No alcohol is sold within town borders at stores or in bars or restaurants. Residents have held several referendums on making the town wet, most recently in 1998. Each time, residents vote against bringing alcohol to their town. Berkshire's population increased by 63 people, or 4.83 percent, during the last decade, according to the 2000 census. The population now measures 1,366.
Berkshire children attend Newark Valley schools.
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