Hilltowns

After questioning who should contact press, BKW board will review handbook

Courtney Sherwin

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board voted to have an attorney review the board of education handbook, which states that the board president must act as the voice of the board, after another board member contacted the press.

Huyck preserve to team with Vassar to stop spread of invasives

A $32,000 grant will fund efforts to stop invasive species at the Huyck Preserve in Rensselaerville.

BKW father says he was standing up to son’s longtime bully

A father from the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District has said that accusations that he shook a child are false, and said that his own child has been subjected to bullying for five years.

Rensselaerville Library focuses on ‘what people ask of us’

Although the town of Rensselaerville has just 1,800 residents, residents checked out over 15,000 items from its library last year.

Old contracts get new buzz in Knox

Two property owners want restrictions in old contracts removed.

Hilltowns Senior News for Thursday, May 10, 2018

The Helderberg Seniors had a pleasant surprise for Tuesday’s luncheon last week.

by Madeline Bradt

Hilltowns Senior News for Thursday, May 10, 2018

Hello everyone from the Hilltown Seniors!

I want to touch base with everyone to remind all of our next meeting on May 12th, at the Senior Community Center in Berne.

Warm weather, fields of deer, running sap — it must be spring

by John R. Williams

On May 1, the Old Men of the Mountain wished they had the opportunity to dance around the May pole but their old bones wouldn’t let them do it.

Knox fire set by child in ‘timeout’

A 10-year-old from Knox has been charged with two felonies after he set fire to his bedroom.

Photo: McCoy visits the Hilltown seniors

Back in the fall, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy stopped by the Helderberg Senior center and was grilled on various topics. Last Tuesday, he returned to a much calmer scene with the seniors.

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