By Steve Bradley
The Nolan farm at Post Corners (corner of County Route 68 and Lincoln Hill Road) in White Creek lost the older part of a barn when fire raced through dry wood and hay. [Read more…] about Nolan Farm Loses Barn
Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Steve Bradley
The Nolan farm at Post Corners (corner of County Route 68 and Lincoln Hill Road) in White Creek lost the older part of a barn when fire raced through dry wood and hay. [Read more…] about Nolan Farm Loses Barn
Hoosick Falls Boys Advance In Class C Sectionals
By Steve Bradley and Doug La Rocque
With a 63 – 36 win over Hadley-Lazurne Tuesday evening February 20, the second game of a sectional play double header with the HF girls, the Panthers move to the next round. [Read more…] about Wasaren League Boys
On a day when Route 7 / 279 was backed up from the stop light in Hoosick well past the Route 279 exit at Home Depot with out-of-area skiers, two vehicles owned by area residents collided at the Route 7 / Route 279 intersection. [Read more…] about Collision At Routes 279 / 7 Intersection
By Alex Brooks
Since Saint-Gobain has said it discontinued the use of PFOA in its production process about 15 years ago, there has been speculation about what chemicals they are using now to replace it. [Read more…] about No Gen-X In Village Water
By Steve Bradley and Amy Modesti
Panther Girls Move On
The #5 seeded HFCS girls basketball team will move on in sectional play after they defeated #12 Duanesburg Tuesday February 20, 66 – 41, at HFCS. [Read more…] about Wasaren Girls Basketball
Legal Action Filed
By Doug La Rocque and Thaddeus Flint
Monday. February 19 was a very busy day in the Southeastern Rensselaer County town. [Read more…] about Stephentown ZBA Appointment
Taconic Reimburses Petersburgh For PFOA Expenses
By Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Alan Webster said the Town has received a check from Taconic for $27,765 to reimburse it for various PFOA-related expenses. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
By Doug La Rocque
A social media post (snapchat) by a 17 year old student at Berlin MS/HS on Thursday, February 15, was brought to the attention of school officials by another student at the school and deemed to be a possible threat against the school. [Read more…] about Threat To Berlin Middle/High School Deemed Not Credible
By Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board began its meeting on February 15 hearing comments from residents of the District about what they would like the Board to do about the proposed Capital Project, which failed to win the approval of the voters last fall. [Read more…] about Citizens At HFCS Meeting All Urge Capital Project Re-Vote
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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 […]