Mass Gatherings Law Is In The Works
by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board has been put on notice that the Disc Jam Music Festival intends to return next summer to Gardner’s field. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action
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Mass Gatherings Law Is In The Works
by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board has been put on notice that the Disc Jam Music Festival intends to return next summer to Gardner’s field. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action
submitted by Brian Bushner
Students across the high school worked together to make the 2015 Christmas Wish the most successful ever. Members of the Phillip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) collected $6,109.65 during their homeroom collection drive. The money is used to shop for clothing for 62 children in our community. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls High School Students Have Record-Breaking Christmas Wish Year
Larry Benson brought the holiday spirit to the Lebanon Valley Heritage Center by talking about and demonstrating the traditional toys he makes. [Read more…] about Benson Visits Lebanon Valley Heritage Center With His Wooden Toys
by Thaddeus Flint
A rumor that the mothballed Stephentown Elementary School property has been sold, is just that, a rumor. [Read more…] about Berlin District Hopes To Sell Elementary Schools, But They Are Not Sold Yet
Each year before the Christmas holiday, Hoosac School celebrates The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Pageant. It’s a tradition that was begun in 1866 by the Tibbits family, the school’s founders. [Read more…] about Boar’s Head and Yule Log Celebration Is Longtime Tradition
Determined to grow, this birch tree appears to have outdone the rock. [Read more…] about Side Splitting
Board Begins Formulation Of New Capital Project
by Deb Alter
At the Thursday, December 3 Board of Education workshop, the Hoosick Fallls Central School District started to discuss the Proposed capital project. Superintendent Ken Facin and Business Administrator Pam Hatfield presented the project with an emphasis on safety issues. [Read more…] about HFCSD School Board Action
This elf dropped out of the sky [Read more…] about Elf Parachutes In
HF High School Senior Chorus Shares The Stage With Sarah McLachlan
Hoosick Falls High School was invited to sing at one of the world’s most famous concert halls for the fourth time this year, and they did on December 4. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Senior Chorus Plays Carnegie Hall
by Steve Bradley
Wasaren League leading Stillwater came to visit the HFCS Panther Den Friday night December 18. The Panthers hoped to put a blemish on the Warriors perfect 6 – 0 record, but it wasn’t to be as the Warriors outlasted and finally pulled away, not by much, but enough, to escape the Panther Den with their perfect record intact. [Read more…] about Stillwater Downs Hoosick Falls, 61 – 53
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Courtesy of Rensselaer County Congratulations to Hudson Valley Community College on becoming the first community college in the United States to become part of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET. The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET includes 231 educational centers located in 150 countries across the globe. The program includes knowledge exchange, shared resources, peer learning, […]
Submitted by SVMC On Wednesday, April 10th, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) held a special grand opening celebration of its Baby Café, a program offered for new parents through SVMC’s Women’s and Children’s Services (WCS). The Baby Café is a free, drop-in, informal breastfeeding support group offering ongoing professional lactation care and intervention. You must […]
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Submitted by BCS Communications Congratulations to the Berlin Elementary School (BES) Odyssey of the Mind team: Willamina Woodcock, Shayana Peterson, Devlin Maciong-Crimmel, Elizah Harrison, Daniel Hart, and Jacqueline Morstad, along with coaches Mrs. Bersaw, Mrs. Scanlon, and Mrs. Winner. The team won 2nd place in their division for the competition problem posed to them, as […]
Submitted by BCS Communications The following is a letter from Board of Education President Frank Zwack regarding last week’s Board of Education meeting and the budget development process going forward. Dear Members of the Berlin CSD School Community, The Board of Education of the Berlin Central School District has heard, and is responding to the […]