Marla Briggs, a former Knox Conservation Advisory Council member and experienced environmental planner, was appointed to the CAC in March after another appointee angrily turned down the post.

The parks office has used the remote, 30-acre site since 2008, several years after a juvenile detention center called Camp Cass closed down in 2004.

The owners of a recently approved snack bar in Knox hope to make use of the influx of visitors at John Boyd Thacher State Park.

State forests can serve as both recreational areas and sources of timber to be auctioned off by New York State. Residents of Rensselaerville were surprised when they observed clearcutting in a state forest.

WESTERLO — Vera Barber Coffey, a woman who built her life around “family, faith, and friends,” died on Sunday morning, March 25, 2018. She was 96.

“Family, faith, and friends … ,” said her daughter, Karen Barber. “Each one was important to her in a different way.”

KNOX — At its March 13 meeting, the Knox Town Board discussed consolidating the job openings of the park laborer and dog-control officer in order to save money by paying one salary.