Hilltowns

A few days of summer so far, and on Tuesday, July 21, the Old Men of the Mountain met at the Home Front Café in Altamont.

Ray Hand, Knox

Phyllis Johnson, Berne

Nick Viscio, councilman, Town of Knox

Mary Beth Peterson, HCRC

In a quiet revolution, supporters of Bernie Sanders for President gathered Wednesday evening in over 3,000 places across the country — including Rensselaerville.

A road closure for bridge repairs has put Berne's store in peril. Once a staple in small-town America, independent local markets are now a rarity and worth preserving.

Pat Lightbody, Knox

Berne's supervisor says he doesn't know if bridge repairs that have closed part of Route 443 for the summer have affected business but the owner of Fox Creek Market says sales have fallen by 75 percent and survival is "iffy."

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