Opinion

Protecting farmland benefits us all

We urge the Knox Town Board to forward the proposal to the state and urge the Department of Agriculture and Markets to fund the study. This could serve as a model for many communities as sprawl gobbles up acres of farmland.

Guilderland

Some Brandle Meadow residents have unpotable water

During the Altamont Board of Trustees September meeting, Al Caruso, a Guilderland resident of the senior-living Brandle Meadows condominium complex, came to ask what the village can do about the appliance-damaging manganese in his water supply.

Sports

Photos: Blackbirds Take On Beagles In A Helderberg Battle

On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Voorheesville boys’ soccer team hosted the Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg in a non league matchup. In a physical matchup, it needed more than the original 80-minutes. The game ended in a tie at 1-1.

New Scotland

New school year at VCSD: ‘Kids are talking to each other at lunch’

The 2025-26 school year started with board members being apprised of the implementation of the state’s mandated cell-phone ban policy, the district’s multi-million-dollar capital project, and the award of two grants.