On Tuesday, June 2, over 100 students at Berlin Elementary School celebrated completing 100% of their homework for the 2009-2010 school year. [Read more…] about Giving 100% At Berlin Elementary School
A Long And Winding Road
BCS Leadership Positions Filled
by Phillip Zema
In the wake of Superintendant Gregory’s resignation, Berlin’s BOE had little time to decide who would assume leadership of the District. On June 29, the BOE appointed Eileen Leffler, Grafton’s former Principal, as interim superintendant. They also officially approved resolutions to make Berlin art instructor Jason Breh the interim middle school principal and Cathy Allain the high school principal with tenure. Each of these appointments takes effect on July 1.
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Electronics Housings Arrive On Grange Hall Road
by David Flint
Work progresses on Grange Hall Road in Stephentown, site of Beacon Power’s flywheel-based frequency regulation plant. With flywheel housings now in place for eight of the planned 20 pods, each to contain ten flywheels, the company took delivery on Tuesday, June 29, of two trailer sized electronics housings and four smaller containers housing equipment to provide cooling for the flywheels and the electronics.
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HFCS Kindergarten 2010 Celebration
by Bea Peterson
On Thursday, June 24, eighty-eight children completed kindergarten at Hoosick Falls Central. They ended their first school year by climbing onto the stage in the high school auditorium, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, singing songs, playing kazoos, individually shaking hands with their Principal, Mr. Dailey, and then standing center stage for a moment of glory, the first of many to come during their school years ahead. So many youngsters with so many different personalities.
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Carl Brownell Retires
by Bea Peterson
A retirement party for Carl Brownell was held in the bus garage on Thursday, June 24. Transportation Supervisor Charlie Weeden told the gathering that Carl was a lot of fun – usually at someone else’s expense. [Read more…] about Carl Brownell Retires
Girl Scout Troop 1154 Of Stephentown Completes Bronze Award Project
Project “Fuzzy Blanket” was completed on May 27 with the finale being delivery of the seven blankets to the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Albany Medical Center. [Read more…] about Girl Scout Troop 1154 Of Stephentown Completes Bronze Award Project
Hoosick Falls Junior Girl Scouts Earn Bronze Award
Anna Brewer, Katy Gardner, Lexie Gates, Lauren Harrison and Sydney Stowell from Hoosick Falls Junior Troop 1144 have earned their Bronze Award. The Bronze Award is the highest award Girl Scouts in grades four and five can earn. These girls are fifth-graders at Hoosick Falls Central School.
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Stephentown Historical Society 29th Annual Strawberry Festival
by William Zimmerman
Ten people picked 200 pounds of strawberries, 15 people hulled them, over a dozen people baked homemade biscuits and strawberry-rhubarb pies and a dozen more served the delicacies at the Stephentown Historical Society’s 29th annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 27, at The Berry Patch on Route 22. [Read more…] about Stephentown Historical Society 29th Annual Strawberry Festival
