The Helderberg Lake Community Association, which is attempting to secure $500,000 to repair the Helderberg Lake dam through a town-managed loan, has responded to the series of concerns raised late last year by lake residents unhappy with the way the association has handled the repair.

Jeffrey Bogue, who spent much of his life in Connecticut, left his estate to the town, surprising town officials, who did not know much about him until Bogue’s cousin, Rosemarie Kuhar, sent them a letter. 

MEDUSA — Zena B. Higgins — a wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed being with her family — died on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at St. Peter’s Hospital. She was 58.

She was born in Catskill on July 25, 1963 to the late Gordon and Ruth Waldron Shaver. She was raised in Westerlo and graduated from Greenville Central School.

Amie Burnside, Westerlo

Linda Smith, Treasurer, Hannacroix Cemetery, Westerlo

Albert Thiem was appointed by the Berne Town Board at its Jan. 1 reorganizational meeting to fill a vacancy left by former councilwoman, Bonnie Conklin.

The first event will be a proclamation on Feb. 28, the town’s official 200th anniversary, and it will be followed by various events through August, including a barbecue, pageant, and fireworks. 

Russ Pokorny, Knox

Co-pastors Greg and Becky Town arrived in the Hilltowns in January 2021 to begin their calling at the Reformed chores in the Knox hamlet and at Thompson’s Lake, after the previous pastor had been abruptly removed by the consistory in early 2019.  

KNOX — August “Jeff” Landauer, Knox’s longtime highway superintendent, knew how to maintain roads and maintain relationships — with care and constancy. He didn’t hold grudges but took a wider view — like the one he’d get flying his airplane over the Hilltowns he loved.