RENSSELAERVILLE — The town board used an idea from a losing candidate for supervisor and decided against a moratorium on major subdivisions and certain developments.

KNOX — The town may consider passing a law to quell noise and dust caused by gatherings of all-terrain-vehicle riders.

BERNE — As the town board voted last week to form the Berne Sewer District, some residents continue to find fault with the town’s plans for their hamlet.

WESTERLO — Guns stolen from a store deep in the rural Hilltowns ended up being sold on the streets of New York City, police say.

BERNE — Three years after the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District shortened the term lengths of school board members, most members of the current board want it changed back.

BERNE — The Hilltowns Players are continuing their efforts to help Hilltown residents with cancer.

BERNE — If the Gilboa Dam in the Schoharie Valley breaks, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school could become a temporary shelter for students fleeing the flood.

EAST BERNE — Though the Hilltown Family Center officially opened to the public on Monday, Hilltowners have been calling for its services since it started moving into its East Berne home this fall.

BERNE — A sixteen-year-old’s wish was granted this week when he got to meet his favorite author.