In its 200th year, the town of Westerlo is celebrating with its sister city in Belgium and delving into its history.

A bicentennial celebration gives a community a chance to gather together, something we do too little of these days.

Benjamin Rauf, the grandson of a Westerlo dairy farmer, is accused of murdering a classmate from the Temple University law school.

RENSSELAERVILLE — “From Deterioration to Rebirth” will be the program at the annual meeting of the Rensselaerville Historical Society on Saturday, Sept. 26.

_{Kelley R. Hess and The Wyatt Spencer Memorial/BKW ’14 Scholarship Committee}

_{Charlotte Fuss, Knox Senior Coordinator, Albany County Department of Aging}

_{Amy Lauterbach Pokorny, Helderberg Hilltowns Association}

_{Bonnie Kohl, Westerlo}

Friday was a busy day in Berne as two public works projects brought officials to the Helderberg Hilltown — one project was completed and another is about to begin.