Mike Vincent, Berne

Vince Virano, Albany

A Rensselaerville resident asked the town board what can be done about the poor cell-phone service in the town, a perennial concern that has nevertheless been overshadowed by conversations about broadband; the response was, essentially, “not much.” 

The bond authorization, passed unanimously, will allow the Knox Town Board to borrow up to $800,000 for its transfer station overhaul, though Supervisor Russ Pokorny says that the town expects to need less. 

Helene G. Goldberger, Berne

Katherine Dieckmann, Westerlo

KNOX — New York State Police believe they know the identity of a dead person found in Knox late last month, but are awaiting DNA results to confirm before releasing the information.

Tom Galvin, who has spent his life and career at Berne-Knox-Westerlo, is being honored for his achievements as the girls’ basketball coach. Galvin is also the athletic director and dean of students. 

The Knox Planning Board, which has so far relied on fairly skeletal solar ordinances to guide its project determinations, will be holding a public hearing for a more robust, 15-page law at its next meeting on Aug. 8 at 7:30 p.m, at the town hall.

Represented by attorney Andrew Brick, former Westerlo planning board members Angela Carkner, Richard Kurylo, and Gerry Boone have sued the town board and the newly designated planning/zoning board, claiming that the abolishment of the planning board, passed with a simple 3-to-2 majority of the town board, required a supermajority to approve.