Kenneth Guarino, Berne

Maryellen Gillis, Helderberg Family and Community Organization

WESTERLO — “Maureen Hoey Duffy, 74, entered Eternal Life on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 at home,” her family wrote in a tribute.

She was born on April 11, 1951, and grew up in Maspeth, Queens, New York. Thomas Hoey, who was born in Co. Leitrim, Ireland, and Mary Kelly Hoey, who was born in County Mayo, Ireland, were her parents.

Kenneth Guarino, Berne

Anita Clayton, Berne

GREENVILLE — Unbridled Sanctuary, a nationally accredited equine rescue facility in Greenville, will open its gates for “Brunch in the Barn: Honoring 21 Years of Sanctuary” on Sunday, Sept. 21, from noon to 4 p.m.

The not-for-profit group has saved over 500 abused and abandoned horses, donkeys, and mules.

Randy Bashwinger believes the motive for the lack of support is revenge.

Joel Willsey, Berne

BERNE — A Berne man is due in town court this week on charges of reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated.

Thomas Murphy, 40, was arrested on Aug. 16 after, police say, he intentionally drove a side-by-side Utility Terrain Vehicle into a pickup truck.

Robert Holt was born a half-century after Rev. Russell Greene and, although their lives intertwined over reverence for the church, their eras and careers are markedly different.