MIDDLEBURGH — Richard S. Hempstead, who worked for General Electric, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 25, 2018. He was 35.

He was born on March 21, 1983 in Albany, the son of Gerald “Dick” and Linda Hempstead.

He attended Middleburgh High School. He was employed with GE Turbine of Florida.

Elizabeth Rose Gwin and Michael Bernard Firestone were married on June 16, 2018 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. The groom’s twin sister, Emma Firestone, received permission from Massachusetts to officiate.

KNOX — Loretta H. Crewell was a warm and kind person who cared about her family and her church above everything. She died on Friday, June 22, 2018, after a brief illness. She was 88.

Mid-Hudson Data Corporation is set to occupy the Albany County Sheriff’s radio tower on Edwards Hill Road.

BERNE — Emma Detlefsen may only be 10 years old but she was honored on June 15 as a Woman of Distinction.

Nelson Kent, a former tenant of Switzkill Farm who was made to leave the town property in February, was appointed its live-in caretaker by the Berne Town Board

Rensselaerville’s building inspector, Mark Overbaugh, resigned last week saying a town board member was disrespectful.

A statewide insurance program for certain firefighters afflicted with cancer has been touted for helping at-risk volunteers, but there is concern in small fire departments that the costs outweigh the benefits.