BERNE ¾ As his first order of business, George Gebe, Berne’s new supervisor, wished a happy New Year to those who watched him take the oath of office at the town board’s 2010 re-organizational meeting on Jan. 1.

Dems maintain control despite GOP challenge,
motocross divides town, manure affects water, seniors ride bus

Plans for sewer system progress, master plan is re-visited,
Dems sweep elections, Spargo sentenced to jail, St. Bernadette’s to close

Town hall renovations underway,
GOP’s Stevens wins board seat, flood and fire, fatal crash rock Knox

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Former Supreme Court judge Thomas Spargo appeared unfazed Monday when he was sentenced to 27 months in prison. He said afterward that he thought the judge’s decision was fair.

EAST BERNE — Pastor Clarence Davis is back in the place where he started, ready to lead the Safe Harbor Christian Fellowship based on a lifetime of varied experiences.

By Zach Simeone

By Zach Simeone

Knox man gets reminder of his Maryland past

By Andrew Schotz

KNOX — A piece of Jay H. Baumstein’s childhood has resurfaced 45 years later.

It was a certificate he received in honor of his bar mitzvah, which is a religious rite Jewish boys go through at age 13.