WESTERLO — After recurring acts of vandalism and abuse of its facilities, Westerlo Town Park will soon be changing. Fees will be charged, and playground equipment will be added.

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District is gearing up for a full vote on renovating its secondary school with plans that could cost taxpayers anywhere from $2.3 million to $3.7 million.

RENSSELAERVILLE — In the midst of widespread resentment toward a juvenile detention center in town, Cass Residential’s future remains uncertain.

WESTERLO — The town board voted unanimously last week to support a grant application for low-income housing in Westerlo.

However, the board raised concerns about zoning and water for the project.

BERNE—As Supervisor Kevin Crosier updated residents last week about the town’s highway department sharing services with the county’s department of public works, Councilman James Hamilton questioned him throughout.

LAKE PLACID — The Della Rocco family was out in full force last weekend in Lake Placid, making the journey from the Capital Region to the Empire State Winter Games.

LAKE PLACID — Nothing stops Darwin Roosa. Not weather. Not age. Not injury.

At 57, Roosa is still going strong. He celebrated his 25th year of competition in the Empire State Winter Games this weekend.

LAKE PLACID — The final women’s hockey match of the Empire State Winter Games, an all-out battle for the silver medal between Central and Adirondack, resulted in a 1-1 tie.

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board reconsidered foreign language studies for its elementary students last week, after the chair of the After-School Foreign Language program told the board that the program has outgrown itself.