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Berne pays $8,000 for an election that wasn’t needed

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — A miscommunication between a town judge and the state’s retirement system has led to an election in Berne this fall that wasn’t required.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — The highway department, having difficulty meeting the state’s standards, may soon have to stop accepting waste-oil from town residents.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District will get its new buses after all.

ALTAMONT — In a show of support for Cindy Pollard, Altamont’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7062 is offering a $500 reward for the return of the soldier statue stolen from Pollard’s café in August.

Third development for NE quadrant

Bolte gets Republican line

By Zach Simeone

By Zach Simeone

KNOX — The town board was informed last week that Assemblyman John McEneny has secured $125,000 in grant money to cover part of the ongoing $1.4-million town hall renovation.

Funds cover a fraction of $7M needed to solve McKownville funding

Guilderland man collared for pot possession

GUILDERLAND — A Guilderland resident was arrested on Sept. 9, for felony possession of marijuana, and sent to jail without bail.

GUILDERLAND — A restaurant that opened on Western Avenue in 2008 has been seized by the state for owing over $60,000 in sales tax.

NEW SCOTLAND — Planning in the northeastern part of town, which encompasses the commercial zone at the center of recent debate over development, is slated to take a step forward.

Should Westerlo pay Christian School for fuel oil?

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — Members of the Helderberg Christian School Board are distressed because funds raised for fuel oil may have been lost when the building it leased was sold.

ALTAMONT — Mayor James Gaughan said last week that the village board would continue to reinstate “home rule” as it navigates through the Civil Service system and restructures its police department.

By Zach Simeone

RENSSELAERVILLE — Recent town board meetings have been dominated by debates over the use of town finances, specifically regarding the need for trucks in the highway department, and a copy machine at Town Hall.

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