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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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Triple Beauty
Purple Trillium (Trillium erectum) is blooming in area woods.
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Broken Wheel Campground Helps Camp Good Days
Over the past seven years, Campground Owners of New York (CONY) and their campgrounds and campers have donated a total of $572,032 to Camp Good Days.
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Drug Take Back Day Around The County
County Executive Steve McLaughlin and Sheriff Pat Russo helped kick off Rensselaer County’s participation in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, at the West Sand Lake Firehouse.
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By Steve Bradley and Doug La Rocque
The blaze broke out shortly before 1 pm on Tuesday, April 30 in one of the oldest buildings on the Bennington College campus, called The Barn.
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DEC Ruling Complicates Sewer Project
By Doug La Rocque
At a meeting last week between all parties involved with the sewer project at Superior, Lyman and Water Streets in the village, The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) informed Mayor Rob Allen, that any groundwater that is exposed due to the construction, must be considered as contaminated water, and properly treated, before it can be disposed off. The same applies to any soil saturated with groundwater.
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Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation has renamed its annual Vision Award for Distinguished Community Service for Sean Casey, a member of the SVHC Board of Trustees, and a long-time pillar of the Hoosick Falls community, who passed away suddenly last month.
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By Caroline Bassallo
Hoosick Falls’ Cheney Library has a new director, Sara Yetto, who participated in a friendly interview on Thursday, April 25.
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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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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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]