Al, Val, and Aly Gaige, Knox

Harris’s vacancy will be filled by appointment until the next general election, in November.

BERNE — More than a year after disbanding the Switzkill Farm Board, the Berne town board has created an all-purpose Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, which critics say diminishes the ability of the town to develop the controversial 350-acr

A solar proposal, overseen by RIC Energy, is located near where Thompsons Lake Road intersects with Old Stage Road. Workers will spend approximately three months constructing the solar farm beginning this May, according to the developer.

Chance Townsend’s code-enforcement certification was reinstated on Dec. 17, making him eligible for the position.

April M. Roggio, Medusa

Paul Scilipoti. Knox Democratic Committee

Joel Willsey, Berne Town Board

A new wedding venue, Bluebird Farm, has opened in Rensselaerville, operated by four siblings who have turned their inherited property into a venture they hope will provide couples “affordable elegance with a view” and help bring money into the community. 

The order to show cause seeks to hold a permissive referendum on the town’s 2014 purchase of Switzkill Farm and eliminate a conservation easement.