Spotlight Newspapers | Capital District News http://www.spotlightnews.com/spotlightnews/ Spotlight News is news that affects the reader: local events, local taxes, local politics, local schools, local business, friends and neighbors. en-us Guilderland school district hosts suicide forum Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:38 -0500 General Education GCSD hosts suicide community forum Nov. 10 meeting held at Town Hall By DAN SABBATINO sabbatinod@spotlightnews.com Guilderland High School http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257540638 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257540638 BC fund balance key in budget process Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:41 -0500 General Education While the Bethlehem Central School District managed to grow its fund balance and end the 2008-09 school year under budget, there is concern amongst http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257534641 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257534641 Saratoga County to hold limited H1N1 vaccine clinics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:37 -0500 General Health Saratoga County Public Health has received a small allocation of H1N1 influenza vaccine. Flumist is licensed for healthy people ages 2 - 49 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257527077 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257527077 Schenectady County Historical Society gives and in-depth look at St. Nick Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:54:37 -0500 Culture The Schenectady County Historical Society will present a lecture by food historian Peter Rose entitled, "Saint Nicolas: The Saint Who Became http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257526477 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257526477 Community comes out to defend post office Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:18:35 -0500 General Society Both concerned community members and local politicians came out to present grievances to members of the United Stated Postal Service on the proposed http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257524315 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257524315 South Colonie graduate killed in Iraq Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:13:51 -0500 Culture The South Colonie Central School District community is mourning the death of 1998 Colonie Central High School graduate Amy Seyboth Tirador who was http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257524031 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257524031 Machine recount yields no change in supervisor race Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:03 -0500 Government A re-canvass of lever voting machines in the Town of Bethlehem on Friday, Nov. 6, did not return any change in the race for the position of http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257523803 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257523803 Menands residents upset after Colonie moves to one-tier tax system Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:33:35 -0500 Government Menands residents who pay Menands Union Free School District taxes could be faced with school taxes 8 percent higher or more after the Colonie Town http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257478415 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257478415 Guilderland Players' fall production, 'Ken Ludwig's 'Moon Over Buffalo.' Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:22:00 -0500 Humanities The Guilderland Players are set to present "Ken Ludwig's 'Moon Over Buffalo'" from Thursday, Nov. 5 to Saturday, Nov. 7. All http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257456120 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257456120 Parent Advocacy Group to host Guest Speaker in Scotia Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:56:40 -0500 Charity & Activism Scotia-Glenville Parents Advocating for Challenging Education will be hosting a forum on November 10 at 7 p.m. in the library at Sacandaga http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257454600 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257454600 Schenectady Light Opera Company and Proctors announce youthful production Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:12:59 -0500 Culture The Schenectady Light Opera Company and Proctors Theater announced a local production of the popular Broadway musical, '13', at the Proctors GE http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257451979 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257451979 Guilderland incumbents fend off challengers Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:22 -0500 Government Guilderland incumbents staved off Republican challengers as Supervisor Ken Runion won his sixth term in office on Election Day. Paul Pastore and http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257449482 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257449482 Not just skating by Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:45 -0500 General Society For Nisky 12-year-old and her sister, skating is a family affair Between morning skating practices twice a week, gym workouts twice a week, and http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257447525 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257447525 Contest features some heat to take the chill off Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:52:10 -0500 Charity & Activism Chili Challenge benefits Kidney Foundation and Alzheimer's Association Chili - some people love it, some people hate it - and it can really be http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257447130 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1257447130