BERNE — Frances A. Ritter, a loving mother and grandmother, of Pine Park in Berne died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. She was 71.

Her granddaughter was “the love of her life,” her family wrote in a tribute, and her son was “beloved.”

EAST BERNE — The East Berne Auto garage is now the East Berne Fire garage, and the future site of a new firehouse.

EAST BERNE — The melodious music and humorous life of Floy Willsey Behlmer began on a full family farm when she was a girl. Music, laughter, and hard work built strong bonds for her as a wife, sister, and secretary.

Mrs. Behlmer died in Chevy Chase, Md., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013.  She was 92.

KNOX — Vincent Virano, who lives in Albany and owns land on Singer Road, asked the town at its June 11 board meeting to issue a ticket for Gerald Hackstadt’s pool on an adjacent property. It is one of three zoning violations he claims the town has not properly addressed.

BERNE — Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk and assemblymen Peter Lopez and Angelo Santabarbara are scheduled to meet in the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Secondary School auditorium on July 17 to listen to residents who want to speak about gun-control legislation passed in January.

The Wednesday meeting will begin at 5 p.m.

My week is always busy and the last week started with Memorial Day. I went to the firehouse for pictures with the fire company and then to Berne to watch the parade. My son, Dan had the day off from UPS and we enjoyed a chicken dinner together along with cousin, Chris Richardson.

To the Editor: 

To the Editor:

The Hilltowns Community Resource Center would like to give a big thanks for the many wonderful contributions made to our food pantry the past few weeks.

Resident says land use not subject to public vote; attorney affirms.