VOORHEESVILLE — Kelly W. Thompson, a county corrections officer, was a proud parent who dedicated his life to community service.
He died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Aug. 1, at his Voorheesville home. Born in Albany, he was a lifelong resident of Voorheesville.

NEW SCOTLAND — Skylin Baestlein knows the value of home. She is building one with her fiancé and their year-old son while at the same time she works to help people without homes.

Caring about others and developing a sense of community is a through line in her life.

Timothy J. Albright, Meadowdale

Jesse Sommer, Albany

Karen Finnessey, Independent Representative, The Gourmet Cupboard

Krina Cozart, Voorheesville

Sharon Breisch, New Scotland

Tom Braun, Slingerlands

Samantha Bailey, Samantha Bailey Photography, Voorheesville

To commemorate a “legendary champion of theater and integrative teaching methods,” the Heldeberg Workshop is naming their its built theater building after Richard K. Weeks, a teacher who, among other things, wrote a play about the Anti-Rent Wars around the time of the United States Bicentennial.