ALTAMONT — A trio of drawn guns stopped traffic on Maple Avenue last Friday.

Plain-clothed officers leapt from unmarked vehicles, aiming their guns at the Volvo sedan driven by Vaughn Felix, ordering him to the ground. 

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — With the town’s 20-year-old comprehensive land-use plan in review, the town board recently took a step to diversify the committee charged with this re-examination.

Neri bows out, Morrison steps in

NEW SCOTLAND — One incumbent is out of the race for town board and a newcomer has announced his candidacy.

ALBANY COUNTY — Facing an expanding load of garbage, the city of Albany, which realizes a profit from the operation of its dump, is looking to expand the Rapp Road landfill.

NEW SCOTLAND — Sun-ripened strawberries, heralding summer’s coming, are ready to be plucked.

ALBANY COUNTY — Several sewage-related sites in the area are set to be reviewed by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Knox boy killed in off-road rollover

By Zach Simeone

KNOX — A Berne-Knox-Westerlo seventh-grade boy died last Thursday, after his new off-road vehicle rolled on top of him, police say.

Planks split

NEW SCOTLAND — The top of the Republican ticket this fall may not share a platform with the bottom.

The proposal for a large-scale shopping center that has shaped debate in town for the past year also divides the GOP ticket.

ALBANY COUNTY — In its third year at Thacher Park, the Sheep and will welcome llamas and alpacas.