HILLTOWNS — Helderberg Community Watch and Schoharie Valley Watch, two local community watchdog organizations that seek to inform their neighbors about the pros and cons of wind energy, have formed an alliance.

NEW SCOTLAND — A law framed by the town’s planning board will likely head for review by the county planning board while a law favored by a vocal citizens’ group is left behind.

VOORHEESVILLE — Following the distribution of funds from the federal stimulus package to schools, the final budget here will be the same as last year, $21,662,438, and several teaching positions will be restored.

By Zach Simeone

KNOX — A man and woman accused of robbing a home in Knox are now in jail after one victim recognized the woman and her getaway car, police say.

Dr. Snyder to engage students

NEW SCOTLAND — Watching the growth of her four children piqued Dr. Teresa Thayer Snyder’s interest in how people learn.

NEW SCOTLAND — Size-cap buttons flooded the American Legion Hall in Voorheesville last night as New Scotlanders 4 Sound Economic Development held a forum to discuss the increasingly divisive issue of a potential retail development.

BKW play is about “kids coming into their own”

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Coriellen Travis is working on her seventh musical at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School, with kids she has been directing since they were in seventh grade.

Local municipalities are among those that have so far submitted $100 billion in requests for New York’s infrastructure stimulus funds but the state has just $4 billion to spend on these projects, according to the governor’s office.

Coffin, Dozier to run for board

VOORHEESVILLE — Both school board members whose terms are up will be seeking re-election on May 19.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — After 24 years of operation, Happy Days Preschool will be changing hands, and location.