Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
No Information About The Sale Is Forthcoming
by Thaddeus Flint
Possible plans for the sales of the Stephentown and Grafton Elementary school buildings were raised at the Berlin School Board meeting last Tuesday night, but details were not available about either plan. [Read more…] about Sale of Stephentown Elementary School Is Authorized
By Doug La Rocque
First to enter the sectional fray were Berlin’s Boys, who traveled to Cambridge last Thursday to take on the Indians. Berlin came out strong dominating the first half play, scoring early on a goal by Tyler Kellar. [Read more…] about A Bittersweet End For Berlin’s High School Soccer Seasons In Sectionals
By Doug La Rocque
In the only home meet of the year, the Mountaineers ran away from Mechanicville and Greenwich with Nyck Styer, Ryan Gosse, Alex Flowers and Collin Douglas finishing 2, 3, 4 and 6 overall. [Read more…] about Berlin Boys Cross Country Powers Through Wasaren League Competition
By Doug La Rocque It was three up and three more down for the Berlin Boys’ soccer team this past week. First to fall were the Heatly Hornets, victims of a 10 goal barrage by the Mountaineers, who got three more goals off the foot of Ryan Willis. [Read more…] about Mountaineers Roll Through CHVL Competition In Both Boys And Girls Soccer
Scores in top 1 percent in New York State
Alexander Flowers, a senior at Berlin High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
[Read more…] about Berlin Senior Is A Semifinalist For National Merit Scholarship
By Doug La Rocque “I was very excited to see both schools open without any real problems at all. It was probably one of the smoothest openings we’ve seen in regards to transportation as well.” [Read more…] about A Succesful Opening Day And An Update On Water Concerns Top Berlin School Board Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
Earlier in the season the Doane Stuart Thunder Chickens (yes, Thunder Chickens) were identified by Berlin Coach Art Schmich as one of the teams he thought might provide their toughest league competition. [Read more…] about Berlin Boys’ Soccer Becoming An Offensive Juggernaut While Their Keepers Post A Pair Of Shutouts
By Doug La Rocque
The Annual New Lebanon High School Soccer Tournament was the highlight of this past week for both the Boys and Girls teams, with each squad finishing in third place. [Read more…] about An Up And Down Week For Berlin Soccer Teams
by Alex Brooks
The C-8 Group in Petersburgh held a very successful meeting on PFOA issues on Tuesday September 6 at the PVMCC. There was a large panel of experts there, including DEC Region 4 Director Keith Goetz and three others from DEC, three from NYS Dept. of Health, two from the EPA, and four from the County, including Kathy Jimino, Stan Brownell, Mary Fran Wachunas and Rich Elder.
There were about 50 citizens present, and they had plenty of questions. [Read more…] about Many Questions Answered At PFOA Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
The Berlin Girls’ Soccer Team had its first league contest at Rensselaer well in hand by halftime and cruised to a 6-0 victory over their Central Hudson Valley League opponent. Jewel Pietrzak, Berlin’s all-time leading scorer, netted another three goals in the contest, two from the field and one on a penalty kick. [Read more…] about Lady Mountaineers Open Their CHVL League Play With A Shutout Of The Rensselaer Rams
