The policy, created by the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District but required under law by New York State, would have students keep their smartphones and other internet-capable devices in their lockers during the school day, eschewing the more complicated systems developed by other districts. 

Rensselaerville will remain in its usual, low-conflict form heading into November’s general election, with just one town board seat contested among the five positions that are open. 

The junk-strewn property is co-owned by Knox Councilwoman June Springer, who said she does not live there and had not been aware of these concerns until recently. 

State data shows just how problematic the intersection of county routes 401 and 404, the site of a recent deadly accident involving a family, really are despite the county’s insistence that safety guidelines have been followed. 

RENSSELAERVILLE — Over 300 people came to see the R’ville Stage Creations production of Shaekespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on July 11 to 13.

Leaning Evergreen LLC, which owns a trailer park that sits across both Westerlo and Berne, is attempting to reduce its assessed property value by around 84 percent in Westerlo and 55 percent in Berne. 

The Westerlo Town Board voted unanimously to ask Albany County to install a traffic light at the intersection of county routes 401 and 404, following a fatal car accident there late last month. 

Jim Gardner’s first impulse on hearing his wife scream at the sight of a big black bear in their yard was to shoot it — with his camera.

BERNE — A Berne resident called 9-1-1 Wednesday morning after seeing an upside-down plane in a field behind his house on the Berne-Altamont Road, according to State Police who determined the plane’s pilot, its only occupant, was unharmed.

A leak in the low-level outlet in the Myosotis Lake Dam in Rensselaerville has gotten worse recently, prompting the town to partner with the Huyck Preserve, which owns the dam, to pursue a short-term solution.