by Thaddeus Flint
One of the first of many problems the Berlin School District’s new Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Young, wanted to address when he started work this fall was communication. “We have to sell BCS to the community, each community,” said Young in an interview with the Eastwick Press on September 30. At that time he envisioned visiting each town in the District to outline his new ideas, and in the past few weeks he has been doing just that.
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HFCS Implements Teacher Evaluation System
by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls Schools Superintendent Ken Facin said at the School Board meeting this month that the District has a signed agreement with the Hoosick Falls teachers union on how the new teacher evaluations will be done.
A State requirement for an annual performance review of teachers in public schools is being phased in starting this year. There are some requirements imposed by the State on how these are to be done, but a lot of the details of how the evaluations are done is under local control, and these are negotiated between the District and the Union.
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Petersburgh Stolen Blind
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Town Highway Superintendent Ray Harrison told the Town Board that someone has been stealing the Town blind of its emergency road markers. Four large “Road Closed” signs have been taken. It costs $340 each to replace them, and, in addition to that, hazardous roads are suddenly unmarked when someone takes away the “Road Closed” signs. The orange emergency marker cones have also been disappearing. Harrison said he has lost at least 50 of those since Hurricane Irene. These cost $38 apiece, and the special tall ones cost over a hundred. He has also lost 4 to 5 barrels which cost $150 each to replace.
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Grafton Planning Board Action – A Full House
by Kieron Kramer
The agenda for the Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday, November 21, was packed with four new subdivision applications to be considered and one application to be approved. Perhaps the extreme activity at this meeting was prompted just by the desire to tidy up these projects in the current fiscal year. Perhaps the applicants wanted to deal with this Board before the changing of the guard in January. In any event all four new applications were accepted for review and public hearings were scheduled for them.
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Berlin Town Board Action, Part Two – November 2011
by Kieron Kramer
At the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, November 10, Highway Superintendent Jim Winn said that the Department had “been playing in everything – dirt, sand and snow” over the past month. The Department has been plowing snow, has been finishing up the grading and gravelling and is starting to draw sand for winter use. The paving would have been finished last week, but the County paver broke, Winn said. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action, Part Two – November 2011
Ag And Farmland Protection In Hoosick
by Bea Peterson
Before the November 14 Hoosick Town Board meeting a one hour public hearing was held to discuss the Draft Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan. Laura Ten Eyck, a NY Field Representative from the American Farmland Trust, addressed the Board and the room full of people there to hear and comment on the plan. [Read more…] about Ag And Farmland Protection In Hoosick
Moonlight & Mistletoe
St. Mary’s Academy is preparing for a Holiday night full of fun and music on Saturday, December 3. Moonlight & Mistletoe~A Holiday Concert is sure to be a great night featuring Holiday music from three local bands. [Read more…] about Moonlight & Mistletoe
Friends Of The Cheney Library Dinner
Friends of the Cheney Library invite you to Dine Out to Help Out. On December 7, between 5 and 8 pm the Hoosick Falls Diner will donate a portion of the night’s proceeds to expand programs and services offered by the Cheney Library to our community. There will be a 50/50 Raffle and Book Basket Raffles held during the evening. Special thanks is given to the Falls Diner for their generous offer. You will also have an opportunity to join the Friends of Cheney Library group. So please join us for an evening of fun and food that will benefit our community.
Book Sale At Grafton Library
The Grafton Community Library is holding a book sale on Saturday, December 3, from 8 am until 1 pm. Stock up on books for winter reading at bargain prices. Hardcover books cost one dollar, and paperbacks cost fifty cents. Remaining VHS tapes are free.
The Library is located at 2455 NY Route 2. Visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org for more Library news or call 279-0580.