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Doggone, What A Great Listener!
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Crosby, a five-year-old Labradoodle, is a therapy dog and along with her trainer Paul Raider, provides a comforting atmosphere for students at Berlin Elementary to practice their reading skills.
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Lip Sync For Cancer At BES
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Berlin Elementary School’s 7th Annual Lip Sync, on April 18, had over fifty students and also staff performing to a full house at the Middle-High School auditorium.
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Student Ambassador Alicia Minkler presented Ellen Strait, Ronald McDonald House volunteer and Berlin Central alumni, with just over $1,200 in donations.
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Getting Something For Nothing
By Thaddeus Flint
A State program to assist families in making sure their homes are safe and healthy has been expanded to include Stephentown, it was heard at the April 15 Town Board meeting.
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BSC Marine Biology Program At Via Aquarium
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Mr. Matthew Christian’s Marine Biology and independent study students at Berlin Middle-High School presented their baby sharks to the Via Aquarium in Rotterdam on April 9 and 16.
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A Proposal For A Single Bus Run
By Irene MacCollar
On Thursday, April 4 at the Berlin Elementary School, the 2019 Elementary Science Fair wrapped up on the first floor while a Board of Education round table discussion began upstairs.
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Class Of 2019 Top 10 Academic Performers
On March 20, the Berlin High School class of 2019 marked 100 days until graduation with the announcement and celebration of its top 10 academic performers.
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It’s Mud Season In Town
By Thaddeus Flint
The roads are muddy, the Highway Department is getting a new truck, and the Library is making it financially attractive to return anything you might have been meaning to return—but just haven’t had the time yet—since from around the end of World War II.
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Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
The Berlin Central School District sent four teams to Coxsackie-Athens for the Odyssey of the Mind (OotM) tournament on March 9.
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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.