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EAST BERNE — A fire destroyed an East Berne store Friday night, leaving the hamlet without its convenience store and gas station.



GUILDERLAND — A 28-year-old man, Robert J. Coffey, accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in his Church Road trailer last September, was arraigned on Tuesday in Albany County Court.





GUILDERLAND — Town workers are feeling pressure from a county Civil Service crackdown.

At least one Town Hall worker is losing her job because of the crackdown.





GUILDERLAND — A local PTA lost thousands of dollars when a fund-raising company abruptly shut its doors last month.





GUILDERLAND — A teaching assistant at Farnsworth Middle School who resigned last month was arrested yesterday for endangering the welfare of a child and unlawfully dealing with a child.





ALTAMONT — An Altamont Police officer has been suspended in response to a complaint of harassment.





ALBANY — The mid-term campaigns are well underway with last Monday’s public announcement by Michael R. McNulty, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Albany, that he will seek reelection for his seat in Congress.





NEW SCOTLAND — About 100 people came out for a public information meeting on Tuesday about the zoning changes proposed for the town’s Northeast Quadrant.





NEW SCOTLAND—A popular outdoor destination in New Scotland will be 10 percent larger after an acquisition.





KNOX — The town board selected Amy Pokorny as a member of the zoning board a week-and-a-half after her appointment was delayed to consider other candidates.



NEW SCOTLAND — New Scotland is poised to have its first Empire Zone, a state-designated economic development area that encourages growth through tax incentives.



NEW SCOTLAND — The process to review the town’s comprehensive land-use plan began on New Year’s Day with new council member Douglas LaGrange being assigned as the leader.



KNOX — The town appointed and swore in officers at its reorganizational meeting Sunday morning.

Board debatesHow to preserve Westerlo’s rural character"


WESTERLO — The town board here wants to develop a right-to-farm law and, at its lawyer’s suggestion, may consider a moratorium on developments.

In BerneCrosier praises volunteers, pledges preservation of "rural way of life"



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