— Melissa Hale-Spencer

DORMANSVILLE — More people turned out to celebrate Frances Swart’s birthday than she had candles on her cake. Swart is 95; close to 100 well-wishers celebrated her life on Sunday.

RENSSELAERVILLE—Dianne Schanz has worked her way up the ladder. When she be-came a rural postal carrier in Berne in 1979, she thought the postal service was a good career move, she said. She turned out to be right.

KNOX—At least one Knox resident is bothered by the intrusion of the Altamont Police into Knox.

WESTERLO — A Westerlo woman agreed May 4 to plead guilty in federal court to charges of trafficking stolen goods.