KNOX — At its March 13 meeting, the Knox Town Board discussed consolidating the job openings of the park laborer and dog-control officer in order to save money by paying one salary.

The Knox Town Board appointed several new members to the planning and zoning boards as well as to the conservation advisory council.

A man was thrown from his snowmobile Saturday night after he crashed into a tree in Berne, police say.

A Westerlo house fire began in the chimney and traveled inside the home’s walls.

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District clerk says that two people — current board member Lillian Sisson-Chrysler, and Martin Szinger — have taken petitions for the school board seat.

The Berne Town Board tabled appointing new members to the town’s youth council and board of assessment review; discussions through email reveal Democratic board members’ concerns over appointing the GOP party chairman to the youth council.

A Berne town board meeting revealed division among members following an inflammatory incident at Switzkill Farm.

The superintendent says that, rather than adding an administrator, the technology integration specialist is “filling an empty seat.”

The Helderberg Hilltowns are receiving millions of dollars in state funds for broadband expansion that includes wireless internet.

While other Knox residents have spoken out in favor of a new business district in town, residents living in that proposed district are concerned about pollution and noise, and wonder why the town has brought the issue back up for debate.