At its Aug. 17 meeting, the Berne Town Board voted unanimously to establish a new comprehensive plan committee, headed by planning board Chairman Joe Martin, with the goal of updating the current plan to reflect residents’ current desires for the town.
Following a spate of local drownings, The Enterprise spoke with Sergeant Neil Case, who leads the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team, about how to avoid drowning and what people should do if they come across someone having difficulty in water.
Collar City Auction President Randy Passonno told the Berne Town Board what an auction of Switzkill Farm would look like for the town, which is interested in selling the property.
A persistent-felon designation would make it so that Andrew Gibson, who pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, a class B felony, would be sentenced as though it were a class A-I felony, which carries a minimum prison sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of life.
EAST BERNE — Lora Ricketts worked as a nutrition instructor but her nurturing went beyond foods, sustaining her family and friends, and her larger Hilltown community.
Virginia (née Long) Salisbury, a fixture in the Helderberg Hilltown community, died on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. She was 91.
Born to Elmer and Stella (née Winnie) Long on Oct. 7, 1930, in New Salem, she grew up on the Long Farm Dairy in East Berne.
