Gerald Cross is being honored by New York State for his service as an emergency medical technician for over 50 years at Helderberg Ambulance.

Locals in and around Rensselaerville have gathered to raise money to help a “warrior princess” fight a brain tumor.

EAST BERNE — Lyndon “Mike” Leonard, a longtime Berne-Knox-Westerlo teacher and well-known archer, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. He was 70.

He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on Jan. 26, 1948. He graduated from Monadnock High School in Swanzey, New Hampshire in 1966.

EAST BERNE — Spencer Sisson of East Berne, an outgoing man who owned an insurance company, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. He was 43.

“Spencer loved spending time with his daughters and cherished every moment with them,” his family wrote in a tribute.

WESTERLO — Robert Nakamura, whose life was rich in adventure, knowledge, and family, died on Thursday, July 26, 2018. He was 73.

“He really did a lot of extraordinary things,” said his son, Jeffrey Nakamura.

BERNE — On Sunday, Aug. 19, a community worship service will be held at the Berne town park beginning at 10 a.m.

The service is sponsored by Helderberg Lutheran, Berne Reformed, Rock Road Chapel, Knox Reformed and Thompson’s Lake Reformed churches.