Baseball: Delmar brothers help Berkshire win baseball title
Delmar residents Will and Jackson Aldam helped Berkshire School win the New England Prep School baseball title this season.
Trail days become nights
Second Fairy Tales and Fireflies event highlights Rail Trail
Summer has begun in the Capital District, and The Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy is ready to make it official with its second Fairy Tales and Fireflies event on Thursday, June 20.
Bittersweet remembrance for BC educator
Elsmere Principal Dorothy Whitney’s name will live on through fund
A mix of tears and laughter filled the Elsmere Elementary gymnasium as loved ones gathered last week in remembrance of former Principal Dorothy Whitney.
Farmers push for property tax relief
Farm Bureau wants to see land assessments capped at 2 percent
Agricultural advocates are concerned spiraling land values are discouraging industry growth in the Empire State.
Four eye highway position
Primaries brewing on Democratic and Republican lines in Bethlehem
After Bethlehem residents voted down a referendum that would have abolished the office of highway superintendent, four candidates have come forward with hopes of filling the position next year.
Umbrella celebrates five years
Seniors helping seniors program completes 5,000 jobs
More than 200 guests joined together Wednesday, June 12, at the Beltrone Living Center to celebrate Umbrella of Colonie’s fifth anniversary. The home maintenance program helps 600 seniors annually, with a total of more than 5,000 jobs completed.
EDITORIAL: True reform needed on farmland assessments
This editorial appeared in the June 19, 2013, edition of The Spotlight.
LETTERS: Bethlehem Garden Club’s tour a success
This letter appeared in the June 19, 2013, edition of The Spotlight.
LETTER: Transparency needed in Bethlehem IDA
This letter appeared in the June 19, 2013, edition of The Spotlight.
LETTER: GOP leadership’s statements false
This letter appeared in the June 19, 2013, edition of The Spotlight.
‘Move Over’ violation results in felony charge
A man stopped for violating the state’s “Move Over Law” resulted in police discovering he has 26 active suspensions and revocations on his driver’s license on 14 different dates.
Towns finalize water deal
New Scotland will buy water from Bethlehem to form new district
The New Scotland and Bethlehem town boards each approved an intermunicipal water supply agreement for the newly formed New Salem Water District on Wednesday, June 12.
Guilderland man sentenced to eight years in stabbing
After pleading guilty to stabbing a Colonie man several times, Guilderland resident Elias K. Deligiannis was sentenced to eight years in State Prison, according to Albany County District Attorney David Soares.
UAlbany unveils RNA Institute
State-of-the art facility will be home to genetic research on Alzheimer’s, HIV, cancer and more
A unique, state-of-the-art concept turned into a reality Tuesday, June 11, when the University at Albany opened the doors to its brand new biomedical technology development facility.
Troy man arrested on weapons charges
State Police arrested a Troy man after he was allegedly found with a handgun he did not have a permit for.
Common Core questions
Education forum focuses on new testing requirements, state mandates
State Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, D-Duanesburg, and Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D-Albany, organized a forum, “Education at a Crossroads: A Forum on the Impacts of Testing and Mandates,” on Wednesday, June 5, in the Legislative Office Building at the Capitol.
Biernacki subdivision clears first hurdle
New Scotland planners give preliminary approval for 12-lot project
A 12-lot subdivision in New Scotland saw considerably less public protest in its second public hearing before the town’s Planning Board, leading the board to move the project forward in the planning process.
Life by the strings
Colonie Central grad and cellist inducted into school's Hall of Fame
Kenneth Olsen has been the assistant principal cellist for the symphony for the past eight years. Because of his accomplishments, Olsen is joining two other alumni to be inducted in the Colonie Central High School Hall of Fame this year.
POV: Pass public funding of elections
This point of view column appeared in the June 12, 2013, editions of Spotlight newspapers.
LETTER: Show respect during the National Anthem
This letter appeared in the June 12, 2013, edition of The Spotlight.
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