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Does town need to hire an attorney"



NEW SCOTLAND — Come Jan. 1, three members of the New Scotland Town Board will be lawyers, leading one resident to suggest the board could save money by not hiring a town attorney.





BERNE — In a landslide, voters gave the go ahead Tuesday for a $12.7 million project to renovate the Berne-Knox-Westerlo schools — the most expensive project the district has undertaken.

Griggs-Janower pairs Brundibar with Amahl

David Griggs-Janower has launched an experiment, pairing two unlikely operas — a sentimental Christmas favorite and a lesser-known Jewish opera from a concentration camp.





ALTAMONT — Village Hall was packed again on Tuesday as residents expressed their views on a zoning plan and the public hearing, first held in October, is now entering its fourth month.




GUILDERLAND — The two Republicans elected to the five-member town board want to change the way the all-Democrat board make appointments.





ALTAMONT - Work started on Brandle Meadows over the summer and a suit brought against the project this fall won't slow it down, says developer Jeff Thomas.

New post proposed, $10K grant for literacy bestowed

VOORHEESVILLE — "We don’t need to bring our kids up to the bar," says the Voorheesville schools superintendent, Linda Langevin. "What we need to do is break through the ceiling."

Cell tower to rise from grave



NEW SCOTLAND — With a split vote, the planning board here last week granted a controversial special-use permit to T-Mobile to build a 150-foot cell tower at the New Scotland Cemetery.

Knox board adopts plan for town hall



KNOX — After years of talk, Knox has a plan for Town Hall.

GCSD leaders sayProfessional development builds a "shared vision"



GUILDERLAND — Farnsworth seventh-graders shuffled their feet as they walked rhythmically in a circle on the green grass next to the school parking lot.





VOORHEESVILLE — Nell Pritchard has a new piece of jewelry designed just for her. The Clayton A. Bouton senior has cystic fibrosis, and sales of pendants like the one she sports will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Closing its doors



WESTERLO — As St. Peter’s Hospital announced last Thursday that it will close the Perkins Center in February, residents speculate about their future health care.






HILLTOWNS — An annual Christmas program serving Hilltown families in need is celebrating its 17th year.

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