Long Awaited Camping Ordinance Revision Approved
For nearly three years there have been proposals and ideas bantered back and forth about the town’s law concerning camping trailers. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
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Long Awaited Camping Ordinance Revision Approved
For nearly three years there have been proposals and ideas bantered back and forth about the town’s law concerning camping trailers. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
Honors Goodermote And Weeden
Story compiled from reports by the Majority and the Minority Offices of the Rensselaer County Legislature [Read more…] about The Renssealer County Legislature
The Veterans of the Stephentown Area have announced their plans for the dedication of a new Fallen Soldier Monument* that has been installed to honor the men and women veterans of the Stephentown, NY area. [Read more…] about Stephentown Fallen Soldier Monument Dedication Planned
Final Phase Of Pool Renovation To Begin Soon
The Town of Hoosick has finally received the green light from NYS Parks and Recreation to move forward with the Bath House renovation project. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board
by Steve Bradley
The Mechanicville Red Raiders got on the board first with a play that they would use successfully to score three times in the first half, the field goal. [Read more…] about Area High School Football
Water District Renovation Projects Are Proceeding
By Alex Brooks
At the October 16 meeting of the Petersburgh Town Board it was announced that Taconic has submitted plans for New York State DOH and DEC approval for four improvements. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
It is not an official town board meeting, but there will be an informational session on the proposed Northeast Renewable Link (NRL). [Read more…] about Public Information Meeting On NRL
Still Looking Into The Town Hall Break In
By Thaddeus Flint
The latest news on the break-in at the New Lebanon Town Hall is that there is no new news on the break-in, it was reported at the October 10th Town Board meeting. Security for the building, however, is being beefed up in an effort to prevent such wrongdoings in the future. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
Submitted by Paul Raider
The Berlin Cross Country team competed last weekend at their last Invitational of the season in the Burnt Hills Invitational at Saratoga. The teams had their best finishes of the year . They ran extremely well as a team with many runners achieving new personal records.
The boys finished 11th overall and 6th amongst class D schools. The team saw strong performances from Josh Hendericks who set a personal record with a time of 17:47, Collin Douglas who set a personal record with a time of 17:49, Jack Flowers who set a personal record with his first sub 19 finish, Max Lockett who set a personal record at 20:11, and Jeremy Yerdon who finished 2:30 faster than his previous best.
The girls put themselves amongst the best in class D finishing 5th overall and 2nd amongst class D schools. The girls saw their best team effort with the top 5 runners finishing within 20 places of each other. The girls were led by Haley Chaykowski-Jewett who finished 35th, and Elsie Corbett who set a personal record at 22:05. Sam Rokjer broke through her first runners wall and Cayla Hungerford is beginning to look like her old self. The best run of the day came from Brady Hills who set a personal record 2 minutes under her previous time.
The team competes Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the Wasaren League Championships.
Earlier in the week, the Berlin boys were able to defeat both Stillwater and Waldorf led by 1st place finisher Collin Douglas who came in at 19:55. The boys also saw strong performances from Jack Flowers, Max Lockett, and Nikifor Popov who finished 3, 4, 5 to help secure the victories for Berlin. The Mountaineer boys also saw great improvements from Josh Kluck and Phil Oakes who finished 8 minutes faster than last time at home.
The Berlin girls came out victorious as well defeating both schools. The girls were led by Cayla Hungerford who finished 3rd overall and Elise Corbett who finished right behind her in 4th. The two raced to the finish within seconds of each other. The girls also had strong runs from Hailey Beckwith and Sam Rokjer who finished 5th and 6th.
In their first season in the Wasaren League, the Berlin Mountaineers fared very well. [Read more…] about Area Soccer Roundup
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Submitted by Mike Drinkwine Jr. The Upstate NY Wounded Vet Run Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides services, financial help, and donations directly to wounded veterans in need. Our mission is to aid any veteran wounded in combat or training while on active duty. Over the past 6 years we have been able […]
Courtesy of Rensselaer County A solemn ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 23rd: the annual Rensselaer County DWI Memorial Ceremony. Family, friends, law enforcement, and elected officials were on hand. The ceremony included the addition of two victims of DWI crimes: John A. Flood Sr., who was killed in 2020, and Kevin Patrick Munn, who […]
Submitted by BCS Communications The development of the Berlin Central School District (BCSD) 2024–2025 budget has been a challenging and emotional process. Interim Superintendent Dr. Maureen Long would like to thank all of you who have actively engaged during the process by attending budget presentations and forums, sharing your perspectives via public comment or by […]
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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 […]