“A comprehensive plan is more than just a document — it is a process of organizing the future of a community while protecting its meaningful and unique attributes,” wrote Michael D. Panichelli, the president of MJ Engineering and Land Surveying, the company hired to guide Guilderland’s comprehensive planning process.

A committee that has been set up to review easement requests will also walk the property, Supervisor Peter Barber said, and report to the town board, which will decide whether to grant the tax break.

GUILDERLAND — Kerry Ann Williams — a mother, teacher, and active volunteer who loved traveling — died peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. She was 85.

She was born on May 28, 1937 to Vivia and Charles White. She grew up in Rotterdam and graduated from Draper High School.

Sarah Slack is one of just two teachers in New York City — the city has 75,000 teachers in 1,800 public schools — to win the Muller Award this year.

The award carries a $20,000 honorarium for the teacher and a $5,000 award for the school or organization of its nominator. 

Troy Miller is looking to subdivide roughly 13 acres into 11 lots, his engineer Stephen Walrath told Altamont zoning board members on Tuesday. 

Tom Capuano, President Historic Altamont Inc.

“It is ultimately the natural world that protects us and provides our ability to live on the planet …You can’t just have economic growth. You also have to have conservation …  In a human-dominated world, increasingly, it’s our responsibility to do that work.”