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Berlin Town Board Action

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A New Stone And Gravel Contract And Bridge Questions Top Berlin Town Board Meeting

By Doug La Rocque

Receiving just one bid to provide the Town with sand and gravel, the Board awarded the contract to Quality Construction of Cherry Plain.  The contractor listed his pricing for sand, gravel, item 4 and cobble stone, both loaded at his yard or delivered.  [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action

Farmland Protection Grant Workshops Offered To Local Farmers

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Four upcoming informational sessions, free and open to the public, are being held so that local farmers may learn more about the state Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) grants. The workshops will discuss the parameters of the state program so farmers can determine whether it might be suitable for their farms and how to apply for funding. [Read more…] about Farmland Protection Grant Workshops Offered To Local Farmers

Poestenkill Historical Society March Program

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Troy’s Tiffany Glass

Tom Carroll, former director of the Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway will be our guest speaker. Tom will present a narrated program on Tiffany glass in and around Troy which was very popular in the early days.  Louis Comfort Tiffany started out as a painter but became interested in glass making around 1875.  [Read more…] about Poestenkill Historical Society March Program

Two Communities Joining Together To Re-Establish High School Wrestling In The Taconic Valley

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By Doug La Rocque

The Berlin High School’s reentry into the sport of wrestling was a year marked by growing pains.  When the season started with their first scrimmage at Hoosick Falls, they had nearly a full team and high hopes.  By season’s end, they were down to just a few wrestlers, most having dropped out along the way.  Now coach D.J. Connally and supporters are hoping to create a groundswell of support, between the Berlin and New Lebanon communities.  [Read more…] about Two Communities Joining Together To Re-Establish High School Wrestling In The Taconic Valley

Berlin InvenTeam Completes Mid-Grant Technical Review

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submitted by Carolyn Barie

A team of young inventors from Berlin High School is the recipient of a grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program. On October 14, Lemelson-MIT announced Berlin was one of only fourteen schools nationwide that would receive up to $10,000 each in grant funding as part of its 2015–2016 InvenTeam™ initiative to inspire young people to solve real-world problems through invention. [Read more…] about Berlin InvenTeam Completes Mid-Grant Technical Review