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Review Of Village Police Department Is Complete
A Civilian Review And Reform Board Is Recommended
by Doug La Rocque
It is very important to note that even though the Police Review Committee is asking that a CRRB be established, their report found little to criticize with the Village Police Department; in fact the report had a very positive tone. The CRRB request is more in the line of helping to keep it that way.
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Rensco Plagued By Fires This Past Week
by Doug La Rocque and Steve Bradley
There have been several major fires around the county since Friday morning, March 5.
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New Tri-Town Ambulance Proposal Laid Out
Squad’s Board Of Directors Rejects Contract
by Doug La Rocque
Shortly after the Grafton Rescue Squad’s Board of Directors told the Monday, March 8 meeting of the Grafton Town Board they had decided to reject the proposed contract between the organization and the Towns of Grafton, Berlin and Petersburgh to provide a paid daytime ambulance service between 6 am and 6 pm Monday through Friday, Rescue Squad Captain Joe Allain rose to lay out a new plan.
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Beneath the Snow
Brocade Moss (Hypnum imponens) grows in moist forests of the eastern and far western United States.
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Berlin
Local TV News Has Nothing On These Kids
Submitted by the Berlin CSD Communications Department
Each month Berlin Elementary School (BES) Principal Tracy Kent and the school’s Character Education Committee choose a mindset theme for the students and staff. February’s mindset was “I am humble.”
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Lawmakers Support Cuomo Investigation
Submitted by the Office of the Legislative Majority
The Rensselaer County Legislature approved a resolution supporting investigations into Governor Cuomo’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and cover-up at nursing homes at its Tuesday, March 9 meeting.
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Let The Sun Shine In
by Doug La Rocque
Count ‘em, not one, not two, but three different solar projects were before the Brunswick Planning Board at its Thursday, March 4 meeting.
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Firefighter Recognized for Service
by Denise Wright
February 27 was a quiet Saturday until a line of fire trucks showed up on County Route 7 in East Schodack.
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What Can An Email Contain?
by Doug La Rocque
The Monday, March 8 meeting of the Grafton Town Board started out with a discussion between Councilman Frank Lewandusky, Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum and Town Attorney Phil Danaher as to what information can be contained in an email.
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Zoning Re-Write Has Dirt-Bike Advocates Concerned
by Alex Brooks
There were more than the usual number of people joining the Hoosick Town Board meeting by Zoom, and the issue on their minds appeared to be the zoning rewrite that the Town Board is currently engaged in, and specifically the part about regulating dirt bike tracks.
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by Denise Wright The March 13th Brunswick Town Board meeting was filled with conversation and resulted in the passing of two resolutions. During the Building and Codes report, 25 building property inspections and 22 follow-up complaints were reported for the month of February. The State Uniform Code Administration Compliance Report has been prepared. The historian […]
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by Denise Wright The Stephentown Board’s St. Patrick’s Day meeting began with a moment of silence to honor former town board member Gerry Robinson. Robinson focused on “improving local service opportunities, protecting Stephentown’s unique rural environment, and increasing local jobs and amenities by encouraging economic development appropriate to the size, atmosphere, and well-being of our […]
Submitted by BCSD Communications The Berlin Central School District Board of Education selected Mr. Kenneth Rizzo to be its next superintendent of schools, effective July 1st. Mr. Rizzo was unanimously appointed by the board at its meeting on March 6th. You must be logged in to view this article.
Hoosick Falls CSD Indoor Track Submitted by HFCSD Communications The Wildcats put forth a great effort at the New York State Indoor Track Championships on March 8th. The girls 4×400, consisting of Emma Waugh, Mihaly Blake, Ava Salvsevold, and Erin Conety, had a huge upset in their race. Going in as the underdogs, the girls […]
Brunswick CSD Submitted by Brunswick CSD Communications Brunswick CSD is proud to announce its winter Scholar Athlete sports teams for the 2024-2025 season. The school fielded seven varsity teams, including Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading, Unified Bowling, Boys Indoor Track, and Girls Indoor Track. In addition to the exciting lineup of winter […]