Come to the woods and spend an afternoon on Sunday, July 17, at 1 pm clearing trails from storm tree damage. One of the privately owned conservation easement properties of the Rensselaer Land Trust has public trails that need work to make them safe and pleasant again. The property is adjacent to the Dyken Pond Environmental Center, which is where we will meet. Wear long pants, sturdy solid shoes and work gloves. Be prepared to help lift fallen trees. Bring water and a snack and clippers and hand saws if you have them. Call or email Christine to register at 518-859-4363 or Christine@renstrust.org.
Jessie L. Stevens
Hoosick – Jessie L. Stevens, 93, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY. She had resided on South Street in Hoosick, NY, with her daughter Norma Stevens. Jessie was the wife of the late Carl “Shorty” Stevens, who died in 1999.
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Anne M. Forgo
Grafton – Anne M. Forgo, 51, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2011, at the Stratton V.A. Hospital in Albany, NY, after a brief illness. She had resided on Steve O’Dell Road in Grafton, NY.
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Elsie May Domine
Hoosick – Elsie May (Philpott) Domine, 93, passed away at Bennington Health and Rehab in Bennington, VT, on Sunday, June 26, 2011. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Domine, who died in 1986.
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Stained Glass In Concert At The Seventh Day Baptist Church Of Berlin
The Seventh Day Baptist Missionary Society and Women’s Board invite your community to experience Stained Glass, a music ministry of the Seventh Day Baptist denomination, on their Carried by Faith tour. Stained Glass consists of seven young adults from across the US, and the group will be touring fourteen states throughout the Midwest and Northeast this summer.
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George And Family Are Not Well
Wednesday, December 5, 1855: I am not very well
Thursday: This forenoon John F. helped James M. Glass to butcher three hogs. I am not very well.
Sunday: I am not so well. tonight I am very restless. Quite rainy.
Tuesday: I am feeble.
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St. Mary’s Academy Funtastic Fair Makes A Splash!
Loggers Arrested For Cheating Stephentown Woman
by David Flint
Two loggers were arrested on Friday, June 17, on charges of Grand Larceny for having stolen a considerable amount of timber from an elderly Stephentown woman. [Read more…] about Loggers Arrested For Cheating Stephentown Woman
BCS Superintendent: Berlin District “Dysfunctional”
by Thaddeus Flint
“This District is dysfunctional,” stated Interim Superintendant Dr. Brian Howard at the June 21 meeting of the School Board. What did he mean by this statement? Well, let us see.
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Hoosick Falls School Board Reaches Agreement With Teachers
by Bea Peterson
A new five year contract agreement has been reached between the administration and the teachers, and the Hoosick Falls School Board approved it at their meeting this month. The new contract is effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015, and it is an extension of the current contract. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls School Board Reaches Agreement With Teachers


