Death took its toll this year as two community leaders died of cancer. The aftermath of a boy's murder was ever present.

Supervisor Michael Hammond says his last budget is "pretty much bullet proof."

"It looks like the end of a beautiful run," said Michael Hammmond on Election NIght after the vote tallies showed he had lost. Hammond's run as Knox supervisor lasted 42 years.

On Nov. 3, Knox voters will decide between a longtime incumbent supervisor, Michael Hammond, and his pro-growth challenger, Vasilios Lefkaditis.

With few changes from November's elections, New Year's Day in Knox saw the town board reappoint current committee members and officials.

The Independence Party endorsed Michael Hammond, the current Democratic supervisor in Knox, but Pamela Fenoff is an enrolled member. The Independence line will be determined in a September primary with just over 100 Knox voters — the third largest enrolled group in the town — able to decide.