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.

This spring, the current owner of Rosa Villa Pizza in Duanesburg hopes to reopen the Foxenkill Tavern in Knox as a restaurant and tavern with live music.

KNOX — The Knox Youth Council invites families and friends to join in the annual Hilltown Winter Fest in the Knox town park pavilion on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Complaints have been made about the way the Knox supervisor runs the town, but Vasilios Lefkaditis says that he is simply “results oriented.”