RENSSELAERVILLE The town board will discuss the proposed $365,000 highway contract for 2010, along with the rest of this month’s highway-department report, at a special meeting on April 22.
WESTERLO Absentee ballots are off the table in the special election on the purchase of the old Westerlo School, and other steps are being taken as voting day approaches.
VOORHEESVILLE Lydia Tobler’s last note sounded on April 7. It was an uncharacteristically sad one for the ever-bright music teacher who died at the age of 60.
His fight against drunk driving propels to the national scene
GUILDERLAND Edward Frank, who lately drives a Jeep with a replica of a missile on top, will do just about anything to raise awareness about the dangers of driving drunk.
SLINGERLANDS Kira Engel is undergoing high-risk heart surgery today, and her aunt has organized a benefit in East Berne to help her family cover the costs.
BERNE A group of Berne-Knox-Westerlo taxpayers, dissatisfied with the district’s recent budgetary moves, have assembled a petition to present to the school board in a desperate attempt to stop drastic cuts proposed for next year.
RENSSELAERVILLE The Helderberg Hilltowns Association will hold its first-ever meeting on April 17 to discuss ways to bolster the local economy, possibly through low-impact, agricultural and recreational tourism.