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.

Timothy Mundell wants to tap into the energy of the Hilltown agricultural community to shape school courses.

KNOX — After 22 years, Councilman Nicholas Viscio submitted his letter of resignation Monday in the period between voters casting their ballots and a slew of new members taking their seats.

He served nearly two years of his four-year term.

BERNE — Mary Ellen Jannsen, better known in the community as “Elderberry Mary” because of her famous preserves, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn, with her daughter Christine by her side. She was 75.

EAST BERNE — Grace M. Ryan, a successful saleswoman and a frugal homebody, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. She was 85. 



GREENVILLE — Philip Henry Theiss, a hardworking man and a dedicated volunteer fireman, died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Hospice Inn in St. Peter's Hospital. He was 82.

“He was a good worker and he instilled that in us,” said his daughter, Deborah Theiss-Mackey.