A Berne-Knox-Westerlo mother says she pulled her daughter out of school after she was picked on by other students, causing her to lose a significant amount of weight. Administrators deny these allegations, but concerns about bullying were discussed by community members when reviewing the district’s code of conduct.

The Berne Public Library will receive over $17,000 in state aid designated for libraries to repair its roof and install energy-saving lights

The Westerlo Town Board moved forward Tuesday on a grant application that would help fund filtration of the chemical bromomethane from its public water supply. Levels higher than the state standard were found in the water this winter, but are not considered hazardous.

WESTERLO — Helen Gladys Sisson, a mother and nurse who was devoted to caring for others, died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. She was 100 years old.

BERNE — After a social-media post and a $100 reward drew attention from angered viewers, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for abandoning two dogs on Cole Hill Road in Berne.

John Gordon traveled the region to research Colonial-era America for his book, in the hopes to educate others.

RENSSELAERVILLE — An 18th-Century Greek Revival home in the center of the Rensselaerville hamlet is for sale for $695,000 — with the proceeds to be donated to the Carey Institute for Global Good, a not-for-profit organization just down the road, which, according to its mission statement, is “dedicated to building a strong, educated and

BERNE — Brittany Myers, 22, of Berne was sentenced Tuesday to one-and-a-third to four years in state prison.