Hilltowns

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.

Clinton M. Jansen

BERNE — Clinton M. Jansen, who lived his entire life in Berne, was the third generation on his family farm.

He died on Monday, April 18, 2022, after a brief illness. He was 91.

Born on Oct. 7, 1930, he was the son of Avery and Anna Jansen.

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.

Robert Marriott, Berne

Dawn Jordan, Helderberg Hilltowns Association

Hudson Valley Wireless General Manager Jason Guzzo told The Enterprise this week that the company is in the early stages of working out a proposal that aims to “provide broadband internet access to constituents” in Knox.

George Bosset

BERNE — Every summer for many years, George Bosset would travel with his wife and children from their home in New Jersey to Westerlo’s Lake Onderdonk, imitating the trips he had taken with his own parents, who owned a camp there.

Milton J. Hart Jr. of Delmar, formerly a long-time resident of Berne, died on Feb. 7 with his loving family by his side.

A graveside committal service will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery in Berne on Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m. with military honors.

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