BERNE — A Berne man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a girl whom he was babysitting in Watervliet.

BERNE — The Berne Conservation Board wants its work to mean something.

KNOX—A man who police say killed his friend at Thompsons Lake state campground a year ago in response to sexual advances faces over two decades in prison.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Neil Carmen blames the condition of his road, Niles Road, for ruining the ball joints in his truck, twice.
"It’s from driving that road, day in and day out," Carmen said. "It’s like a rumble strip."

BERNE — Not every deer hunter hits his mark.

WESTERLO — The Westerlo Town Board has approved a $2.1 million preliminary budget for 2006. That’s an increase of about $170,000 over this year’s budget.

WESTERLO—It’s an off-year in Westerlo. In the only Hilltown without a race for supervisor this year, it was an uneventful election.

KNOX—As Tuesday’s election approached, no one in Knox seemed able to predict who would win the race for superintendent of highways.