ALBANY COUNTY In a unanimous decision, the Albany County Legislature last week passed a resolution asking businesses to reduce, re-arrange, or eliminate their tobacco advertising.
WESTERLO As St. Peters Hospital is slated to close its Hilltown charity clinic tomorrow, a citizens group is cautiously optimistic about acquiring a new doctor.
WESTERLO After winning a seat on the town board last fall, Democratic newcomer Kristen Slaver is stepping down.
"I have resigned from the town board," said Slaver this week. "I have personal reasons for it."
KNOX As the town board considers siting a cellular tower, the highway superintendent is concerned about new laws on burning and recycling and their effects on the department.
ALBANY COUNTY A young man from Berne was found guilty last week of assaulting his 3-year-old daughter and now faces up to seven years in prison. Judge Stephen W. Harrick presided over the jury trial.
RENSSELAERVILLE Camp Cass, until recently, a detention center for juvenile offenders, is slated to become a training academy for recruits in the State Park Police.
BERNE As Berne-Knox-Westerlos high school principal, Mary Petrilli, is on medical leave, the schools superintendent is now acting as interim principal.
ALBANY COUNTY Winter weather has contributed to four car accidents handled by the Albany County Sheriffs Department, where there were no injuries and no tickets issued. A fifth accident sent the driver to the hospital.
RENSSELAERVILLE At its first board meeting of the year, Rensselaerville’s town clerk looked up the definition of "nepotism" in a dictionary and read it to a large crowd at Town Hall.
