Berne Town Clerk Anita Clayton said that the town’s combative political atmosphere isn’t why she’s retiring, but that she found a recent interview with the Berne Democratic Committee “very upsetting.”
The conservancy’s attorney argues that the lawsuit is untimely and based on a misunderstanding of New York State Town Law, and that not all relevant parties were included in the demand for relief.
Berne highway employee and former fire chief Peter Becker was killed on Oct. 21 last year when he was crushed by a dump truck he was working on at the town transfer station.
No zoning board of appeals members would need to be removed before the end of their term since, at the same meeting, the town board accepted the resignations of two members, including Chairman Doug Roether.
Satellite internet is now available at some Hilltown addresses through the SpaceX program Starlink and, while the company indicates that greater coverage will be available before the end of the year, the price tag may prevent residents from taking advantage of the service.
Karen Stark, who coordinates the Helderberg Senior Services lunch program, says she doesn’t want the town’s seniors “to be at any risk at all” from people who would seek counseling services.
The law would restrict third-party delivery services from advertising a restaurant’s menu online and charging a fee for service without a contract with the restaurant.
The event is part of a series of food distributions held throughout the Capital District and organized by the Regional Food Bank, the Capital District Area Labor Federation, and Catholic Charities.
Coffee Company owners Michael Ward and Stefanie Stegman formerly operated the Knox Café, a lunch spot that relocated to Clarksville in 2019 and was renamed the Crowing Hen Cafe.
