Berne Republican Party Chairman and Highway Superintendent Randy Bashwinger has been elected chairman of the Albany County GOP following his success in establishing Republican-backed candidates in elected Hilltown positions. Westerlo’s GOP chairwoman, Lisa DeGroff, was elected to serve as the county GOP’s secretary. 

Ralph Miller, Berne

Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s high- and moderate-risk sports — like volleyball, soccer, and football — have been postponed until March and will be played through April.

The month of August was very busy for Helderberg Ambulance. There were 44 calls in August, which is 20 percent more than last year. There have been 286 calls since January.

A new cell site on the sheriff’s tower in Berne brings 4G LTE and Band 14 access to first responders and AT&T subscribers in the town.

WESTERLO — Diane L. Wilms Figel, known as “Oma,” formerly of the town of Wright and more recently of Westerlo, “joined our Lord in eternal peace on Sunday, Sept. 6, at her home under the loving care of her husband, Jerry; her family; and hospice,” her family wrote in a tribute. She was 78.

Vandalism was discovered in Westerlo’s town park this week, with graffiti artwork and crude phrases scrawled around the pavilion.