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New Lebanon School Board Firing Teachers To Control Tax Levy

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by Phil Zema
Like most school districts throughout the area, the New Lebanon School District faces difficult economic times. A number of inevitable aid cuts, revenue losses and expense hikes may financially cripple the District. Because of the District’s overall wealth, the state has reduced its aid donations. [Read more…] about New Lebanon School Board Firing Teachers To Control Tax Levy

Second Half Tiger Surge Slams Door On Berlin

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by Ryan Mosher
While the Berlin boys basketball team has struggled to put together any success this season, their rival New Lebanon Tigers have seemed to finally find their way in the Central Hudson Valley League. With just three games remaining, the Tigers were tied for the top spot entering Monday night’s game with Berlin. As always with these two teams, standings were meaningless as the long time rivals began to do battle.
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New Lebanon School Board To Hold Meeting With Berlin School Board

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by Phillip M. Zema
The New Lebanon and Berlin School Boards have decided to hold a joint Board meeting. The object of the meeting is to discuss ways the school districts could share resources. The discussion topics include New Lebanon’s desire to absorb Berlin students who live in Stephentown, the possibility of sharing AP courses with students traveling to the other school as need be to take advanced courses, a grant application that would allow the districts to share transportation services and the possibility of more athletic teams merging. [Read more…] about New Lebanon School Board To Hold Meeting With Berlin School Board

Berlin/New Lebanon Wrestlers Struggle At Mountie Invite

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by Ryan Mosher
In their second Mt. Greylock tournament of the year on Saturday, January 30, the Berlin/New Lebanon wrestling team struggled to get going. While the first tournament was a duals tournament, this one was an individual, double elimination tournament. Held at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, the tournament brought in twenty-two teams from New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island.
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Albany-Tula Alliance Announces Student Essay Contest

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High school students in the Capital Region will have an opportunity to win a trip to Russia for two weeks this summer through an essay contest sponsored by the Albany-Tula Alliance. Students aged 16 to 18 who wish to compete will be asked to write a 1,500 word essay identifying and discussing an issue that Presidents Medvedev and Obama can work on together that will improve the lives of both Russians and Americans in terms of knowledge, resources and trust. [Read more…] about Albany-Tula Alliance Announces Student Essay Contest

Mountaineer/Tiger Wrestlers Face Tough Competition At ICC Tourney

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by Ryan Mosher
The Berlin-New Lebanon wrestling team traveled to the Ichabod Crane wrestling tournament this past weekend to take on several tough Capital District wrestling teams. After losing the opening match of the day to a very tough Schuylerville team, the Mountaineers/Tigers then took on Schoharie. [Read more…] about Mountaineer/Tiger Wrestlers Face Tough Competition At ICC Tourney