Having an empty nest — her three sons grown — led Zeynep Rice to compete in taekwondo.

Within a matter of months of taking ownership, the land bank hopes to turn the property over to a responsible buyer who will put it back into productive use.

The planning board has unanimously passed three Route 20 business proposals on to the zoning board.

ALTAMONT — A gaggle of 4-H kids tend to their goats early Tuesday morning. The gates have not officially opened for the first day of the Altamont Fair, and a steady rain falls outside, making the muddied roadways even slicker.

A bathroom vendor with the gift of gab doesn’t take rejection personally.

Farm animals and pageant participants weren’t the only ones taking home first prizes at the Altamont Fair on Tuesday.

ALTAMONT — Several games of old-fashioned fun for kids at the fair are free, or close to it.