KNOX — Javid Afzali has joined Bond Schoeneck & King as a senior counsel in the Albany office.

EAST BERNE — On  Friday, May 10, the Thompsons Lake Rural Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. at the Thompsons Lake Reformed Church in East Berne. In addition to the annual budget review, the 2018 season will be recapped.

BERNE — Jane Snyder, a licensed practical nurse who has been serving the Berne-Knox-Westerlo area for 45 years, is retiring.

“Jane has been a trusted, respected, and loved member of our practice and for the entire community, so we want to celebrate her,” said Dr. Kristin Mack in an email to The Enterprise.

BERNE — The Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District are hosting an April 29 open house at the school’s high tunnel for school administrators and educators.

Marcy Forti is Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s Class of 2018 valedictorian. With two siblings who had gone before her as valedictorian, she stood out by helping to found two clubs at BKW and by pursuing a career in biochemistry in order to help people and animals.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo salutatorian Cailyn Toomey is looking ahead to a career in teaching students in need, whether in the Albany area or overseas.

Before they donned their caps and gowns, four Berne-Knox-Westerlo graduates were able to put on their black helmets as certified interior and exterior firefighters for the Westerlo Volunteer Fire Company.

After a classmate’s diagnosis of cancer, Berne-Knox-Westerlo seniors rallied to raise money for her.