to work on economic development.
Flood of concerns over subdivision
New Scotland residents pack hearing to lament drainage issues, board rebuts claims
Neighbors of a proposed 12-lot subdivision in New Scotland fear their existing drainage issues would only worsen with new construction, but town officials and the developer claim the opposite is true.
New Scotland OK's New Salem water project
$3M extension hinges on purchase agreement with Bethlehem
The New Scotland Town Board on Wednesday, May 8, unanimously approved the boundaries of the New Salem Water District, but the town though must finalize a water purchase agreement with Bethlehem before the taps are turned on.
