All 10 of Congressman Paul Tonko’s requests for local capital-project funding through the federal budget have been accepted, meaning that the budget draft that just advanced through the United States House of Representatives needs only to be approved by the Senate. 

Knox will soon build a kitchen and a bathroom accessible to people with handicaps at its town park, which has already had recent upgrades. 

RENSSELAERVILLE — Roswell Eldridge, M.D., was a Renaissance man who left deep impressions both in and beyond the Hilltowns. His knowledge drew from the fields of art, medicine, nature, automobiles, and more. Dr. Eldridge died peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 3, 2021, five days before his 53rd wedding anniversary.

Nancy L. Diederich, Naples, Florida

George Hebert, Cohoes

Anita C. Clayton, Berne

Joe Martin, Chairman, Berne Planning Board

Joel Willsey, Berne Town Board

WESTERLO — “Melanie Webb Brach left this life on Monday, July 26, 2021, to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” her family wrote in a tribute.