On the last Tuesday of year 2015, Dec. 29, the Old Men of the Mountain met at the Duanesburg Diner in Duanesburg. This was the first day that the OFs have even had a hint of winter driving.
A Berne jury found Brian Hoover, 43, of East Berne, guilty of two misdemeanors — driving while ability impaired by a drug, and driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of drugs.
Thomas Bruno Sr. loved to play Santa Claus at Christmastime but didn’t need a red suit to be generous — he gave all year long.
Raised in Westerlo, Mr. Bruno died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at his home in Palm Coast, Florida. He was 79.