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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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NarAnon Family Group

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New Help Available for Families & Friends of Those Addicted to Narcotics

Pathway of Peace, A NarAnon Family Group, will start up on Sunday, November 17th, at 6 pm as a new local resource for those affected by someone else’s addiction to narcotics. The NarAnon Family Groups are a world-wide fellowship offering help by sharing the experiences, strengths, and hope of those who come together in ongoing weekly meetings. The new group will be the first and currently only NarAnon Meeting in all four of Rensselaer, Columbia, Berkshire, and Bennington Counties.

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Berlin Forth of July Parade

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Theme: Your Choice

Before you know it, our only Fourth of July Parade in Rensselaer County will be here! We will have dug ourselves out of the snow drifts and slogged through the mud to get to the big day!

We invite the community, not only in Berlin but in the surrounding towns who participate in this joy-filled event every July Fourth, to vote for a theme, and when that’s done, create the best float, costume, or attraction, and show off in the parade for prizes, recognition, and fame! Vote, and make it so! The options are:

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A Positive Summer Experience

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Submitted by Star Donovan, Library Trustee
This summer, four youngsters from Berlin were given the chance to attend four weeks of Stephentown Memorial Library’s Summer Camp for free, thanks to an award program offered by the Berlin Free Town Library. Sisters Serenity (12) and Janiyah (9) had gone to summer camp in the past, but for brothers CL (12) and GL (8), this was their first time attending a day camp where one didn’t actually sleep in tents, so they weren’t quite sure what to expect. Nevertheless, all four were happy to meet up with friends they already knew and to make new ones too, which, for the boys, included some future soccer teammates.

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A Young Marine

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Written and submitted by Patricia Jennison McNally
Dedicated to Corporal Sean Jennison
A young Marine, among the honorable elite of our Armed Forces. The first of the United States military to be called in times of war. Qualifying by enduring and successfully meeting all of the excruciating rigors placed before him. Raising his hand and making the solemn promise to protect and defend his homeland at all costs. Putting his country first, putting his fellow Americans first. This young Marine, rising in the ranks, in charge of a platoon of his fellow Marines.

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William S. Snyder – Obituary

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Grafton – William S. “Will” Snyder, 37, was taken away from us way too early from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on August 29th, 2024.

William was born November 22nd, 1986 to Rebecca (Burdick) Greene and Richard Snyder. William graduated from Berlin Central School in 2006. William started his working days at Seagroatt’s in Berlin and then at Berlin True Value and later at Mapledale Farms. Currently he continued his love for farming and enjoyed trucking at Wagner Farms part-time. Will was currently working full-time at VPS Control Systems in Hoosick, where he worked for the past 15 years. [Read more…] about William S. Snyder – Obituary

Donald I. French Jr. – Obituary

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Donald Ira French Jr., 90, of Berlin, New York passed away late at night on Monday, July 29th at home of natural causes.

He was born to Donald and Dorothy French in Albany, New York in September 1933. After high school, Don attended Brigham Young University to study farming and education. When he moved to Berlin, New York, Don taught History at Berlin High School. He worked there for 16 years before retiring and has enjoyed watching many of his students grow up, running into them, and talking about the mischief caused in those school hallways.

Don met the love of his life, [Read more…] about Donald I. French Jr. – Obituary

Mountaineers Create StoryWalk with Library

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Submitted by BCS Communications
The Berlin StoryWalk is a community project that aims to boost literacy and vocabulary beyond the classroom, which is crucial for academic success.

With the focus of engaging children’s creative literacy, the Community Active Mountaineers (CAM) launched the StoryWalk project as part of the Berlin Elementary Nature Trail. This community service is in collaboration with the Berlin Free Town Library and led by CAM advisor Elisa Hammersmith. 

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Clara J. Oakes – Obituary

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Bennington – Clara Jean Oakes, 57, passed away peacefully on August 5th, 2024 after a long illness. Born December 12th, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Richard Oakes and Martha Oakes, who survives.

Clara grew up in Berlin, NY and moved to Bennington at the age of 19. She loved coffee, cats, Care Bears, knickknacks, clothes, movies, and music. [Read more…] about Clara J. Oakes – Obituary