Simply Fit
Tracy Hilt opens Altamont’s first gym



ALTAMONT — A new gym on Main Street may help the village get in shape.

WESTERLO — Sam the cat led a long life plagued by health problems and capped by a mysterious death that resulted in the suspension of his vet by the New York State Department of Education.

ALBANY — Though the artists who work at the Carriage House Arts Center all have disabilities, it’s not to be thought of as a center for art therapy, said its director.

By Michelle O’Riley

Nurse honored
Meyers overcomes her own fears to help others in need

By Michelle O’Riley

WESTERLO — Connie Myers, a psychiatric nurse, has kept a patient from jumping off a ledge with a 10-foot drop.

RENSSELAERVILLE — The highway superintendent, often criticized in Rensselaerville, is under fire again. The town’s attorney said G. Jon Chase broke state law by loading salt and sand from the town’s supply into a private citizen’s truck.

KNOX — The town board raised the ire of some Knox citizens last week when it considered holding public hearings on two proposed laws: one a moratorium on windmills, and the other an ordinance aimed at curbing noise from dirt bikes.