KNOX — The Hilltown Winter Fest on Saturday drew about 200 people to the Knox Town Park where they enjoyed a bonfire, hot dogs, hot chocolate, donated baked goods and a variety of crafts in the Town Hall warming station.

In Knox, the planning board has been overseeing an application for a nine-lot subdivision, while the town board considers blight laws and business districts.

While the Berne-Knox-Westerlo board said it would pursue other options for students interested in the military, the superintendent said that JROTC is “not feasible for September.”

Switzkill Farm’s dark skies and vast landscape make it a promising spot to build an observatory, although the group Helderberg Earth and Sky Observatory is waiting to obtain not-for-profit status before building in the Hilltowns.

As Berne-Knox-Westerlo leaders set out school goals, their superintendent suggested a “hedgehog concept,” which would focus on a unifying strength.

Two new arrays will be part of a community solar project to be built in Westerlo.

The school has provided “flu kits,” which include thermometers, hand sanitizer, tissues, and information about the flu.