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Democrat Jean Guarino is facing off against Republican Kristin Francis for Berne town clerk. The winner will replace Democrat Anita Clayton, who is currently running for a town board seat on the Republican line. 

The Logan Nonfiction Program has been given $1 million by the Logan Foundation, with which it will explore ways to make use of a part virtual, part -in person program for its 2022 fellowship.

With three Berne Town Board seats and the supervisor’s post up for grabs in this year’s election, the Democratic and Republican parties have launched robust campaigns for political dominance as the town’s first majority Republican administration in decades winds down its final year.

“The majority of school districts in the capital area, they are not allowing indoor use by outside organizations; they’re not allowing indoor use during high or substantial transmission rates,” Voorheesville Superintendent Frank Macri said on Oct. 4.

BERNE — “The cool thing is agriculture is everywhere,” says Michaela Kehrer.

According to records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported by the state, the ZIP codes in Albany County with the highest rate of vaccination are 12211 in Albany at 91.7 percent, 1259 in Slingerlands at 89.4 percent, and 12054 in Delmar at 86.8 percent.

The lowest rates in the county are 12222 in Albany at 8.9 percent, 12946 in Coeymans Hollow at 33.9 percent, and 12120 in Medusa in Rensselaerville at 46.6 percent.

Altamont trustees during last month’s board meeting expressed concern with the conflict-of-interest waiver because Sept. 7 was the first time they’d heard anything about it.