The mother charged with the murder of her son in Westerlo during the summer of 2012 accepted a plea deal of manslaughter. Her plea was not a direct admission of wrongdoing, but that the evidence against her was compelling. 

To the Editor:

The Hilltowns Community Resource Center would like to thank all the sponsors and community members that did such an outstanding job supporting our back-to-school project.

I want everyone who reads my column to know that I appreciate the compassion you have shown toward me and my family and I am trying to keep busy and in the old routine to move past my sorrows.

I spent Monday trying to get a lot of the paperwork done that needs completing after a death.

The mammoth Allis-Chalmers combine parked inside Alexander Gordon's barn is the latest addition to his innovative operations. He is diving into the small-grains market riding his Gleaner F.

Numbers of revenue and tonnage of scrap metal from the Westerlo transfer station have fluctuated widely over the last four years.

Pamela Fenoff, a member of the Independence Party, beat Michael Hammond, a Democrat, for the Independence line for Knox supervisor ahead of the general election in November.

I have just lived through one of the worst weeks in my life.

If you were to ask me how I got through it, I would have to say I was very busy.

On Sunday, my daughter, Kathy and her husband, Gary planned a cookout for us as Dan had planned to have one with sausage, peppers and onions.

To the Editor:

With the Independence Primary behind us, I’d like to express my gratitude for all the support and the votes.  Without a doubt, the best part of the last several weeks has been meeting Knox residents.

“He gave his life in the line of duty” says the new gravestone for Harold C. Mattice, a corporal with the New York State Police, buried in Berne’s Woodlawn Cemetery.