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Student Councils Express Appreciation and Concern

October 28, 2021 By Eastwick Press

by Chris Tergliafera

At the October 19 meeting of the Berlin Central School District Board, the Middle School Student Council handed out gift bags to the Board and Superintendent to thank them for their service and dedication to the school community.

The High School Student Council recently met with Principle Kimberly Brownell to discuss concerns and improvements. One such improvement would be

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Filed Under: Berlin School Dist., Member Exclusive, School News

High School Volleyball • Berlin/New Lebanon Defeats Cambridge

September 20, 2021 By Eastwick Press

Contributed by Coach Paul Slaver

A great team win from BNL varsity volleyball! The girls played as a team, moving around the court and defeating Cambridge in 3 sets. The girls kept serving up aces with 5 from Macayla Roberts and 3 from both Bailey Catlin and Ciera Jaegar. Alexis Rifenburg, Riley Smith, Acsha Bray and Jayelyn Goodermote all contributed with 1 ace a piece. Action did not stop there with 3 kills from Bailey Catlin and 2 from Ciara Jaegar, Riley Smith and Macayla Roberts. Acsha Bray and Sage Rogers continued on offense with 1 kill apiece. Defense also earned 28 digs. Keep it up girls.

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Filed Under: Berlin School Dist., New Lebanon Central School, School News, Uncategorized

Hoosick Falls Central Board

April 26, 2019 By steve bradley

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.

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Filed Under: Front Page, Grafton, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick School Dist., Member Exclusive, Petersburgh

Hoosick Falls CSD

March 8, 2019 By steve bradley

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.

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Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Member Exclusive, Petersburgh, School News

Hoosick Falls Central School

February 7, 2019 By steve bradley

From January 9 through January 18, the Junior National Honor Society members collected pasta for Hoosick Area Churches Assocation Food Pantry

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Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick School Dist., Member Exclusive

Hoosick Falls Central School

January 24, 2019 By steve bradley

Vote Scheduled on Proposed Capital Project

by Alex Brooks

At its January 14 meeting, the Hoosick Falls School Board voted unanimously to put its proposed Capital Project up for voter approval.

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Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick School Dist., Member Exclusive, Petersburgh, School News

Berlin Central School Board

January 11, 2019 By steve bradley

Senior Trip Update

At the last regular meeting of the Berlin Central School Board of Education, many concerns were raised about the upcoming Senior Class trip to Virginia Beach, VA, chief of which was a lack of certified lifeguards for any planned swimming in either the ocean or a pool at the house the group is renting.

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Filed Under: Berlin, Berlin School Dist., Front Page, Member Exclusive, School News

HFCS To Employ An Armed School Resource Officer

August 30, 2018 By eastwickpress

By Doug La Rocque

Hoosick Falls Central School Superintendent Ken Facin told the School Board members gathered for its regular meeting on Thursday night, August 23, that the District has entered into a contract with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department to employee a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO), for a three-year period.

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Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick School Dist., Member Exclusive

HFCS School Board

June 22, 2018 By eastwickpress

Last Meeting For Laurin And Gormley

By Alex Brooks

The Hoosick Falls School Board meeting held on June14 was the last for School Board President Greg Laurin and School Board member Laurie Gormley, who have both put in many years of School Board service. [Read more…] about HFCS School Board

Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick School Dist., Petersburgh, School News

HFCS Student And School Psychologist Honored

May 4, 2018 By eastwickpress

 Submitted by Eileen Druckenmiller

Stephanie Merwin, a senior at Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School and Corie Rushman, the high school’s school psychologist, were honored by The Academy for Character Education at the Sage Colleges. [Read more…] about HFCS Student And School Psychologist Honored

Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick School Dist., Petersburgh

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        Brunswick Town Board Highlights

        by Denise Wright The March 13th Brunswick Town Board meeting was filled with conversation and resulted in the passing of two resolutions. During the Building and Codes report, 25 building property inspections and 22 follow-up complaints were reported for the month of February. The State Uniform Code Administration Compliance Report has been prepared. The historian […]

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        Stephentown Board Highlights

        by Denise Wright The Stephentown Board’s St. Patrick’s Day meeting began with a moment of silence to honor former town board member Gerry Robinson. Robinson focused on “improving local service opportunities, protecting Stephentown’s unique rural environment, and increasing local jobs and amenities by encouraging economic development appropriate to the size, atmosphere, and well-being of our […]

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        Berlin School Board Appoints New Superintendent

        Submitted by BCSD Communications The Berlin Central School District Board of Education selected Mr. Kenneth Rizzo to be its next superintendent of schools, effective July 1st. Mr. Rizzo was unanimously appointed by the board at its meeting on March 6th. You must be logged in to view this article.

        Wildcats Compete at the New York State Indoor Track Championships 

        Hoosick Falls CSD Indoor Track Submitted by HFCSD Communications The Wildcats put forth a great effort at the New York State Indoor Track Championships on March 8th. The girls 4×400, consisting of Emma Waugh, Mihaly Blake, Ava Salvsevold, and Erin Conety, had a huge upset in their race. Going in as the underdogs, the girls […]

        Winter Scholar Athletes and Varsity Teams

        Brunswick CSD Submitted by Brunswick CSD Communications Brunswick CSD is proud to announce its winter Scholar Athlete sports teams for the 2024-2025 season. The school fielded seven varsity teams, including Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading, Unified Bowling, Boys Indoor Track, and Girls Indoor Track. In addition to the exciting lineup of winter […]

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