LAKE PLACID — On Sunday morning, Cory Mann, a wiry 16-year-old with glasses that sit on the middle of his nose, had eggs, bacon, sausages, toast, and muffins for breakfast.  His driver, Anthony Herringshaw, had cereal.

KNOX — This month’s work on the town hall reconstruction has brought the building closer to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act, with the installation of an elevator.

HILLTOWNS — Several riled Helderbergers have formed a group called the Hilltown Homefront Patriots to fight state and federal regulations that they believe threaten their rural way of life.

One pet eaten by another in case of neglect

BERNE — Wendall Smith had two dogs, until one died and was eaten by the other.

NEW SCOTLAND — The bookkeeper’s salary brought half a dozen angry workers to Town Hall last week.

Citizens rally to keep Thacher Park open

ALBANY COUNTY — Rising from a discontented crowd, a hat crumpled in his hands, Tom Thacher reproached the state for its possible plans to close his family’s gift to the people of New York.

County planners approve size-cap proposal

NEW SCOTLAND — The latest version of the long-debated size-cap law now is closer to passage than it has been in its roughly year-long history.

ALBANY COUNTY — Society’s trend of consumption, use, and waste is becoming less linear as dumps around the world reach capacity.

Stirring the pot
Voorheesville student spurs debate on medical marijuana