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Top Students Named At New Lebanon Central Schools
Submitted by Kirstin LaPlante
Valedictorian: Nathaniel Austin
Nathaniel Austin, son of Timothy and Jennifer Austin of Stephentown, has been named New Lebanon High School’s Class of 2019 Valedictorian.
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Come get your punch cards from the Town Hall in advance of Clean Up Day.
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Changing The Terms Of Office
By Thaddeus Flint
New Lebanon’s two-year Town Supervisor position, as well as the Town Clerk, the Highway Superintendent and the Tax Collector, are one step closer to becoming four-year terms after a resolution and a proposed local law passed at the April 9 Town Board meeting.
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submitted by Kristin LaPlante for New Lebanon CSD
The Board of Education of the New Lebanon Central School district would like to review, and place in context, the Veterans Tax Exemption petition that was discussed at its March 13, 2019 regular meeting.
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A Contentious Evening in New Lebanon
by Thaddeus Flint
It was a tough crowd at last Tuesday’s New Lebanon Town Board meeting, with residents and Board members taking issue with all sorts of topics.
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CRTA Wins The Bid On Rail Trail Parcel
By Thaddeus Flint
The Corkscrew Rail Trail has its “anchor” after winning a parcel of land in New Lebanon at a Columbia County Tax auction.
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By Doug La Rocque
Both schools have had some problems attracting enough students to participate in various sports teams, with news late last year, that New Lebanon might not be able to field a girls softball team this spring.
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Chinese Exchange Students Visit Berlin Schools
by Rachel Turetsky
Samantha Brewer, director of Exceptional Education at Berlin Central School, coordinated a visit last week of exchange students from China.
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Still Pursuing Property For The Rail Trail
By Thaddeus Flint
A property in New Lebanon that was almost part of the Corkscrew Rail Trail, has once again been slated for auction by Columbia County.
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Seeking Public Input On Vet Tax Exemptions
By Thaddeus Flint
A Stephentown man is organizing a petition drive to gauge support for Alternative Veterans Tax Exemptions in the New Lebanon Central School District.
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19 Arrested In Latest County-Wide Welfare Fraud Sweep By Doug La Rocque Late last week Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as State Police and other local law enforcement agencies, arrested 19 people who are alleged to have fraudulently accepted welfare benefits. You must be logged in to view this article.
R H E Stillwater 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 2 Hoosick Falls 4 3 0 8 X 15 6 1 Monday, May 6. Played at HFCS. You must be logged in to view this article.
Wellness Fair And 5K Run At BCS Submitted by Rachel Turetsky The Wellness Fair and 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 4, brought out many from the Berlin Central School District community in spite of the rain. The sky-blue 5K shirts on most of the 82 participants brightened up the cloudy day at the Berlin Middle-High […]
Budget Passes With 1.36% Tax Levy Increase by Alex Brooks The final version of the Budget for the 2019-20 school year was approved by the Hoosick Falls School board at its April 18 meeting. You must be logged in to view this article.
HFCS Unveils First Draft of 2019-20 Budget by Alex Brooks Hoosick Falls Central Schools Business Administrator Emily Sanders presented a first draft of next year’s budget, which showed a total increase in spending of 0.4%, or $102,097. You must be logged in to view this article.
From January 9 through January 18, the Junior National Honor Society members collected pasta for Hoosick Area Churches Assocation Food Pantry You must be logged in to view this article.