On March 11, Giebelhaus proposed a number of changes to how Berne handles money, and the board supported each unanimously.

Donna Gwin, President, Friends of The Berne Library

County spokeswoman Mary Rozak told The Enterprise on March 13, “We have not heard anything from the board or the supervisor and it isn’t appropriate to comment any further.”

The moratorium was enacted by the previous Republican-backed board on May 6, 2025 and was to last a year while a new law was drafted.

Tom Mullins, Veterans Advocate Green Island, New York

Stephen Cullar-Ledford, Rensselaerville

BERNE — The Berne firehouse suffered a fire but the department is “fully functional” according to spokeswoman Mary Alice Molgard.

Molgard spoke to The Enterprise from her car on Thursday afternoon as she was returning from a call to the East Berne firehouse, for an odor problem.

Westerlo’s fitness court will be similar to the one situated in Berne last fall. “Funding should be within the same dollar amount,” said country spokeswoman Mary Rozak. The county’s Innovation Partnership with MVP paid $195,500 for the Berne fitness court while the county paid an additional $50,000 in labor, equipment, and materials to construct the court.

Tony Falese, Westerlo

The town received just one bid each for two projects, which the board approved on Feb. 26.