NEW SCOTLAND — Having just been sworn in to his ninth two-year term as the town’s highway superintendent, Darrell Duncan will likely take a post as the county’s commissioner of public works.

NEW SCOTLAND — Jean M. Cesar, 41, a Haitian national who has the same first and last name as his deceased brother, was arrested last Thursday after a traffic stop on Route 443.

VOORHEESVILLE — A teacher who bit a fifth-grade student in the midst of a classroom commotion is on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the state’s commissioner of education.

NEW SCOTLAND — Last week’s story about an unsolved home burglary on Route 156 in town was all too familiar for another New Scotland resident.

NEW SCOTLAND — On Monday, an elderly couple returned from a two-hour shopping trip at Stuyvesant Plaza to find their New Scotland home burglarized.

Their home is located on a main road, Route 156, between the Voorheesville firehouse and Indian ladder Farms.

Board looks at retrofitting Village Hall

Krumkill is open again

NEW SCOTLAND — The portion of Krumkill Road, near the Normans Kill, that was damaged during Tropical Storm Irene and closed on Nov. 5 is open again.

Help us stop the burglaries

GUILDERLAND — Police are asking for residents’ help in preventing further burglaries in town after a recent crime spree.