Joseph Martin, Berne

ST. ALBANS, Vt. — Howard Irving Brown of St. Albans, Vermont, formerly of Knox, died peacefully on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Franklin County Rehab Center, surrounded by family. He was 84.

Lila Hollister Smith, Westerlo

Amy Lauterbach, Peggy Christman, Parade Co-Chairs, Kiwanis Club Of the Helderbergs

Matthew Kryzak, Town Supervisor, Westerlo

Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s $24.7 million budget, with a 3.3 percent tax increase, passed with 70-percent approval from voters, who also re-elected incumbents Matthew Tedeschi and Rebecca Miller to the board of education. 

Anita Clayton, Berne

Lisa DeGroff, Member, Westerlo Hometown Heroes Committee

JoAnne Brady, Board Vice President Woodlawn Cemetery, Berne