by Deb Alter
Hoosick Falls Central School District is among the safest educational organizations in New York according to the Utica National Insurance Group.
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Youth 2 Youth Berlin Visits the County Legislature
submitted by Biffy Cahill
On Wednesday, May 6, Youth 2 Youth Berlin did a presentation to the Rensselaer County Legislature and Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino, during the legislative open forum. They thanked the legislature for sponsoring a youth’s attendance at the Youth 2 Youth Eastern States Conference in 2014, and delivered a presentation on their efforts to reduce the use of alcohol and drugs by youth in the four communities of the Berlin Central School District. [Read more…] about Youth 2 Youth Berlin Visits the County Legislature
Bouncelinx Holds Open House
Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Part Two
by Bea Peterson
This is the conclusion of the report that began in last week’s paper.
Snow Street
Mary Jane Scott of Snow Street brought samples of dirty water to the meeting and complained that she received no notification that there was a problem with the water that went on for days. She asked for a return to having a Police cruiser drive on the street and announce such a problem. She does not read the Village’s legal paper and does not follow the television public announcements.
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TVSC U19 Team Has Strong Outing In Weekend Tournament
by Jen Burhans
The Taconic Valley Soccer Club has started its Spring program. This past month K-6th grade youngsters have been coming together at Berlin Elementary school twice a week to practice soccer in an instructional setting. The club also has two older teams in the CDSYL Spring travel league that play and practice at BES.
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HFCS Celebrates Retiring Staff Members And Grants Tenure
by Deb Alter
Nine teachers with a combined 191 years of service to HFCS who are retiring at the end of this school year were honored by the School Board and Superintendent at the Tuesday, May 19 Board Meeting. Five teachers were awarded tenure.
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HFCS Baseball Season Comes To An End
by Steve Bradley
The season came to a screeching end for the #4 seeded HFCS baseball team last Thursday when they fell to the #5 seeded Schuylerville Black Horses 13 – 1. The Horses jumped on the Panthers right from the start and never let the Panthers see a glimmer of hope for a victory.
CASDA Honors New Lebanon High School Senior And Teacher
submitted by Erin Clary
On May 13, the Capital Area School District Association (CASDA) honored New Lebanon High School senior Evan Burgess at its 29th Annual Scholar’s Recognition program dinner at the Albany Marriot.
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New Lebanon CSD Seeks Community Input On Smart Schools Allocation
submitted by Erin Clary
The New Lebanon CSD will host three community stakeholder meetings to gain input on how to best use the $288,073 in reimbursement funds allocated to the district through the Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014.
The meetings will be held: Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30 pm at the Walter B. Howard Elementary School library; Wednesday, June 3, at 6:30 pm in the Jr/Sr High School cafeteria; and Wednesday, June 10, at 7 pm as part of the Board of Education meeting held at the Walter B. Howard Elementary School library. All district residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014 authorizes the distribution of $2 billion statewide to finance improved educational technology and infrastructure to improve learning and opportunity for students. Examples of approved projects include broadband Internet, the installation of high-tech security, capital projects to expand Pre-K instructional space, and the acquisition of technology such as laptops or tablet computers.
Illustrated Lecture On 250 Year History of The Douglas Farm in Stephentown
The Douglas Farm on Osgood Road in Stephentown was settled 250 years ago by William Douglas. Isabel Krebs, present-day owner and a descendant of William Douglas, will give an illustrated talk about the farm and the history of the Douglas family on Monday, June 1, 7:30 pm at the Stephentown Historical Society’s Heritage Center on Garfield Road (County Route 26) in Stephentown, New York. The program is free and the building is handicapped accessible. For directions, telephone (518) 733-0010.
William Douglas and his family arrived from Canaan, Connecticut, in 1765 and built a log cabin in what was then Jericho, Massachusetts. He and his father Asa, a slightly later settler, fought at the Battle of Bennington and other actions during the American Revolution. In 1787 boundary disputes between Massachusetts and New York were settled in a way that placed the cabin and about one-third of the Douglas land in New York State. The log cabin was replaced by a colonial style house in 1824. After it was destroyed by fire in 1967, a ranch house was built on the site to which a second storey was later added. The present barn dates to 1824.
The talk will tell how this land stayed in the same family for 250 years and highlight some of the distinguished military contributions of the family, including the Civil War service of Captain (later Brigadier General) Henry B. Osgood.
Some sixty descendants of William Douglas will gather from all over the United States on June 19 to celebrate the Douglas Farm’s 250 years. An unveiling ceremony for an historical marker for the farm will be on June 20. The marker is funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, which has funded over 240 historic markers in New York State since 2006.