Over 100 of Hedy Migden’s patients have already called to sign up for the independent practice she’ll be joining in January.

For about $38,600, covered by grants and contributions, Altamont will soon have a series of signs at 26 sites, meant to inform residents and attract visitors.

ALTAMONT — Boy Scout Troop 264 of Altamont will conduct its Annual Food and Can Drive in November.

Bags will be delivered to homes in Altamont on Saturday, Oct. 29. The Scouts will return the following Saturday, Nov. 5, to pick up donations.

An aesthetician who makes her own organic products is now offering pumpkin masks at Salon 146.

The opening of a new trail in the Bozen Kill Preserve is a good time to relish the benefits — physical, mental, and spiritual — of a walk in the woods.

To celebrate a new trail at the Bozen Kill Preserve on Sunday, a hike will focus on the seasonal changes of plants and animals from summer to fall, and fall to winter.

After Altamont recommended disapproving a solar farm, which would have stood on its outskirts, the solar company withdrew its application and is now focusing on the rural town of Knox, which it sees as more receptive to solar projects.

ALTAMONT — Altamont firefighters raised about $5,500 at Friday’s open house, which they plan to give to three families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by recent fires.

Altamont firefighters have rushed to put out three fires in the last month and have decided to turn Friday’s open house into a fundraiser for the affected families.