Welcome to the Town of Berne!

Town Hall & The Transfer Station will be closed Monday
January 17 in observation of Martin Luther King Day.

The Senior Luncheons are postponed for the
month of January due to COVID.

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.

The Town Board will hold a Public Hearing on
1/12/22 beginning at 6:00PM on the following:

LEGAL NOTICE Proposed LL #4 Amendments to Ch 75 Addressing Animal Control

Proposed Local Law #4 – Amendment to Ch 75

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Updated Covid-19 Pandemic statement from the Town of Berne

On December 10, 2021, Governor Hochul announced masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. This mandate will expire on January 15, 2022. 

For our municipal buildings we will be requiring face masks at all time when indoors during this mandate. Masks will only be required at the transfer station when entering the office area.

Some tips for Berne residents in order to combat this pandemic:

• All Berne Residents 5 and older should get fully vaccinated.
  • https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/
• All Berne Residents 16 and older who are two months past the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or 6 months past the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna initial vaccine series should get their booster dose.
  • https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/booster-doses
• All Berne Residents 6 months and older should also get their flu shot.
  • https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/seasonal/
• Berne Residents should get tested after traveling and before seeing family.
• All travelers, domestic and international, should continue to follow all CDC travel requirements.
  • https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html
• Berne Residents who don’t feel well should stay home.
• Wear masks in public indoor spaces and wash hands regularly.

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.