Timothy J. Albright, Meadowdale

Finding teachers of Italian is also difficult, Superintendent Marie Wiles said, so a lottery is used to decide who gets to study Italian. “We right now have two Italian teachers, both of whom are excellent, and their classes are full, especially at the middle school, full to capacity, with 30 kids,” said Wiles. “Hopefully, we can hang on to these two gentlemen who teach Italian.”

ALTAMONT — Karen Williams, Linda Zell, and Megan Connolly consider themselves to be sisters.

“The bond is that strong,” said Connolly in this week’s Enterprise podcast.

The three women are not related by blood. Rather, they are part of what they describe as a “church family.”

The fair had higher attendance than previous years, said a fair organizer, who chalked it up to good weather throughout the week. 

Mary Jo Batters, Altamont

Tom Ellis, Albany

What do we know about the archaeology of the religion of ancient Israel, and how do we know it?
A course offered by B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will provide many of the answers.

The town of Guilderland is proposing a local law that would create a Tree Preservation Committee to protect and preserve native trees.

We urge passage of this law. And we liked the proposal made by councilwoman Amanda Beedle to have an index of native trees on the town’s website.

This would inform residents choosing trees for their yards on which trees are native to the area and would help preserve the ecology and attract native pollinators.

Richard Gifford says that 5,000 cubic yards of tree waste from off-site locations was dumped on a pasture near his home at 2357 Old State Road. “The dumping violated town ordinances,” he told the board on Aug. 16. “It also disrupted the natural drainage systems, covered wetlands identified on the national wetlands inventory, caused groundwater backup on our properties, created a fire hazard, and created an environment for rodent infestation.”

GUILDERLAND — Pil Sung Taekwondo of Guilderland took top honors, once again, at the Amateur Athletic Union Taekwondo National Championships in Nevada and the AAU Junior Olympic Games held in North Carolina last month.