Welcome to the Town of Berne!

TOWN BOARD MEETINGS
The Town Board shall meet the second
Wednesday of each month and the
fourth Wednesday, if necessary, at
7:00 PM at the Berne Community and
Senior Center 1360 Helderberg Trail

Upcoming Events:

Summer Youth Employment Program ages 17-22

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Updated Covid-19 Pandemic statement from the Town of Berne

• Town Masking Policy: Effective February 10, the statewide indoor business mask-or-vaccine requirement has expired, and the Town of Berne no longer requires indoor masking.
• Guidance:
  • All Berne residents should follow the advice of their health care professional regarding vaccines and boosters. Residents seeking vaccination may be eligible for free vaccines.
  • All travelers, domestic and international, should continue to follow applicable state and CDC travel requirements.
  • Berne residents who don’t feel well should stay home.

The Vaccine/Overview

Currently,

1. One vaccine has been approved by the FDA: the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty.
2. Two COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by the FDA: Moderna and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson.
3. All three have been approved by New York State’s independent Clinical Advisory Task Force

New York State Operated Vaccination Sites

All New York State mass vaccination sites are now welcoming walk-ins.

• Aqueduct Racetrack* – Racing Hall, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420
• Bronx Bay Eden Senior Center* – Bay Eden Senior Center, 1220 East 229th St., Bronx, NY 10466
• Crossgates Mall* – 1 Crossgates Mall Road, Albany, NY 12203 (Former Lord & Taylor – Upper level)
• Good Samaritan Hospital – 255 Lafayette Ave., Suffern, NY 10901
• Medgar Evers College* – 231 Crown St., Brooklyn, NY 11225
• New York National Guard Armory* – 2 Quincy Place, Yonkers, NY 10701
• State Fair Arts & Home Center* – NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13209
• SUNY at Buffalo South Campus* – Harriman Hall, 3435 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214
• SUNY Old Westbury* –  1 Apple Road, North Glen Head NY 11545
• SUNY Rochester Educational Opportunity Center*, 161 Chestnut St., Rochester, NY 14604
• SUNY Stony Brook* –  1500 Development Drive, Stony Brook, NY 11794
• Westchester County Center – 198 Central Ave., White Plains, NY 10606
• Yankee Stadium – 1 E. 161st St., Bronx, NY

* indicates NYS mass vaccination sites vaccinating 5 – 11 year-old age group

The Town of Berne will continue to provide masks, at home test kits and vaccination sites as they become available.