ALBANY COUNTY Cameras monitoring public places have become commonplace in American society. They are found in shopping malls, convenience stores, gas stations, and even mounted atop police cruisers.
Music heals.
"There’s something about music that carries ideas deeper than the literal meanings themselves," said James Durst, a full-time musician for four decades.
GUILDERLAND Saslano S. Suda pleaded guilty last Thursday to felony second-degree manslaughter following a fatal two-car collision in front of Crossgates Mall last November. His friend, a passenger in his car, was killed.
GUILDERLAND School board members were divided last Tuesday about sending a Guilderland student to Tech Valley High School to be a freshman next fall in the innovative school’s first class.
ALTAMONT Village residents can expect a new fee on their water bills in coming years an additional $15 twice a year, which will go towards paying off a new municipal water source.
NEW SCOTLAND Voorheesville school buses, usually reserved for children, will be picking up elderly residents at their homes to transport them to social functions, starting this month.
VOORHEESVILLE Tenured music teacher Charles Reader has resigned "for various medical reasons," according to an agreement signed by Reader; Superintendent Linda Langevin; and Kathy Fiero, president of the Voorheesville Teachers’ Association.
NEW SCOTLAND Development has been a steady pressure for the northeast corner of town, and may now be looming on the horizon for the southwestern part of town as well.
RENSSELAERVILLE On Saturday, winter enthusiasts shoveled snow from portions of Lincoln Pond, transforming it into a skating rink. Young men used it as a hockey arena, shooting slap shots down the ice.