Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Amy Modesti
It was a festive St. Patrick’s Day at the Berlin Free Town Library. Residents gathered at the facility to listen to Irish music and celebrate the library’s 125th Anniversary with its first ever “Smart Phone Photo Contest.”
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Berlin Middle-High School Competes at 2019 Science Bowl
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
On Saturday March, 2, the Berlin Middle and High Schools sent teams to compete in the annual Regional Qualifier for the Department of Energy National Science Bowl, which was held at The GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna.
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Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Demi DeGennaro and Jackson Flowers were a fun and talented duo as the masters of ceremonies in front of a big crowd of families and students at the Berlin High School Spring Pops concert, on Thursday, February 28.
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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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By Doug La Rocque
Jen Peabody contributed to this story
Four members of the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department again took part in the 4th Annual STRIDE Adaptive Sports 100k Vertical Challenge.
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Sumitted by Samantha Noles, Art Instructor
The Berlin High School Art Department is celebrating Youth Art Month (every March).
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An Introduction: Broadband Internet, Meet Stephentown
By Thaddeus Flint
Broadband internet has finally arrived in Stephentown, it was reported at the February 19 Town Board meeting.
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The small building in the back of the mill burned in 1967.
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Ambulance Service A Rising Concern
by Thaddeus Flint
Ambulances might someday be slower to arrive in Stephentown, but there could be plenty of worthless television channels to flip through while waiting, it was heard at last Tuesday’s Town Board meeting.
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Stephentown Railroad Station
The Corkscrew Division of the Rutland Railroad ran through Stephentown on its way to Chatham. It was called the Corkscrew because of its many twist and turns all along the line.
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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.