by David Flint
About 100 bikers roared out of Gardner’s field on Route 22 in Stephentown on Saturday morning starting on the tenth and final Ryan & Courtney Memorial Motorcycle Run. The Run through three states, and the Pig Roast that follows, has been a tribute to Ryan Gardner and Courtney Carelli whose young lives ended prematurely in 2004 in a tragic auto accident. [Read more…] about The Final Run
Hathaway’s Drive-in In Jeopardy
by Bea Peterson
Duane and Betsy Greenawalt have been working hard this season to find ways to raise the $70,000 necessary to purchase digital equipment to keep the Hathaway’s Drive-in in North Hoosick open. Movie studios are phasing out film. Next year, all theaters will be required to have digital projection equipment to play first run movies. [Read more…] about Hathaway’s Drive-in In Jeopardy
Beckwith Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Brother
by David Flint
A Stephentown man who was arrested last September for stabbing his older brother has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next week to prison. [Read more…] about Beckwith Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Brother
BCS Capital Project Bond Passes
by Thaddeus Flint
The Berlin Central School District Board of Education has finally passed the Capital Project Bond authorization which will allow the District to purchase $5 million in bonds to fund a $6.8 million rehabilitation project of the District’s two working buildings.
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New Lebanon CSD Announces Leadership Changes
Changes in leadership are already in place at the New Lebanon Central School District for the 2013-14 school year. The District welcomes Rick Arket as the Assistant Principal of the Jr./Sr. High School. Leslie Whitcomb transitions to the elementary school, and Matthew Klafehen to the Principal position at the Jr./Sr. High School.
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Riot At The Rink; Wrestling Tournament Draws Hundreds
by Steve Bradley
On Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28, a major wrestling event was held in Hoosick Falls, the fourth year of what is now called “Riot at the Rink.” According to organizer Mike LaPorte and his assistant Walter Sass, 14 teams, consisting of more than 245 wrestlers, came to wrestle at the wrestling tournament. [Read more…] about Riot At The Rink; Wrestling Tournament Draws Hundreds
Boy Scouts Visit The Petersburgh Town Court
by Andy Zlotnick
On Tuesday evening, July 13, a small group of Boy Scouts from Troop 222 in Petersburgh had an opportunity to see how government works by visiting a town court and seeing real live cases being brought before the court. The Scouts are working on the “Citizenship in the Community” Merit Badge, an Eagle Scout required Badge. [Read more…] about Boy Scouts Visit The Petersburgh Town Court
Stephentown Memorial Library’s Pilot Afternoon Summer Camp Program Emphasizes Science, Conservation, Art and Physical Education
The Stephentown Memorial Library in collaboration with the Stephentown Youth Commission launched a pilot afternoon camp program this summer for Stephentown children ages 5 through 12. Twenty children participated in a two hour afternoon program housed at the Library, starting with free lunch through Rensselaer County.
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Hoosick Falls Head Start Closed For The Summer
by Bea Peterson
Budget sequestration, or “the sequester,” means automatic spending cuts at the federal level. It will supposedly save the U.S. government billions of dollars a year. The cuts affect military and social programs. Check it out in Hoosick Falls.
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