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. 

Lawrence Zimmerman, East Berne

Hebert Joseph, Rensselaerville

Maryellen Gillis, President Helderberg Family Community Organization

At its Sept. 10 regular meeting, the Knox Planning Board decided to wait until next month to weigh in on the Knox Town Board’s re-application to rezone approximately 80 acres of land at the intersection of routes 156 and 157 to a multi-use recreational district.