Congressman Paul Tonko’s office announced that Westerlo’s ambitious broadband project was among those that will be funded largely by the federal government, but the project’s impact may shrink a bit from early projections due to rising costs.

Avian flu is a highly contagious disease that afflicts all manner of birds. An outbreak seven years ago was responsible for the death of 50 million birds across the country. 

The Albany County District Attorney’s Office said that it has not yet decided whether it will charge Andrew R. Gibson, who killed Berne resident Lisa Sperry in a drunken crash last year, with bail-jumping after he failed to show up for his sentencing in February. 

A 15-year-old Berne-Knox-Westerlo student was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff’s office and charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony, although the office does not believe the student had access to firearms.

The New York State Legislature voted earlier this month to approve, along party lines, the Democrats’ version of the Independent Redistricting Committee’s plan.

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education appointed one of the high school’s English teachers, Bonnie Kane, as the secondary-school principal to replace outgoing principal Mark Pitterson at the end of the current school year.

The proclamation event featured an array of honored guests, including State Senator Michelle Hinchey and Albany County legislators Jeff Perlee and Chris Smith.

Nurse practitioner Jill Martin’s current medical office at 1772 Helderberg Trail is likely to be purchased by the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school district, which must first put the issue up for referendum. Martin is currently building a new office down the road.

The Clarksville restaurant that had generated a following for its down-home fare is undergoing renovations and will become an upscale pizzeria and deli under its new owner, Chris Smith, the Albany County legislator who also owns the Hilltown restaurant Maple on the Lake.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Superintendent Timothy Mundell explained to the board of education last month that state Foundation Aid for the district was already maximized because of declining enrollment there, meaning BKW will make out less well in the 2022-23 than nearby districts like Guilderland — though a majority of the district’s funding is still aid-based.