Assemblyman Chris Tague, of District 102, wants New York schools to offer whole and 2-percent milk to students to, essentially, ensure that they drink milk at all. Higher-fat milks are currently restricted by federal law because milk fats have been linked to higher levels of so-called “bad” cholesterol, which in turn is linked to heart disease.
On May 17, Berne-Knox-Westerlo voters will elect two school board candidates — both of whom are uncontested incumbents — and authorize an annual bus proposition, along with the 2022-23 budget and a proposal for the district to purchase a neighboring property for a new business office
Berne’s building inspector, Jon Heigel, has allegedly been doing work that’s authorized to be done only by certified code-enforcement officers, leading to the resignation of the only authorized code-enforcement officer on staff at the building department.
Quilts will be displayed for the public on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Knox Town Hall, at 2192 Berne-Altamont Road, as part of the town’s year-long bicentennial celebration.
The vote comes after months and months of roundabout discussions between the town board and residents of Helderberg Lake, which is at risk of being removed if the high-hazard dam that allows its existence is not repaired in the near future.
