Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s senior planning committee is looking at other venues for the school’s graduation ceremony, typically held at The Egg in Albany,  that will accommodate social-distancing guidelines while allowing students a meaningful send-off. 

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education voted this week, 5 to 0, to accept Superintendent Timothy Mundell’s proposed $23.4 million budget. 

RENSSELAERVILLE — On April 1, local poet Tom Corrado, of Berne, published “A Piece of Nothing,” a poem that on its face describes the experience of isolation, and the ensuing flights of fancy that provide solace in imagination. It doesn’t mention the virus, or quarantine, or any word that even suggests being alone.

Using money granted by the New York State Council of the Arts Decentralization Program, Friends of Conkling Hall hopes to expand its programming to include a wider variety of arts and artists.

WESTERLO — Clifford J. Fisher Jr., a World War II veteran and an all-around handyman, died peacefully at home on Monday, May 4, 2020, surrounded by family. He was 93,

A client of the Hilltowns Community Resource Center also volunteers there.

After a public hearing on a controversial bill to add members to the Berne Planning Board that was so contentious and technically flawed it was discontinued, Supervisor Sean Lyons says the town board will continue with its plan, resuming the hearing once people are allowed to meet in person.

The Carey Institute for Global Good is putting together an interactive telling of the Anti-Rent Wars in Rensselaerville, using theater, music, and re-enactment. The production will be bolstered by grant money received from the New York State Council of the Arts Decentralization Program.