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VOORHEESVILLE – The school district here is standing behind two administrators implicated in an audit released last week by the Office of the State Comptroller.

‘A legend on the Hill’
Morris Willsey, farmer and mechanic, dies at 79



BERNE — When Morris Willsey died on Saturday, part of a way of life died with him.

New lotto director
McLaughlin hits the jackpot



GUILDERLAND — For the lotto, all you need is a dollar and a dream.

Burnell gets life
Max sentence after lengthy investigation







GUILDERLAND — The old depot water tower is no more.

The buzz
Beckmann stung with beekeeping bug


GUILDERLAND — Ten-year-old Ben Beckmann says he’s not afraid of bees. And that’s a good thing since he’s about to become a beekeeper.

"Challenging and very rewarding"
School super gets raise, earns $150K


GUILDERLAND — By unanimous vote, the school board on Tuesday gave the district’s superintendent a 4.25-percent raise, boosting his salary to $150,000.





GUILDERLAND — Developer Jeff Thomas’s senior-housing complex, proposed for the site of the old Bavarian Chalet, is one step closer to being built.

Mixed reviews
Public response to Crandall’s return


VOORHEESVILLE – Emotions among students and residents are mixed about Robert Crandall’s return to Clayton A. Bouton High.

On to small-claims court
Views differ on assessment

NEW SCOTLAND – "Normanskill creek is not a babbling brook," said local property owner Sharon Boehlke to the town board at last Wednesday’s meeting.

Art, music in the air
Home-cookin’ on the table



CLARKSVILLE – June’s Place is no longer a diner, but an artist’s café, says owner Debra MacFarland.

Riled over Camp Cass
Residents upset after latest escape



Berne budget passed
Super says no, merger halted



BERNE — After a four-hour workshop Monday night, Berne has an approved budget, and the highway department has fewer funds than first budgeted.

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