On Monday, March 23, twenty Berlin High School students were formally inducted in the Taconic Valley Chapter of the National Honor Society. Ten Berlin Middle School students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. [Read more…] about Berlin Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
Erie Canal History At Stephentown Heritage Center
Tom Ragosta, Watervliet City Historian, will give an illustrated talk on the Erie Canal on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 pm at the Stephentown Historical Society’s Heritage Center, Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. The building is handicapped accessible. [Read more…] about Erie Canal History At Stephentown Heritage Center
David H. Silvernail
David H. Silvernail, 84, of Vancouver, WA, died peacefully on Thursday March 26, 2015.
He is survived by his daughter Faith Anne Listebarger and her husband Kevin of Vancouver, WA; two sisters, Jane McCumber and her husband Daniel of Petersburgh, NY, and Anne Stubbs of Coeur d’Alene, ID.
Interment will be at a later date in the Garfield Cemetary, Stephentown, NY.
James Bryce Wilson
Hoosick Falls – James Bryce Wilson, 83, longtime resident of Stony Brook, Long Island, NY died on March 9, 2015 at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY, following a severe stroke in January 2015. [Read more…] about James Bryce Wilson
Alfred N. Odierno
New Lebanon – Alfred N. Odierno, 100, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at home at Melbourne Place in Pittsfield, MA. Born in Little Italy in New York City on June 10, 1914, he was the son of the late Silvio and Mary Yander Odierno. His family moved to Rockaway, NJ where he graduated from Rockaway High School. He later graduated in 1934 from the Casey Jones School of Aviation. [Read more…] about Alfred N. Odierno
Berlin Student Takes First Place In SkillsUSA Competition
Berlin High School senior Caleb Hendricks earned first place in the Carpentry division at the 2015 SkillsUSA regional competition on March 18. The regional competition took place at the Modern Welding School in Schenectady. [Read more…] about Berlin Student Takes First Place In SkillsUSA Competition
Legislature And EMC To Sponsor Electronics Recycling Day On April 11
The Rensselaer County Legislature will join with the county Environmental Management Council to sponsor an electronics recycling day next month, legislators announced.
The electronics recycling event will be held Saturday, April 11 from 9:30 am to 2 pm. The event will be held at the County Office Building, 1600 7th Avenue, downtown Troy. [Read more…] about Legislature And EMC To Sponsor Electronics Recycling Day On April 11
Rensselaer County Members Compete At 4-H District Dairy Bowl
4-H members from across the Capital District travelled to Ichabod Crane High School to participate in the Capital District 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest hosted by Columbia/Greene Cornell Cooperative Extension. Rensselaer County fielded a Novice, Senior and two Junior teams. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Members Compete At 4-H District Dairy Bowl
Hometown Mentoring: College-Bound Seniors Promote New Mentoring Program, Urge Their Peers To Participate
Five Hoosick Falls High School seniors who have been selected JLS Foundation scholarship finalists this year are doing their part to encourage their peers to participate in the school’s new Hometown Mentoring program. [Read more…] about Hometown Mentoring: College-Bound Seniors Promote New Mentoring Program, Urge Their Peers To Participate
States And Canada Agree On New Grading System
Maple Syrup Season is Late for Second Year in a Row
by Bea Peterson
There’s a maple leaf on the cap of NYS maple syrup this year, along with a description of the syrup color and taste. It’s a new grading system and it is universal. Now maple syrup made in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin and all the Provinces of Canada will be labeled the same. [Read more…] about States And Canada Agree On New Grading System