KNOX — “Up up and away” is an expression that must have had special resonance for Shirley Pendergast.  She never tired, her family says, of attending hot air balloon festivals. One of her sons, Ronald Rue, says that but for his own nervousness on her behalf,  she would have gone up in one.

EAST BERNE — Alan P. Rudzinskas, a construction worker who raced motorcycles, died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at home after a brief illness. His loving wife was by his side. He was 61.

Eileen G. Mulson was a “good-hearted woman who loved her kids, loved her grandkids,” said her daughter, Kathryn Giebitz. A “city girl” who was born and raised in Albany, Mrs.

BERNE — Belva Boyden, a lifelong Berne resident who was active in her community, died on New Year’s Day at Albany Medical Center. She was 81.

RENSSELAERVILLE — The annual High Peaks Music Residency and Festival is accepting applications from outstanding violinists, violists, cellists, mandolinists, and pianists for an intensive 10-day seminar, running from Aug. 7 to 17.

A new heating system for the town hall and a draft solar law are vetted.

Prior to the recent school board meeting, board members and residents gathered for a tour of entrances where improvements in security are among the goals of an extensive renovation.

Work schedules have been the main obstacle in an ongoing labor dispute.

Verizon wants to close a coverage gap in the hilly rural terrain.