_{Pat Lightbody, publicist, Ladies’ Auxiliary, Knox Volunteer Fire Company}

_{Gary and Pam Kleppel, Knox}

_{Amy Lauterbach Pokorny, Helderberg Hilltowns Association}

_{Karen Schimmer, chair, Berne Summerfest Committee}

_{Chris Allen, Westerlo}

_{Linda Hodges, president, Helderberg Seniors Services}

Albany County's emergency medical services coordinator, Brian Wood, said the third town that needed to bear the cost, Westerlo, of the program didn't agree to spend the money.

Started as an online gateway to local foods, FarmieMarket was Sarah Avery Gordon’s way for small, local farmers like her father to reach customers who increasingly shop online.

HILLTOWNS — Among the natural pests that plague homeowners, the species named carpenter bees might be the most ironic. They burrow into dead wood, compromising structures built by the hands of human carpenters.