Steps towards a new town hall

KNOX — As steps are taken towards renovating and expanding its town hall, Knox is paying the $1.3-million price tag piece by piece.

BERNE — Tech Valley High, the Westerlo School, and a possible bus purchase were up for discussion last week when the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school board met for the second week in a row.

HILLTOWNS — When 17-year-old Danille Cross found out her friend’s grandparents had lost everything in a fire, she wanted to do something to help.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — Now that Andrew Brick has been chosen to fill the recently vacated town justice post, Westerlo’s planning board is without a chairman.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — A fire in town destroyed the home of a family and its tenant last week.

The blaze began at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 144 Slade Hill Road, under a trailer owned by the Ferguson family.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — E. Stewart Jones, who has represented former Supreme Court Justice Thomas Spargo during the better part of his decade-long legal battle, is fighting a conflict-of-interest charge that could take him off the case.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board plans to cut close to $850,000 from next year’s budget. The board is currently aiming for a $19.6-million budget, down from this year’s $20.5-million budget. A 3-percent tax levy hike is projected.

By Zach Simeone

KNOX — The town has been reimbursed by the state for another set of wheels at the transfer station, and additional funds received will go towards maintaining Knox’s snow mobile trails.

By Zach Simeone

HILLTOWNS — After six years of serving the Hilltowns, Families Together is running out of the money necessary to sustain its site in Berne.

By Zach Simeone