Hilltowns

BKW board hears mixed views on tax break for vets

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo board will decide in November whether to increase the exemption and, if it does vote to increase it, by how much.

John “Jack” Robert Long, Jr.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Many places in distant lands bear the imprint of John “Jack” Robert Long, Jr.

We are better now, but we have been worse.

by John R. Williams

It was an unbelievable Tuesday morning on Oct. 18. Some of the Old Men of the Mountain were at the Country Café in Schoharie in shorts and sandals.

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First-year town super takes a new approach with $1.6 million budget

The top line in the $1.6 million preliminary budget proposed by Supervisor Vasilios Lefkaditis calls for a 16-percent cut in town spending compared to the 2016  budget.

Photos: Berne Harvest Festival

Switzkill Farm in Berne was the host to the second annual Harvest Festival.

Killed in Vietnam, five Hilltown men are honored on their home roads

The roads they travelled now honor five Hilltown men who died in the Vietnam War.

Knox board members and super clash over how to choose new planning board members

The board also recently heard town residents who live near the Helderberg Rod and Gun Club register several complaints about the club and its noise.

BKW board is unified — more or less — in making four top appointments

On Monday, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school board voted to approve the appointment of Mark  Pitterson as the secondary school principal; Annette Landry as principal of the elementary school, and Tom Galvin as long-term substitute dean of students and athletic director.

Prepared for hurricanes but not for gated communities

by John R. Williams

The breakfast for the Old Men of the Mountain was held Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the restaurant called Mrs. K’s in Middleburgh.

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Photos: Scrappy Bulldogs Lose Close Matches

The Bulldogs got tamed last Friday evening, Oct 7, at Middleburgh High School.

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