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By Zach Simeone

BERNE — A fire on Long Road left a family’s home completely destroyed this weekend.

On Saturday, Dec. 13, at about 1 p.m., the Berne Fire Department arrived at the home of Bonnie Krasher and Jim Loso to find it completely in flames.

NEW SCOTLAND — Plans are progressing for both a cluster development and a senior housing project in town.

By Zach Simeone

HILLTOWNS — As the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school district considers selling its 60-year-old Westerlo School, future enrollment figures are being examined, and a possible decades-old agreement is being investigated.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — A fire on Long Road left a family’s home completely destroyed this weekend.

On Saturday, Dec. 13, at about 1 p.m., the Berne Fire Department arrived at the home of Bonnie Krasher and Jim Loso to find it completely in flames.

ALTAMONT — Bamboo Garden, the new Chinese restaurant at Altamont Corners plaza on Main Street, will be celebrating its grand opening on Sunday, Dec. 13.

Citizens protest Rapp Road landfill expansion

GCSD turns to the community for answers

GUILDERLAND — In response to the governor’s promise of massive cuts in school aid next year, the superintendent here said Tuesday that “deeply and dearly held” community values will be tested.

Village will replace cut trees

ALTAMONT — One tree too many for George Sands was cut down on Grand Street. He issued the village board a challenge at its December meeting: Create a tree preservation plan in thirty days. 

and Saranac Hale Spencer

NEW SCOTLAND — Still in disarray, the town board here is drafting a second extension for a commercial building moratorium.

Francis overcomes addictions in prison, returns to his family

KNOX — Laid low by a stroke at 35, the world seemed an unfair place to Jonathan Francis.

Francis overcomes addictions in prison, returns to his family

KNOX — Laid low by a stroke at 35, the world seemed an unfair place to Jonathan Francis.

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