Westerlo News

Project SOAR helps struggling students reach new heights Bethlehem High School Assistant Principal Scott Landry has seen his share of hard-to-reach students, but after completing a summertime program combining physical fitness with alternative learning, he says that some of BHS's most frequent offenders are having a dramatically improved school ...

In two days, the registration for two Albany County H1N1 clinics being held next week became full, according to county officials.

Three Section II cross country teams will be looking to repeat last year's success and seven others are heading north in an attempt to lay claim to a state title Saturday at the New York State cross country championships at the State University of Plattsburgh.

New York Gov. David Paterson met with 50 owners of small businesses Monday evening to solicit their support for his plan to erase the state's deficit.

Albany County Sheriff James Campbell announced today a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting two dogs earlier this month is now at $3,000. Since an initial reward of $1,000 offered by a Westerlo resident was announced on Sept.

CDTA is reminding customers that new service changes begin on Sept. 27. Stops were consolidated along routes #4 Pine Hills, #10 Western Avenue, #12 Washington Avenue, #13 New Scotland Avenue, #63 Route 20, #80 Albia Fifth Avenue, and Route #289 Griswold.

With dogs wandering off, never to be seen again, Hilltowns residents wonder if there are acts of foul play involved or if such losses are just a part of country life.

Police are trying to figure out who's responsible for shooting two family pets in rural Albany County.

In recent days, bus stop signs have been covered with bags saying the stop's days are numbered.

All Eileen Rogers wanted was a doctor's appointment. She'd turned 46 and thought it would be a good time for a checkup.

The Capital District Transportation Authority will consolidate some of its less-used routes beginning Sept.

In a moment of quiet sadness Saturday morning, the 56th Personnel Service Battalion furled its colors in a deactivation ceremony.

A luxury motor home with a pair of flat-screen TVs, a 1970 sports car and a 1930 Ford Model A are on the block Friday in a second round of auctions of property seized from a former Wall Street broker who swindled clients.

"It will recover," Roger Hannay says of the economy. "I just wish it was today." So far, his manufacturing business has not had to lay off workers.

Interior of the fully restored 1954 Jaguar drophead coupe. Interior of the 1995 Porsche 911 convertible.

The Capital District Transportation Authority is phasing in a new system of naming and identifying the dozens of bus routes that wind through and around the Capital Region.

Wine lovers often talk about terroir -- a French term that refers to a vineyard's specific geography and how its particular sunlight, humidity, temperature and soil affect the grapes that grow there.

The Albany County Sheriffa s Office reported that Donald R. Youngs III suffered burns to his face, neck, both arms and hands and parts of his head as a result of an incident in which black powder along with gasoline were ignited.