KNOX - Democrats returned to a position of dominance Tuesday night as the longtime supervisor, Michael Hammond, had a decisive win, and newcomer Mary Ellen Nagengast got the most votes for town board.
WESTERLO - With a dormant Republican party, Westerlo offered no challengers to the Democrats this year. Six Democrats ran without opposition; all but one of them are long-time incumbents.
HILLTOWNS - A campaign ad that ran in last week's Enterprise caught a local developer off guard.
"I was shocked when I saw The Enterprise," said Jeff Thomas.
BERNE - On Dec. 18, the school district's voters will decide on a bond issue for a $12.7 million plan to renovate the Berne-Knox-Westerlo elementary and middle-high school buildings.
ALBANY COUNTY - A new radio system will allow police, firefighters, and emergency medical service personnel from around the region to communicate with one another.
ALBANY COUNTY Elderly residents may be staying in their own homes rather than moving into nursing homes as a trend toward home care continues in the county.
GUILDERLAND The Guilderland School District is a local leader in curriculum mapping, based on the work of Heidi Hayes Jacobs, an associate professor at Columbia University's Teachers College.