Guilderland Chamber's Annual Awards Dinner on June 12
The Guilderland Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Dinner, Wednesday, June 12, at Mallozzis Clubhouse at Western Turnpike Golf Course. The event will include a cocktail hour starting at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will follow.
Voorheesville MS drafts pilot policy for electronic devices
Voorheesville Middle School students’ usage of electronic devices is being tightly controlled under a new pilot policy developed by school administrators. Jim Franchini, principal of Voorheesville Middle School, sent an email through the district’s School News Notifier system Friday, April 12, morning detailing the new policy.
Tonko to visit V'ville library, discuss healthcare changes
Rep. Paul Tonko will be visiting the Voorheesville Public Library on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m., to discuss health insurance changes occurring under the Affordable Care Act, such as the new Health Insurance Marketplace opening this fall.
A look at the girls basketball field for Sectionals
Some quick thoughts after viewing the seeds for the Section II girls basketball playoffs: • The Bethlehem side of the Class AA bracket is very interesting. Besides the top-seeded Lady Eagles, you have defending Sectional champion Colonie and Big 10 power Catholic Central battling each other to see who will ...
A look at the boys basketball field for Sectionals
Some quick thoughts after viewing the brackets for the Section II boys basketball tournament: • The CBA-Green Tech match-up I thought was going to take place in the Class AA finals will now likely take place in the semifinals after the Section II committee placed the independent Eagles as the ...
Section II swim meet primer
In advance of this week's Section II Division I boys swimming and diving championships, here is a list of those who have already qualified for the state meet and those who are in contention to do so with their top times of the season: Already qualified 200-yard medley relay: Shenendehowa ...
Colonie Youth Basketball helps Coaches vs. Cancer Friday
Friday's Shaker-Colonie boys basketball game at Colonie Central High School is serving as a fundraiser for the Coaches vs. Cancer Foundation, and the Colonie Youth Basketball Club is helping out at halftime. Members of the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade teams will be participating in a "cancer blitz." The boys will ...
Guilderland Named Best Tasting Water in Albany County
The Office of the Albany County Executive has released the following announcement: The largest voter turnout ever has given the Town of Guilderland a win. The Albany County Health Department has announced Guilderland the winner of the 2012 Albany County Drinking Water Taste Test. The competition was held at the ...
School board approves three-year agreement with Guilderland Teachers
Press release from Guilderland Central School District on Friday, June 22: At a special meeting held June 21, the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education ratified a three-year contract with the Guilderland Teachers’ Association (GTA), concluding a bargaining process that began in December 2010. Members of the GTA voted ...
BCSD informs parents about centralized bus stops for 2012-13
Parents received the following letter from Superintendent Tom Douglas on Tuesday, June 19. Dear parents of elementary students: I’d like to take this opportunity first to thank you for a wonderful introduction to the BC family and an exciting and enlightening six months on the job. As you know, there ...
Town Board candidate calls for IDA oversight
Town Board candidate and former Bethlehem Town Supervisor Jack Cunningham, is seeking more oversight of the town's Industrial Development Agency after hearing the group provided three businesses building within the Vista Technology Park with 100 percent abatement for two years. Under their Tier I payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) ...
Five Albany Dutchmen to watch
The Albany Dutchmen are 4-2 through the first week of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season, and these five players are a primary reason why.
Another Union player joins the pro ranks
The Albany Devils announced earlier today that they've signed Union College senior Kelly Zajac to an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of the AHL season. Zajac joins fellow Dutchmen Jeremy Welsh (Carolina) and Keith Kinkaid (Albany) in the pro hockey ranks -- not to mention his brother Travis, who ...
The ride is just beginning for Jeremy Welsh
Jeremy Welsh got into his first NHL game 48 hours after playing his last collegiate game for Union College. By next season, Welsh may not be the lone Dutchmen skating for a pro team.
After 20 years, it's still an adventure
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the day I was first hired as a professional sports writer, and it’s definitely been a wild ride. I jotted down some of the events that I’ve seen and people that I’ve interviewed since April Fool’s Day 1992 (insert your joke here), and ...
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BOU to hold B-ball fundraiser
Bethlehem Opportunities Unlimited is holding its 6th Annual Bethlehem Central Basketball Classic on Friday, March 2. Teachers from the Bethlehem Central elementary and middle schools will compete against a team of teachers from the high school to raise money for BOU programming. Students and families are encouraged to attend to ...
BC to hold budget forum
Bethlehem Central administrators will fill the public in on its estimated $4.4 million budget gap at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the middle school.
Albany Figure Skating Club to hold spring show
If you're looking to see some impressive skating from some local kids, consider checking out the Albany Figure Skating Club's upcoming show on March 4.
This is the winter sports season?
I just came in from a walk along the Albany County Rail Trail in Delmar, where it was mostly cloudy and in the 30s. Did I happen to mention that the date was Feb. 7? If it were a normal winter around these parts, I wouldn't have bothered to take ...
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