The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 40 along with American Legion Post 40 will hold its annual Christmas party on Sunday, December 13, at 1 pm at the post on Main St. All members are invited along with a guest. If you wish to make reservations or get tickets, please call Marilyn at 686-4703 or Susan at 686-0717.
Berlin Rescue Squad Café
On December 12, the Berlin Rescue Squad will be holding a Charlie Hot Dog Night at the Fire House. From 5 to 7 pm dedicated volunteers will be serving these delicious hot dogs to the public. Prices will be 6 dogs for $5 or a baker’s dozen for $10. We will also have soda and water available for purchase at $1 each. Please bring in a non-perishable food item to go to the local food pantry to help throughout the holiday season.
Berlin Library Holiday Raffle
Just take out a book and read it between now and December 18 and you will receive a free Stewart’s gift card and be entered into our raffle. Win The Mitten and a commemorative poster signed by the author, Jan Brett, (for children up to age 6 years) or win three books from The Boxcar Children Mysteries by author Gertrude Chandler Warner, which includes the boxcar shelf display, (for children in grades 2-6). For every book you take out and read, you can enter your name into the raffle.
David Sutton In “My Fair Lady” At Capital Repertory Theatre
a review by Alex Brooks
The Capital Repertory Theatre has opened its holiday production of My Fair Lady, the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl taken on as a project by a cranky and somewhat misogynistic aristocrat with an interest in phonetics, who makes a bet that he can teach her to speak upper-crust English well enough to fool the lords and ladies of high society.
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Yule Log Tradition At Dyken Pond
Celebrate the outdoors this season by attending the annual Yule Log Event at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Sunday, December 13. Beginning at 1 pm, there will a search for the hidden yule log. [Read more…] about Yule Log Tradition At Dyken Pond
A Big Sale Of Wool
Friday, July 16, 1852: John F. and my hired man Irish John and the two Runnals hayed on my Rodgers farm and I spread and raked hay on said farm. [Read more…] about A Big Sale Of Wool
Walter C. Gardner
Hoosick Falls – Walter C. Gardner, 80, died Thursday, November 26, 2009, at the Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington, VT. Formerly Walter had resided in Hoosick Falls, NY, with his wife Joan (Eddy) Gardner.
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Paul William Briggs Sr.
West Lebanon – Paul William Briggs Sr., 54, unexpectedly passed away, with his wife and their six children by his side, on Friday, November 27, 2009, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA, after being stricken at his home in West Lebanon, NY, on Thanksgiving Day.
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James R. Blocher
Stephentown – James Ralph Blocher, 82, of O’Dell Road in Stephentown, NY, died on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. [Read more…] about James R. Blocher
Thanksgiving Dinner Served
An idea by a 16 year old student came to reality on Thanksgiving Day. This member of the Youth Ministry team of Immaculate Conception parish in Hoosick Falls had the idea in August to provide a free community Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day. [Read more…] about Thanksgiving Dinner Served