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Rabbits feed curiosity

by Melissa Hale-Spenceer

Riley Carlone raised a rabbit he loved, named Snickers, and was proud to see him judged best of breed.

Entrepreneurs plan gas stations very near each other in town that now has none

by Marcello Iaia

KNOX — Before he flew on missions around the world and lived in Denmark, Michael Morey worked as a teenage pump hand one summer at Margaret “Si” Stevens’s Mobil gas station that developed a reputation for its resistance to modernization.

With volunteers declining, sheriff proposes shared Hilltown EMT

by Marcello Iaia

Volunteer squads and town leaders generally agree to a plan to put a paid emergency medical technician on call in the Hilltowns, but some worry about squashing volunteer spirit and logistical considerations.

Knox Fire District to vote on truck sale

by Marcello Iaia

From 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, a referendum will be held in the firehouse at 2198 Berne-Altamont Road for voters to allow the sale of a tanker.

County legislature includes firefighters in solar plans

ALBANY — The designs and connections for solar panels on county-owned buildings need to be known by firefighters who may be in danger otherwise, according to a resolution passed unanimously by the county legislature Monday night.

Church breaks ground on growth

by Anne Hayden Harwood

GUILDERLAND — The St. Boniface Episcopal Church is growing, in square footage, and, Father Steven Scherck hopes, in membership.

Scherck has been the rector at the church, located at 5148 Western Ave., for five years, but said the need for the building’s improvements were apparent long before that.

World traveler turned local artist to display bountiful bowls at show this weekend

by Lisa Nicole Lindsay

Terrice Bassler spent years traveling the globe; now, she makes pottery in her studios in Berne and Newfoundland, Canada.

Will Prospect Hill be turned over to the town?

by Anne Hayden Harwood

Prospect Hill Cemetery, which has been a town landmark since the 1850s, is facing financial difficulties.

Photos: Heritage comes to life

The good old days and ways were on display in Clarksville Saturday.

Compact history, in photos, informs and delights

by Jo E. Prout

“The village is… excited to celebrate our cultural heritage," said Altamont's mayor of the just-published book, Images of America: Altamont, a labor of love for a team of volunteers.

Photos: Night Out in Tawasentha Park

At the Tuesday National Night Out in Tawasentha Park, sponsored by the Guilderland Police Department’s Community Service Unit. crowds turned out for the annual free event but were deluged by rain later in the night.

Heldeberg Workshop history marches on

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

A new name for the pole barn — the General Frank McLaughlin Pavilion — keeps the builder's legacy alive.

Kolanchick to hang up his stethoscope, pick up a kayak paddle

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Gary Kolanchick started his career as a doctor practicing with Margery Smith on her family's farm — with cows looking in the window — and said he'd return to those days in a minute.

Municipalities look to the sun

by Marcello Iaia

Solar panels proliferating locally reflect a larger effort to reduce their financial costs and government subsidies. Rural municipalities are surveying their options in earnest.

Otto and Jordan return for council seat

by Marcello Iaia

Republicans and Democrats in Berne have chosen their candidates for an election in November that will determine who will fill the last year of Bonnie Conklin's term, a councilwoman who resigned at the end of 2013.

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