A new website — ny.gov/phonefree — was launched on Aug. 14 so that parents and students in schools across New York can look ...

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 ...

For the first day of school, seniors dress for a theme, student representative Paarth Sarecha told the board. An assistant principal had emailed, Sarecha reported, writing that objections were raised ...

The Rensselaerville Ramble will return this September. The popular trail run and walk, which used to be held in June, has been on hiatus since 2019. The event, which takes walkers and runners along ...

GUILDERLAND — A traffic stop on Western Avenue Sunday, police say, led to a Maine man being charged with illegally possessing a loaded handgun. Zachary R. Brislin, 22, of Buxton, Maine was charged ...

What have we learned from Donna’s story? What are the lessons that apply to people who haven’t had a mastectomy?

At the United States border, a mother is placed on a bus in the night, her hands empty. Her child remains in a detention center hundreds of miles away. She can still hear her child’s voice calling for ...

In 1893, four businessmen in Altamont organized the first Albany County Fair, inviting farmers and everyone in the surrounding townships to bring their prized livestock, agricultural products, and ...

I often wonder why we have ordinances in the town of Guilderland. When ordinances (Article II Prohibited Acts, 205.5, 205.6, 205.7) are constantly disregarded by someone or a business, nothing is ...

The dance is in memory of Janet Haseley. Janet was the research chair of the Rensselaerville Historical Society for many years and, after her husband passed in 2002, she became an avid contra dancer ...

A loud shout-out to my old friends, John Sands and Ivan Martin, for keeping the streets of our village beautiful.

The Altamont 5K Run/Walk has become one of those traditions that has flourished over the years and brings out a sense of community and fun for all ages. On Saturday, Aug. 23, the 27th edition of the ...