The Berne Town Board set its appointments for the year, which include Jody Jansen as dog-catcher, Joe Martin as chairman of the planning board, and Bob Kipper as the new planning board member. No appointment to the code-enforcement office was made.

Joel Willsey, Berne Town Board

Millie Zuk

Martha Davis, Rock Road Chapel Community Storehouse, Knox

Patricia Sibilia, President For LWV Albany County

Marie Lounsbury Galicki, Berne

Lawrence Zimmerman, East Berne

Karen Schimmer, Berne

Debbie Scott, who resigned this month as director of the Westerlo Public Library, had held the post for nearly a year-and-a-half. 

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