WESTERLO – Barbara A. Freedell — a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was also a waitress and an ace bowler — died on Sunday, July 22, 2018, surrounded by her beloved family. She was 82.

She was born on Sept. 25, 1935, in Manhattan to the late Preston A. and Maria J. Wouk Smith.

A 5K race and a soccer camp are two of the latest events created by the Helderberg Family & Community Organization, which is made up of former members of the Knox Youth Council who resigned from the council this month.

The award was granted for hosting nighttime events discussing astronomy and related fields.

After being lost for nearly a week, Khaos, a German shepherd, ascended the cliffs of Thacher Park (with the help of a rescue team) to be reunited with his owner.

BERNE – Alice Jean Collins took care of people — of the patients she nursed, the family she cared for, and the children she taught.

“She was very independent,” said her son, Michael Collins. She was also very religious. “She loved the Lord and put her faith in Jesus,” her son said.

A proposed Dollar General store, should it be approved by the town and built, would employ up to 10 people, and would be located across from the Mobil station in East Berne.

With the closure of the Hilltown Café, the Kuhar Family Family Farm and Market is making use of a new space and a taproom is moving in next door.

The Helderberg Earth and Sky Observatory is looking at land in Rensselaerville to build an observatory, says the organization’s president.