EAST BERNE — Warren Francis “Mike” Willsey lived most of his life — save for a stint in the Army Air Corps during World War II — on the farm in East Berne farm where he had deep roots and where he raised his own family. He loved the land and was key to guiding the Long Path through the Helderbergs.
There will be a public hearing on the budget on May 7 before district residents vote on May 21. They will also vote for the lone school board candidate, incumbent Lisa Joslin.
HILLTOWNS — Berne-Knox-Westerlo has not seen a contested school board election since 2019, and this year is no exception, with incumbent Lisa Joslin seeking another term after first joining the board in 2021.
A Spectrum employee was killed in Berne in what the company’s regional vice president of communications called a “tragic accident” while the employee was working on a line early in the morning.
