Abbasi named principal

VOORHEESVILLE — Four judges, unique in taste, ear, and experience, will come together on April 25 to distill from 25 contestants reading 75 poems, Voorheesville’s first Poet Laureate.

Two seats open on VCSD board

VOORHEESVILLE — Two seats on the district’s seven-member board of education are up for election this year, and board President David Gibson is not planning to seek re-election.

NEW SCOTLAND — One of New Scotland’s two town judges is mounting a campaign for a seat on the surrogate’s court.

Judge Connolly up for another term on village court

VOORHEESVILLE — After 24 years on the bench as village Justice, Kenneth Connolly still believes in a fundamental aspect of human nature: People are inherently good.

NEW SCOTLAND — Nearly 300 acres on the Helderberg escarpment will remain undisturbed since it has been given to the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy.

NEW SCOTLAND — Before its meteorological tower in Knox comes down this October, Helderberg Community Energy is hoping to erect one in nearby New Scotland.

Mayor Conway and trustees Burger and Stevens run unopposed

Can other groups keep Thacher open?

GLENVILLE — A compact, muscular blinding force barreling to the stars: Gedeon has a dog-show career not unlike himself.