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Jeremy M. Stark, 35, “was captured on surveillance video driving his ATV on park property and recklessly caused damage to the basketball court,” according to the county sheriff’s office.

Several new eateries in the village will give concert-goers a place to dine.

Knox and Westerlo’s tentative 2025 budgets show total appropriations going up, but Knox, so far, projects no increase in townwide taxes, while Westerlo projects a 2-percent increase.

The district’s largest liability, of about $223 million, is for post-employment benefits, CPA Jill M. Thaisz said, noting the state does not allow districts to set aside any money for the liability.

Although the presentation on the transition plan was geared toward doing the upgrades over five years, Deputy Supervisor Christine Napierski advocated for completing the work sooner, and other board members agreed.

Increasing frequency of extreme disasters like Hurricane Helene are driving high demand, says a release from the American Red Cross Eastern New York Region.

The chapter is issuing an “urgent appeal” for volunteers who are willing to travel this fall to support emergency shelters for major national disaster relief efforts.

“So the bottom line is the tax levy is increasing by 2.68 percent, which is under the tax cap by  $198,” Supervisor Peter Barber said during the town board’s Oct. 1 meeting. “The town taxes still only count for roughly 12 percent of a total property tax.”