Understanding Bouck White
A man who wrote books, challenged authority,
made pottery, and built a castle with his own hands

Poetry in Motion
‘Alternative therapy to go hand-in-hand with vet care’



KNOX — Creatures on two legs and four legs, long legs and short legs, suffer from muscle aches and pains, bumps, and sprains.

For 15 years
Planning board pushes to close loophole


KNOX — For more than 15 years, the planning board has been pushing for an amendment to the town’s subdivision regulations that would eliminate the "one-cut rule" loophole.

Illustration by Forest Byrd

Government records need to be organized and accessible

Mistakes are made when record-keeping is lax.

Altamont seeks comments
County considers right-to-farm law



ALTAMONT — As development encroaches, farms will likely remain a part of this area.

KNOX — The bucolic landscape stretching along the Berne-Altamont Road is at the center of a development debate again.

HILLTOWNS — Raymond Luhrman stooped to pluck garlic out of its muddy field despite Saturday’s downpour.
"This stuff has to come out of the ground, you know," said Luhrman in a singsong Dutch accent.

KNOX — After 20 minutes of discussion punctuated with heavy silences, Councilman Dennis Decker made the motion to accept a resolution regulating motorcycle use in the town.

Under construction
Will Berne and county merge"

ALTAMONT — WGNA’s 13th annual Countryfest was a hot-ticket Saturday at the Altamont fairgrounds, with fans pouring in from all over the Capital Region, some of whom got burned by counterfeit tickets.