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Sunday Concert: Mundo Nuevo Latin Jazz!

Beginning English for Speakers of Other Languages

Night Owls Book Discussion

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

New Year’s Eve Library Closes at 2 p.m.

Christmas Eve Library Closed

Beginning English for Speakers of Other Languages

6:00 PM

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GPL Sprouts: Science of Toys with Mad Science™

3:30 PM

10:00 AM Drop-in Knit & Stitch

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Capital District Knitting Guild

6:00 PM

10:00 AM Drop-in Knit & Stitch

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10:00 AM Drop-in Knit & Stitch 3:30 PM Little Lego Club.

6:00 PM Beginning English for Speakers of Other Languages 6:30 PM Family STEAM Nights

Note: UNDERLINED events require registration: Call 518-456-2400

Monday

Marcus Rogers Dance Company Presents: The Nutcracker

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EARLY CHILDHOOD PreK - GRADE 2 GRADES 3 - 5 TWEEN & TEEN FAMILY/ALL AGES ADULT

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3:30 PM

New Year’s Day Library Closed

Christmas Day Library Closed

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12:00 PM Drop-in Knit & Stitch

10:30 AM Baby Bookworms

10:30 AM Toddler Time

3:30 PM

12:00 PM Drop-in Knit & Stitch

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Cookbook Club: Holiday Cookie Swap

Beginning English for Speakers of Other Languages “Who Would Win?” Series: Sharks versus Killer Whales Book Party

10:30 AM Toddler Time 10:30 AM Preschool Drop-in Storytime 2:00 PM eBook Office Hours 3:30 PM Library Club 6:00 PM Beginning English for Speakers of Other Languages

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

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10:30 AM Preschool Drop-in Storytime 2:00 PM eBook Office Hours 6:00 PM Drop-in Genealogy with Lisa Dougherty

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10:30 AM Toddler Time 10:30 AM Preschool Drop-in Storytime 2:00 PM eBook Office Hours 6:00 PM Beginning English for Speakers of Other Languages 6:30 PM Read to Furry Friends

Wednesday

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Toddler Time Baby Bookworms Drop-in Knit & Stitch Tech Time!

Build It/Make It Club Hat Crochet Workshop (Little Hats, Big Hearts)

10:30 AM Toddler Time

10:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 3:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

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11:00 AM Tai Chi and QiGong with Rich Goodhart 3:00 PM It’s Never Too Cold for Ice Cream!

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Board of Trustees’ Regular Business Meeting

10:30 AM Wee Waddlers Rhyme Time 10:30 AM Preschool Drop-in Storytime 6:30 PM Guilderland Library Foundation, Directors’ Meeting 7:00 PM

Paint & Sip

7:00 PM

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GPL Adventures: Video Games

3:30 PM

11:00 AM Tai Chi and QiGong with Rich Goodhart

10:30 AM Preschool Drop-in Storytime

10:30 AM Wee Waddlers Rhyme Time

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10:30 AM Wee Waddlers Rhyme Time 10:30 AM Preschool Drop-in Storytime 3:30 PM Hour of Code 7:00 PM Great Books Discussion: “The Alchemist”

Thursday

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10:30 AM 3 Little Birds: Music & Movement

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10:30 AM 3 Little Birds: Music & Movement 3:30 PM Hour of Code - Open Coding

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10:30 AM What Do Snowmen Do at Night with WMHT’s Barabra Lukas

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Annual Holiday Bus Trip to NYC! Buy tickets at www. guilderlandlibrary. org/nyc Marcus Rogers Dance Company Presents: The Nutcracker

10:00 AM Better Books Sale

3:00 PM

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notes from the SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE

5209 Western Ave, Guilderland • (518) 356-1980 • www.townofguilderland.org Guilderland, NY - November is a quiet time in your Town parks, and an excellent time to enjoy hiking trails. I am pleased to announce the launch of Hike Guilderland!, the latest addition to useful tools on the Town website. This application, which is available on the Parks & Recreation webpage, has interactive maps of hiking trails located in the Town. You can zoom to a specific trail for a detailed description of trail options, lengths of trails, locations of trailheads, and general information useful for hikers and cyclists. The trails are also suitable for snowshoeing.

These hiking trails include Tawasentha Park’s five miles of easy to moderate trails through woods and grasslands and along stream banks.

Vosburgh Trails includes a 2.1 mile moderate loop trail through grasslands on Town-owned open space from trailheads on Vosburgh Drive and Millingstone Way and a 3.4 mile roundtrip moderate to difficult trail to the pedestrian bridge over the Normanskill Creek.

The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy’s Bozen Kill Preserve, located on Westfall Road, has several short trails (0.17; 0.58 and 0.64 miles) which traverse the Bozen Kill ravine and lead to a waterfall. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve has 18 miles of ten easy to moderate trails over gentle slopes, sandy trails and woodland passages. These trails are accessible at trailheads at the end of Tera Court (at end of Willow Street) and in Volunteer Firemen’s Park at the end of DiBella Drive. More information is available at Hike Guilderland!

Year round, Highway Department employees diligently keep Town roads free of obstructions that inhibit travel, limit sight distance or pose unsafe conditions for pedestrians and vehicles. In the fall, you can help Highway Department crew with this mission by raking leaves to the edge of, and not on, the road. Piles of leaves on streets reduce visibility, particularly in the fall’s lengthening nighttime, and, with heavy rainfalls, can clog storm drains, cause flooded roads, and unnecessarily increase maintenance costs.

November is also the start of restricted parking which helps provide for the safe passage of school buses, emergency vehicles, and highway trucks due to accumulated snow and dark conditions. No parking is permitted on Town roads from November 1 to April 1 between 2 am and 7 am. On certain streets, there are also posted signs that limit parking to specific days and times.

For the third consecutive year, this year’s fall Household Hazardous Waste Day and Confidential Document Shredding Day on Saturday, October 6th set a record with 924 participants (there were 850 participants in fall 2017 and 817 in 2016). I thank the employees of the Transfer Station and Highway Department for their hard work in these latest efforts, and residents who made generous contributions to Veterans’ outreach programs, Guilderland Food Pantry, Guilderland Animal Shelter and Guilderhaven, along with a truck load of food donations and a car load of animal supplies. To better handle the growing participation and traffic issues, the Transfer Station may hold more event days, route traffic onto Hurst Road and off of Route 146, and replace event passes with other acceptable proof of residency.

The Town’s Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) Department is working closely with Western Turnpike Rescue Squad (“WTRS”) which has announced plans Peter G. Barber - Town Supervisor to cease ambulance operations by year end.

In July, the EMS Department deployed the Town’s first ambulance which helped reduce average response times in the Carman Road area from 13 minutes to five minutes. The Town has acquired two used ambulances from WTRS, and, with the help of Highway Department mechanics, will quickly return them to active service with a Town medic and EMT on board. As WTRS continues to wind down, the Town will likely acquire WTRS’s remaining ambulances and assume control of WTRS’s two stations. The successful transition of this essential service has required close collaboration with WTRS, Altamont Rescue Squad, and the Guilderland Fire Department which has hosted the Town ambulance and its crew. This effort would not be possible without EMS Department medics and EMTs who respond to medical emergencies with dedicated passion and professionalism, Highway Department mechanics who assumed responsibility for, and take pride in, keeping Town ambulances and EMS emergency vehicles in service, and Human Resources Department for its indispensable role in the Town’s hiring of 21 part-time EMTs. At the Town Board’s Tuesday, December 18th meeting at 7:00 pm, Town Planner Kenneth Kovalchik will provide a PowerPoint presentation on proposed residential development projects. The presentation will include the Town Planner’s responses to questions raised by residents at public hearings, letters and emails. The PowerPoint will be posted on the Town website.

It is last call for returning the signed property description reports for the 2019 reassessment. The response rate for homeowners is approaching 60%, a number not seen before in any local municipality according to the Town’s reassessment consultant. The Assessor will accept signed property reports until Friday, November 16th by email at assessors@ togny.org or by delivery to the Assessor’s Office. The Assessor will soon announce additional public meetings about next steps in the 2019 reassessment process.

On Thursday, November 8th at 6:00pm, the Town Board will hold a public hearing on the 2019 final budget. The complete proposed budget and budget summary are available on the Town website.

On Monday, November 12th, Town offices will be closed in observance of Veterans’ Day. Please take the time to remember and thank the women and men who served to protect our country and fellow citizens. On November 22nd and 23rd, Town offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

I close by wishing you an enjoyable Thanksgiving, and thank you for taking the time to read these notes.

Peter G. Barber, Town Supervisor Guilderland, NY

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Fees and Commissions in the FinanCial serviCes industry by

Daniel bauer

- The retail financial services industry offers

income planning, income tax analysis, portfolio management, estate

products and services through two very broad arms – broker-dealers

distribution planning, etc. RIA firms are generally viewed as having

and registered investment advisors. It is important for consumers of

fewer conflicts of interest with their customers due to the non-

financial services to understand how their advisor is being compensated.

transactional nature of the relationship.

The Broker-Dealer world consists of well-known firms such as Merrill

The financial services industry has seen a large shift during the past

Guilderland, NY

Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo,

10 years away from the broker-dealer

along with many independent firms

channel and towards the RIA channel.

such as LPL Financial, Commonwealth

According to Cerulli Associates in its

Financial,

Financial

December 2013 edition of “The Cerulli

Advisors. Broker-dealers are regulated

Edge: US Asset Management Edition”,

by both the Securities and Exchange

the RIA channel grew at an average

Commission (SEC) and the Financial

annual rate of 8% from 2004 to 2012,

Industry

Authority

while broker-dealer channels actually

(FINRA) and their revenue is generally

saw an overall decline in business during

a result of commissions generated by

this same period.

securities transactions.

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trend to the notion that RIA firms owe

transaction may be the purchase or

their clients a fiduciary duty, which is

sale of a stock, bond, mutual fund, real

a much stronger duty of care than the

estate investment trust, variable annuity,

suitability standard required by broker-

variable life insurance, etc. An advisor

dealer firms. In other words, an RIA

with such a firm is considered a ‘registered representative’ of the firm,

firm is required to sit on the same side of the table as its client, while a

and his/her income is generally based on transactions processed on

broker-dealer firm is not.

behalf of clients. Commissions are typically built into the price that a

AllSquare Wealth is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), and our

consumer pays for a securities product, which means that the consumer is not making a direct payment to the broker-dealer firm.

The Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) world is regulated by the SEC and/or the states in which it serves clients. Generally speaking, an RIA firm provides financial advice and guidance to clients in exchange for fees paid directly by the client. Types of advice offered by an RIA firm vary, but typically include cash flow analysis, retirement

primary business is to provide fee-only advice and guidance to our customers.

We have developed a white paper entitled ‘An Overview of the Financial Services Industry’ that provides much more detail on this topic. If you would like to receive a copy of this paper, please request a copy by sending an email to info@allsquarewealth.com or calling our office at (518) 456-8900.

from AllSquare Wealth Management 200 Great Oaks Blvd., Suite 219, Guilderland (518) 456-8900 • www.allsquarewealth.com

Daniel Bauer, CFP® serves as the Chief Investment Officer of AllSquare Wealth Management, LLC. AllSquare Wealth works with each of our clients to develop a comprehensive financial plan. Our financial planning, discretionary investment management, and tax preparation services are offered on a fee-only basis.

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FREE ≠ NO COST

by Margaret C. Tabak, Esq.

Guilderland, NY - Family Court is a Court of limited jurisdiction in New York that deals with issues such as custody, child and spousal support, visitation, family offenses, and other related matters. The forms to start an action in Family Court are located online1 . There are no filing fees in Family Court.

So far, sounds good. New York has made it accessible and free of cost to address significant issue that effect families. While beginning an action for divorce can be complicated and expensive, these piecemeal and finite issues can be quickly addressed by an individual.

The downside? Well, that is the same as the upside, it is accessible and free.

Unfortunately, people sometimes go to Family Court and begin litigation without looking at the big picture. At the end of their proceeding, they may have lost time with their children; be paying more support, or generally be in a worse place.

Bad reasons for starting litigation: • You are mad; • Your friend/hairdresser/co-worker advised you to go to Family Court; • You want to annoy or punish the other party While Family Court is user friendly, it is still a Court of Law. All the rules in regard to evidence, civil practice, and knowledge of statutory and case law apply in Family Court. Without being familiar with these laws or procedures, you may do yourself a grave injustice.

Many times after divorce or an Order of Custody or Support has been issued, one side may want to modify it, pay less support, have more time with the children, etc. There may be valid reasons for these changes to occur. However, if your reasons, valid or not, do not fall within the framework of the law, you will be unsuccessful.

If there are items that have been lying dormant, you may now bring them to light. For example, a former client’s former boyfriend was mad at her regarding a text message. He decided to bring an action to modify custody, although he does not spend the time with their children which is already allocated to him. During this process, monies that he was supposed to pay her (and which she had looked the other way about) are now coming to light. Now that she is involved in a court proceeding, paying a lawyer, missing time from work, and the emotional issues that go with it, she wants the money she is owed; and she will get it. Not only might this father end up with less time than is already allocated to him, but he is now responsible for the missed payments.

Certainly, if time with the other parent is not in the child’s best interests; support monies are owed; or there has been any domestic violence in the family, Family Court provides an excellent mechanism to address these serious problems.

In other words, free does not equal “no cost”. Before starting any litigation, make sure you have spoken with a knowledgeable attorney and understand the ramifications of your actions.

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http://www.courts.state.ny.us/admin/oca.shtml

from TABAK & KIOSSE, LLP

100 Great Oaks Boulevard, Suite 122, Albany • (518) 464-4095 www.tklawllp.com Margaret C. Tabak is a partner at Tabak & Kiosse, LLP, a law firm located in Great Oaks Office Park (near Crossgates Mall). Along with her partner (Leyla A. Kiosse), Attorney Tabak counsels clients on all matters related to matrimonial and family law. A resident of Guilderland for more than 20 years, Margaret received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Albany and her law degree from Albany Law School. If you have questions about a matrimonial or family law issue, contact Attorney Tabak for a consultation by calling 464-4095 or visiting the firm’s website, www.tklawllp.com.

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NoSnowNY with John Rodick Q. How long have you been in the snow business?

A. I have been in the snow business since I was 18 years old, which would be over 30 years ago. I started with the commercial side of it and eventually switched to the residential only.

Q. Where do you operate?

A. My company only operates In Guilderland, NY. The map of our current service area is located on our website. We only operate in the localized neighborhoods, so we can provide a more timely service.

Q. What is your phone number and website address?

A. 518-461-7539 www.nosnowny.com Q. What hours do you operate?

A. 24 hours a day, seven days a week when it’s snowing!

Q. Why did you get into the residential snow business?

A. I love the winter, I love the snow!

But besides that, my company’s goal is to make winter easier for people by providing reliable and professional snow removal services.

It is very rewarding to help those who struggle with the winter and those who simply don’t have time to deal with it.

Q. What makes your company different?

A. My team and I always look for new ideas and improved techniques to do our job and to do it better. By using tractors with snowblowers instead of trucks with plows, we get much better results: • we do a cleaner job, • we don’t tear up your lawn, • we don’t leave snow piles.

What my customers also like about my business is the communication.

I clearly spell out how I operate and communicate my plan for each storm.

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Modern Olympic Sport Taekwondo Q. How do you charge and what services do you include?

A. My company charges by the season. Our prices are very competitive and always include a complete job of snow removal, including shoveling of your walkway and garage doors, clearing out your mailbox and following up the next day to clean-up after parked cars and street plows. Your price is the same whether we come 10 times or 26 times. We believe this is what a professional company should do. Why should you have to complete the job you pay for?

We believe that if your driveway looks good, we look good!

Q. What do you love most about the business?

A. I love all aspects of the business, from figuring out the logistics to running a tractor and working with the customers. But my ultimate goal and passion is to change the overall perception of the residential snow removal business from “Chuck with a truck” type of operation to a professional and respectable business comprised of Snow Professionals.

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Q. What do you want the community to know about you?

A. My company is a member of the Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA), an organization dedicated to the education and professionalism of the snow industry. We are fully and properly insured for this type of business. And most importantly, we love the snow business and we strive to be the best!

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A Beloved Student This month I honor our beloved student Mr. McPherson who has recently passed away.

For the last eight years he has been a valued member of our martial arts community.

He has helped and encouraged countless students in their pursuit of excellence.

Indeed, he has selflessly improved all of our lives with his great character and positive attitude.

I know quite well that his contributions extend well beyond our community as well.

The world and especially his family, will sorely miss him, but he will truly live on through his works of kindness.

I have experienced this first hand and find I have become better in many ways because of his positive encouragement and attitude.

Today we mourn his passing but tomorrow we celebrate his memory, his accomplishments, and his contributions.

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DOES PAIN EQUATE TO TISSUE DAMAGE? Part 2: Pain Explained By: Dr. Kim Leis-Keeling

Guilderland, NY - Thank you all for reaching out to see if I am still alive after reading my last article. I know you have been eagerly anticipating part 2 of the story to find out how I faired with my disc herniation. Despite all that drama, by the next day I actually felt much better. I ended up taking a few days off of work to rest and patch myself back together – life doesn’t stop right? I pulled out all the tricks to get back on my feet. After all, I couldn’t have my husband drag me around like a life sized Raggedy Ann doll forever. My treatment consisted of lumbar decompression, cold laser, ice, acupuncture, massage therapy, taping, McKenzie exercises, core strength exercises and herbs. By the end of the week, I was pain free, but not completely healed. Healing takes time.

spread mulch – note to self ). Tendons, ligament and spinal discs are not very vascular so these can take longer to heal. Have you ever heard someone say that it is better to break an ankle then to sprain it?

What happens with chronic pain? When pain becomes ongoing the nervous system becomes more sensitive. The danger messenger neurons and the brain become more excitable and contribute to the problem. The threshold of pain becomes so sensitive that small triggers can cause intense pain. Thoughts and belief all become a part of the contributing triggers and the brain starts to attach a “neurotag” to the thought. Here is what I mean by all that. We have all watched America’s Funniest Home Videos where someone gets hit in the groin with a ball or flying object. The men watching will all moan & groan So let’s get back to the question of “Does pain equate to tissue damage?” The and bend over in pain. They may actually feel physical pain. But nothing best explanation of pain that I have read is from a book entitled Explain Pain happened to them…how can they experience pain? There is no tissue damage.

by Dr. Lorimer Moseley and David Butler. They are neuroscientists from This is called a “neurotag.” Your brain remembers this injury very clearly and just the thought of a reoccurring injury can recreate pain in your body. This Australia who explain it very well. I’ll share a few points from their book. same thing can happen when you have re-injured the same body part over Let’s start with acute pain. When we have a new injury, there is a process and over again. that happens in the body. It starts with inflammation which triggers a cascade of events. Our nerves carry information from the injury through the spinal So what do you do about this? One of the quotes I tell patients is: “Don’t cord to the brain. The brain interprets this information and makes decisions let your diagnosis define YOU!” Just because you are diagnosed with a disc about how to respond. Often this triggers our “danger alarm system.” There bulge or herniation doesn’t mean that you have to sit in a rocking chair for the is a chemical exchange that happens between the neurons (nerve cells) which rest of your life. It is estimated that 80% of the adult population have tissue then sort the information, similar to a post office. If the brain feels the danger injury to at least one disc. But are they all walking around in pain? Some is critical, it produces pain. The brain tries to get you out of pain (danger) people don’t ever have pain. You just have to understand the extent of your by limiting movement (or in my case, my entire post office shut down and I tissue damage and how to treat or manage it. More importantly understand why you have pain. passed out).

The inflammation process is the normal way the body begins healing. Most As always, if you have questions about this article please feel free to contact tissues (bone, muscles, skin, etc.) heal within 6-8 weeks. Now, if you break me at the Sports & Spinal Wellness Center at 518-869-3415. Follow us on a bone, you may not be in pain the entire 6-8 weeks, but you still have to Facebook or visit our website at www.sportsandspinalwellness.com. wear a cast to allow time for the bone to mend. (And just because your acute back pain went away, does not mean that it has healed and you should go 14

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Play it Again Sports with Dottie Vonk

Q. What year did your business start?

A. We opened in 1996.

Q. Where are you located?

A. We are located in the Peter Harris Plaza, Latham Q. What is your phone number and website address?

A. 518 785 6587 www.playitagainsportslatham.com Q. What hours are you open?

A. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm and Sun 11-5 Q. How and why did you get into the business?

A. After losing a job I thought I’d retire in, I decided to try something on my own. I always felt I could do it and I didnt ever want to have regrets. Having two young children, one in sports at the time, I really saw the need in our community for this type of new and used spoting goods store.

Q. Are you known for anything special?

A. Our mom and pop atmosphere, being a locally women-owned business and definitely our selection of new and used skis, snowboards and hockey gear, lacrosse, golf, baseball/softball ...

Things to know....

• We are one of the few sporting goods stores left in the area, especially locally owned and not a big box chain.

(We’ve seen them all come and go in 22 years (Sports Authority, Kemps, Goldstocks, Kleins …)

• We are a full service ski and snowboard tech shop. We also specialize in cross country, snowshoes, Ice skates, hockey and disc golf just to name a few!

• We offer our staff ski and snowboard mountain lift ticket privleges.

• We Buy-Sell-Trade-Consign and Service.

• We offer New and Used • Customers refer to us as a gem in the community!

Q. Do you sponsor any local teams, if so which ones?

A. We are always supporting the comunity. We will advertise at a rink, field , on a poster or sport program. We try to spread it around & not play favorites.

Q. What do you love most about the business?

A. Seeing how happy our customers are after seeing what we are all about. Providing opportunites for kids to play a sport when they otherwise may not be able to afford the gear.

• Our goal is to reduce waste and reduce-recycle-reuse

Q. How many generations have been running the business?

A. We now have two generations running the business!

Q. Do you have many regular customers? Is there anything specific that they are always coming in for?

A. Yes, we area destination. Customers come from all over for great deals and friendly customer service. The store is fun and we keep it upbeat.

Q. What do you think is your biggest challenge with the business?

A. Definitely being a brick & mortar. More people do seem to be returning to brick & mortar for the customer service and personal aspect. Also money spent locally stays locally.

Q. What do you want the community to know about you?

A. That we strive to hire great kids who love sports an provide a great, valuable shopping experience. Also we have recycled tons of gear in 22 years - It’s the right thing to do.

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Guilderland Music Academy with Brian Cady

Q. What year did your business start?

A. Guilderland Music Academy opened in September of 2017.

Q. Where are you located?

A. We are located at 1823 Western Avenue, just West of Crossgates inside of Westmere Plaza.

Q. What is your phone number and website address?

A. We can be reached via phone, or text, at 518-313-7577. Find us online at www.guilderlandmusic.com Q. What hours are you open?

A. We are open Monday - Friday 10-8:30, and Saturday 10-4. Closed Sunday.

Q. How and why did you get into the business?

A. Owner Bryan Cady has been a public school music teacher for 21 years, and private music studio owner since 2005. He believes in Arts education and the value of music instruction helping children, and adults, work towards goals that are not easily reached by the pressing of a button or by asking Alexa.

Q. Do you sponsor any local teams?

A. We were very happy to sponsor our first Guilderland Little League team this year.

Q. What do you love most about the business?

A. What we love most is seeing our students achieve their musical goals, and the BIG smiles both coming, and going, from Guilderland Music Academy.

Q. What do you want the community to know about you?

A. We would love the community to know that we are a local business with the owners living in McKownville, and their kids attending Westmere Elementary School. Students at Guilderland Music Academy have many performance opportunities, and regularly give back to our community by performing at various nursing home and assisted living facilities. We are 100% committed to making sure our students turn into musicians with a life long appreciation of their art. We are grateful for the ongoing support, and for the business of every customer and student that walk through our door.

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Q. Do you have any regular customers?

A. Guilderland had been wonderful to us for our first year, and we are very close to seeing 200 students a week! Many of whom have been with us since we opened.

Q. Are you known for anything special?

A. We are known for over the top customer service, and offering family friendly FUN music lessons that can be worked around busy schedules.

Private and group lessons are available on all brass, woodwind, string, and percussion lessons as well as guitar, piano, and voice.

Give the gift of music this holiday season!

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ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND GREENS SHOW The Guilderland Garden Club and

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The house will be decorated with ornaments, wreaths and arrangements, which may be purchased, made by Garden Club members.

Nonperishable donations will be collected for the Regional Food Bank. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Lyme Action Network to sponsor a seminar on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Members of the Historical Society will be present to provide information on the history of the House.

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• Do not travel if you have a toothache. Schedule an appointment long before your trip if you suspect a problem so that you don’t end up with a tooth emergency while out of town. If you cannot find the time to visit your dentist before traveling, research local emergency dental clinics in your destination just in case. Better safe than sorry!

• Keep a travel toothbrush, floss and toothpaste on hand. They can be found at almost any drug store. The size and convenience allows you to make sure you keep up with your oral hygiene while away from home. I typically recommend that you replace your old toothbrush with a new one every two to three months. However, this changes if you are traveling a lot because when you travel your toothbrush is indefinitely exposed to much more bacteria than in your own bathroom at home. Throw away your travel brush when you return home and replace it with a new one, no matter if it has hit the two to three month mark.

• There are a never ending supply of germs and diseases at airports, train stations, buses, or any other place you may encounter during your travels.

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• Bringing sugar free Xylitol gum with you on your travels can have many surprising benefits. Xylitol is a naturally occurring sugar substitute that is clinically proven to be a natural enemy of bacteria. Xylitol stimulates saliva flow which neutralizes mouth acids. It also helps keep an alkaline environment in which acid producing bacteria cannot survive and is conducive to the remineralization of teeth with initial damage from bacterial acids.

• Sugary treats are a bad idea anytime, but definitely when you’re traveling.

Not only does sugar make kids too bouncy in the car, but it is very bad for your teeth too, especially when you can’t stop and brush for hours. Instead of sugary treats, choose healthy snacks that are better for your health and your teeth. Bring a cooler filled with baby carrots and broccoli instead of picking up candy bars and cookies at the pit stop. If you are planning to travel with kids, cut up fruits and veggies into sticks for easy snacking. Skip the convenience of boxed juices, which can contribute to tooth decay, and opt for water instead.

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From the Library: Some wonderful events are coming up at the Library over the next couple of months. One of my favorites is the “Getting your Words into the World: A Writer’s Workshop” on Saturday, November 17, at 10:30 am.

Writing for your own pleasure and for those who know and love you is a life-affirming thing. But what if you want to get your words out into the wider world, to create a book that is published and read by a wider audience?

These days, it’s critically important for women’s voices to be heard. This workshop (open to men as well!) will explore the avenues available, as well as how to navigate the broader terrain of publication and self-promotion.

The instructor is acclaimed author Nava Atlas, author of The Literary Ladies Guide to the Writing Life and several award-winning cookbooks, including Wild About Greens. Nava will have copies of her books to sign and sell at the end of the workshop.

If you want to attend, please register by calling the Library at 518-456-2400 x 3.

If it’s concerts you’re interested in, Three Quarter North, a sextet playing at GPL on Sunday, November 18, at 2 pm, is for you. Performing as part of the Library’s Sunday Concert Series, they play Americana with an emphasis on bluegrass, originals, folk, country, blues, acoustic rock, and pop standards. They’ve been known to play “Hot Tub of Tears” and “We’ve Seen Crappy Times Before,” but have been quoted as saying they “draw the line at ‘Girl Crush.’” Three Quarter North is a fun band. They love to play in front of live audiences, and say that it “doesn’t take long for our audiences to become our new friends.”

Three Quarter North, a sextet playing at GPL on Sunday, November 18, at 2 pm,

As we come closer to the Holiday Season, there are a few special events, notably “The Nutcracker,” performed by the Marcus Rogers Dance Company (of Guilderland Center), on Saturday, December 1 at 3 pm, and again on Sunday, December 2 at 3 pm. This marvelous ballet tells the story of a young girl’s favorite Christmas toy – a nutcracker – that miraculously comes alive and whisks her off to a magical kingdom populated by dolls.

This event is recommended for children ages 5+.

Finally, there is the Annual Holiday Bus Trip to NYC. The buses are filling fast, so if you want to go, order soon. Very soon.

Here are the details: • Cost is $50 per person.

• Buses leave the pickup point in the parking lot of FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (6072 State Farm Rd, Guilderland, NY 12084) precisely at 7 am, and arrive NYC about 10 am.

• You will be dropped off near Grand Central Terminal, on 42nd St, between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue.

• You have all day to enjoy all the sights, sounds, and celebrations the city has to offer.

• Return Trip: Buses will meet you Near Grand Central Terminal just before 7 pm. Rally ’round the Bus Captain in the “Cat in the Hat” hat. Please be on time! The buses will leave NYC at 7 pm, and get back to the parking lot about 10 pm.

• There is a Bus Captain on each bus; you’ll be given his/her cell phone number as well as a map of midtown Manhattan.

To purchase tickets, please go to guilderlandlibrary.org/nyc, or buy by calling Carol at the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce at 518-456-6611.

I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Short and Stout Tea Company with Joyce and Matt Zacharewicz

Q. It’s been a little while since we heard from you. How is everything going?

A. Things have been phenomenal. We had just celebrated our 5-year anniversary for the Tea Lounge at 1736a Western Av. Over the past several years, we grew in all the ways we hoped for. We have traveled to over a dozen tea farms in three different countries. We were fortunate to bring some of our staff along for the ride.

Now we offer these teas in a section called “Tea Farm Direct”. We have also expanded our food selection with both sweet and savory pastries including some customized panini style grilled cheeses. Lastly, our newest venture is a second location in Crossgates Mall.

Q. Matcha, I think I heard about that.

A. Yes, matcha is the traditional way tea is drunk in Japan. It is fine green tea powder that is whisked in hot water. Matcha entered the American conscience through the fitness industry. It’s true that the components that make green tea “good” is increased when drinking matcha. That is because the body absorbs more antioxidants and polyphenols since you are consuming the tea plant as opposed to just steeping it out. This also means you’re getting a higher dose of caffeine and L-Theanine. That last amino acid is special because it gives you a calming and soothing feeling.

Q. Wow, a second location, where in the mall?

A. We are located on the 2nd Floor near JCPenney. The store is a departure from the cozy lounge on Western Ave. There you’ll still find the 130 different teas, but there is a bigger selection of accessories and tea paraphernalia. Our tea bar in Crossgates focus more on matcha with seating only for about eight. We can brew all of our teas hot or iced and send you on the go or you can purchase the loose tea to brew at home.

Q. So, a manufacturer grinds green tea in a blender?

A. Well, I can’t speak for mass produced matcha that is found in the grocery store, but we made a direct source during our trip to Japan last year.

Our connection is a small tea farm who produces their own tea and matcha, which isn’t always the case. They select only high grade green tea cultivar to produce matcha and properly shade the tea bush before harvesting to increase the chlorophyll which gives the characteristic of a natural bright green color and sweetness to the tea. The farm stone grinds matcha after we place an order, guaranteeing the freshness. It’s amazing to see the care they give to their tea plants and the process. For example, the grinding of the matcha take 24 hours to produce just a pound. It is purposefully slow so heat doesn’t break down the healthy compounds.

Q. Anything else special at the mall location.

A. Yes, macarons have been such a hit at the lounge that we knew we had to bring them to Crossgates. Macarons are a traditional French pastries and are easily confused with macaroons.

Macaroons are those coconut mounds sometimes dipped in chocolate, but French macarons are completely different. Macaron (with one “o” pronounced Ma-car-on is a colorful cookie made of two delicate almond meringue based shells that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with jam, butter cream or chocolate ganache filling. We offer about 15 different flavors including traditional pistachio to exotic lychee rose. All of our French macarons are gluten free and hand made by a French pastry chef in NYC. My personal favorite is honey lavender.

Q. Those sound delicious. Where can I those?

A. We have them at the Tea Lounge and Bubble Tea Bar, which is located at 1736a Western Av and is open on Monday to Saturday 10-7:30 and on Sunday 11-5. The Tea Retail and Matcha Bar in Crossgates Mall is on the 2nd Floor near JCPenney. That location is open on Monday to Saturday 109:30 and Sunday 11-6. We also sell tea online as well at www.ShortAndStoutTea.com.

Q. Anything else you would like to add?

A. No, thank you for your time and “At Short and Stout, It’s Time for Tea!”

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Handyman Service Lawn Maintenance Snow Removal Plant Watering Pet Sitting

Call TODAY to discuss your Home Watch needs:

Jim meier (518) 369-3368

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TLC FIREARMS TRAINING

Guilderland, New York 12084 www.tlcfirearmstraining.com • tlcfirearmstraining@gmail.com

(518) 441-2160

Upcoming Calendar of Events IDPA Shooting 11/4

IDPA is a shooting sport that simulates self-defense scenarios and real life encounters.

at the Voorheesville Rod and Gun Club from 10am-2pm $10

IDPA Shooting 11/18

at the Voorheesville Rod and Gun Club from 10am-2pm $10

NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course 11/25

at the Voorheesville Rod and Gun Club from 8:00am-5:30pm

Albany County Pistol Safety Course 12/2

at the Voorheesville Rod and Gun Club from 8:00am-2:00pm ( This is the course needed to apply for a pistol permit)

PLEASE DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Tony LaTorre, NRA Training Counselor

We are the locally owned and operated car service whose purpose is to provide Guilderland and the surrounding community a clean, safe, affordable, reliable, and professional car service.

The services offered include:

• Rides to/from mass transit

JFK • Logan • Newark • Albany Airports Amtrak & Greyhound

• DWI avoidance • Doctors Appointments • Day Trips to Nearby Cities Boston • NY • Saratoga

• All taxi related services • Light “stuff” transportation

Both scheduled appointments and immediate service are available

Check out our website for course description and information!

Call or Text (518)339-0658 or e-mail info@guilderlandcarservice.com

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Member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce

Don’t miss the next one!

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U.S. VETERAN OWNED AND OPERATED

Sommers & Magilton Dennis Magilton, EA Enrolled Agent

Individuals * Partnerships * Corporations *Trusts Estates * IRS Audits * Bookkeeping * Business Services Only Enrolled Agents have demonstrated to the IRS their competence in all areas of taxation, representation and ethics and are given unlimited representation rights before the IRS. Website: smtaxes.com 1971 Western Ave Albany, NY 12203

Phone: (518)-869-2112 Email: Dennis@sommerstax.com

Members of Guilderland Chamber of Commerce, Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Tax Professionals and National Association of Enrolled Agents

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YOUR GUILDERLAND REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST

“The weather is getting colder, but the market is still HOT. For your Real Estate needs, MLS # 201823016 • 102 Dutchman Lane $444,900 • 4 BR 2.5 BA • 2079 Sq ft.

I am happy to be your trusted advisor.

This Stunning 2 Yr Old Custom Cape is Nestled on a Private 1.08 Acre Lot in Guilderland. The Kitchen is Sure to Impress, with the Beauty of the Quartz Counters, the Designer Cabinetry, 5 Burner Gas Stove, SS Appliances, Spacious Pantry & Choice Flrs. The LR & DR Dazzle w Hickory Flrs, Elaborate Columns, Gas FP, & Custom Window Treatments. Distinguished Master Suite on 1st Flr, 2 Bedrms up w WI Closets. 2.5 Baths Total. Exceptional Finished Basement! Striking Screened in Porch, Private Driveway! A True Gem!

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MLS # 201830224 317 Millingstone Way $695,000 • 4 BR 2.5 BA • 3960 Sq ft.

MLS # 201829331 32 Providence Street $160,000 • 2 BR 1 BA • 1100 Sq ft.

Adorable & Affordable Ranch in a Quiet Guilderland Neighborhood.

Whole House Freshly Painted! Kitchen Features Brand New Stainless Steel Appliances, Plentiful Cabinet Space & Modern Tile Floors. Impressive Hardwoods in LR, Bedrooms & Dining Room. Updated & Bright Full Bathroom! Full Dry Basement! Spacious Fenced in Yard, 1 Car Attached Garage. Roof (2009), Furnace (2012), Newer Windows, Brand New H2O Heater! Convenient Location to Highways, Shopping, Businesses, Colleges & Restaurants!

1881 WESTERN AVE, GUILDERLAND, NY 28 DIVISION ST., SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

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Magnificent home on a cul de sac. High End Upgrades Throughout.

Breathtaking Kitchen with Top of the Line Amenities, Great Room with Wall to Ceiling Windows and Stone Gas Fireplace. Master with Vaulted Ceilings, Spectacular Bathrooms, Premium Exterior Finishes - 3 Car Garage. Covered Back Porch Overlooks Spacious Back Yard with Forever Wild Backing.

Kellie Kieley Associate Real Estate Broker

Cell: 518-225-0454

kkieley2@gmail.com www.guilderlandproperties.com www.topalbanyhomes.com

* The information in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of any kind. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed by Howard Hanna or its affiliates.