The health-care professionals made it clear that we all will suffer with these federal cuts. Fewer people will be vaccinated, spreading disease to everyone. More people will go to emergency rooms for conditions that could have been prevented thereby increasing premiums and hospital fees for everyone.

Guilderland

GCSD taxes down in Knox, up in other three towns

The owner of an average single-family home in Guilderland will be paying roughly $150 more in school taxes this year while the owner of an average home in Knox will be paying roughly $200 less in Guilderland school taxes.

Regional

Schools to offer free breakfast and lunch this year to all students

The central tenet of the New York State Universal School Meals program is that participating schools serve both breakfast and lunch to students at no cost.

New Scotland

Voorheesville and Albany County look to close deal with CSX over fees and liabilities in Quiet Zone

“So in our back and forth, we — Albany County, and CSX — we think we have come to terms on a maintenance agreement [that] we feel it adequately protects us,” village attorney Rich Reilly told The Enterprise during Thursday’s Voorheesville Board of Trustees meeting.

Hilltowns

Board answers mother’s plea, requesting lower speed limits after fatal crash

Albany County has already installed new signs and pavement markings at the intersection and, with a town board resolution, the state will now conduct a study on reducing speed limits.