Retiring library manager Judy Petrosillo is eager to once again read books rather than write about books.

On Friday, a car lost control and crashed into a Knox home, police say, leaving four injured, including the driver.

What appeared to be explosive devices were in fact props used for a military drill that were thrown out at the Knox transfer station.

William D. Rogers, 35, of Berne, was arrested on Jan. 17 by the Albany County Sheriff’s Office for fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, after spending over $1,700 on his employer’s credit card at a strip club.

In Berne, the town board approved a new social-media policy to regulate offensive language on town sites.

The Rensselaerville Town Board struggled to approve minutes from its last five meetings at its Jan. 11 meeting, and instead decided to table all but one set of minutes.

Citing absences that had left planning and zoning boards without a quorum, the Knox supervisor proposed a new law that would call for members to be dismissed should they miss more than two meetings within a year.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo initially couldn’t apply for a grant. But once the rules were changed, the district was able to do so by joining with about half-a-dozen others.