Bethlehem

For the first time, the New York Association of Towns has recognized 13 Towns of Excellence, which received bronze, silver, or gold designations.

Bethlehem was one of six to achieve the gold standard, largely because of its environmental leadership.

BETHLEHEM — A Catskill man who ran a fraud scheme to bilk a Delmar resident out of over $22,000, police say, was arrested on Jan. 16.

Donovan J. May II, 28, was charged with three felonies: third-degree grand larceny, first-degree identity theft, and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.