GUILDERLAND After unprecedented delays and the admittance of controversial fingerprint evidence, Hashim Burnells murder trial was declared a mistrial by Albany County Judge Steven W. Herrick on Monday.
WESTERLO Sam the cat led a long life plagued by health problems and capped by a mysterious death that resulted in the suspension of his vet by the New York State Department of Education.
Heirloom plants are tough to find in this Wal-Mart world, but Daniel Driscoll knows the value of a history-preserving cutting. Driscoll lives in Knox, and he has found locally- and personally-significant plants in both Berne and Altamont.
Laurel Tormey Cole is a woman with a mission. She has filled her Knox yard with native plants. She likes them because they are beautiful to look at and simple to care for.