RENSSELAERVILLE — Jakob Greenwood is the first seasonal ranger at the 2,000-acre Huyck Preserve in Rensselaerville.

He recently graduated from the University at Albany with a bachelor of science degree in environmental sciences and minors in biology emergency preparedness, and criminal justice.

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education has chosen its secondary school principal Bonnie Kane for superintendent, and elementary school teacher Mark Tidd to replace her as high school principal. 

Amy Lauterbach, Peggy Christman, Co-charwomen Parade Committee

BERNE — The Department of Environmental Conservation agreed to extend the dam repair permit held by the Helderberg Lake Association, which had an original deadline of October, 2023. 

Kelly Martin, Berne

Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s proposed budget, with a 5.09 percent tax increase that required it to be passed with a 60-percent approval rate, failed to reach that threshold by a mere eight votes. The district will have to decide whether to have residents vote on a new budget in June, or move directly to a contingency budget. 

The United States Postal Service had issued flyers earlier this year about a potential relocation and was seeking input from the community about what sites might be suitable. 

Sue Jordan, Secretary - Treasurer, Thompsons Lake Rural Cemetery Association

WESTERLO — A. Thomas “Tom” Keppler, a Vietnam veteran who liked camping with his grandson, died at his home on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. He was 79.

He was born in Albany on Feb. 24, 1945, a son of the late Fred and Mary Gesko Keppler. A lifelong resident of Westerlo, he was a graduate of Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School. 

Dave Nelson, Knox