RENSSELAERVILLE — A youth detention center that has stirred up a rural community will be closing in 2008.

BERNE — In a district where incumbents are rarely defeated, Edward Ackroyd, currently vice president of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board, was not re-elected for another three-year term.

BERNE — In a landslide vote, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school budget for next year passed late Tuesday in a district where budget defeats had been common.

NEW SCOTLAND — A hike in Thacher Park Friday went awry as two women slid down an embankment.

KNOX — History went up in smoke Thursday when a landmark barn on the Berne-Altamont Road burned in a lightning storm.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Following accusations that a former supervisor embezzled thousands of dollars from three institutions in the town, Republican trustees are contemplating giving up their salaries for the rest of the year.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Medical coverage will be reinstated for town workers today, Supervisor Jost Nickelsberg told The Enterprise yesterday.

KNOX — The Township Tavern, a long-time fixture in Knox, will soon be re-opening under a new owner.

Francis cries for help;
Four dozen cops answer



KNOX — A call from a modest, cream colored house at 107 Lewis Road drew four dozen police officers on Saturday morning.

KNOX — With a local law that hasn’t been updated since the 1970’s, Knox is proposing a bill that regulates new roads.