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New Board Takes Care of Housekeeping
by David Flint
Newly elected Town Supervisor Colleen Teal presided over the first regular meeting of the 2016 New Lebanon Town Board on Tuesday, January 12. Other new faces on the Board are Councilmen Mark Baumli and Kevin Smith, along with newly elected Town Clerk Tistrya Houghtling. They join returning Town Board members Chuck Geraldi and Dan Evans, who was absent for this meeting. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action
The Petersburgh Public Library invites everyone to a library open house on Saturday, February 6 from 10 am until noon. We would invite you to sign up for a library card if you do not already have one so you will be able to make use of all the library services both at the library and on line. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Library To Hold Open House
The Berlin Free Town Library presents singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Przech in concert on January 30 at 7:30 pm. [Read more…] about Jeff Przech In Concert In Berlin
The Berlin Central School District has begun the process of registering students for the 2016-2017 Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. Students must be legal residents of the school district and reside with a parent or guardian within the school district at the time of registration. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School District Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration For The 2016-2017 School Year
Stephentown – Beth-Anne Steele, 47, surrendered to cancer on January 7, 2016 surrounded by the love and support of her friends and those she called her “chosen family.” Born on Long Island on December 3, 1968, she was predeceased by her parents Robert and Anne Steele. [Read more…] about Beth-Anne Steele
Potter Hill – Virginia T. Lavin, 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center surrounded by her family, after a six month struggle recovering from surgery. [Read more…] about Virginia T. Lavin
Berlin – Shirley R. Strait of Bennington, VT passed away on January 9 at Fillmore Pond surrounded by family. [Read more…] about Shirley R. Strait
by Deb Alter
The Village Board announced at a Special Meeting on Thursday, January 7, that a temporary carbon filtration system will be installed at the water plant and could be online as soon as five weeks. It will remove nearly all of the PFOAs in the Village water supply. This means that residents will no longer need to go to Tops for bottled water, although it will be there, paid for by Saint-Gobain, for those who need it. A long-term solution is still in the works. [Read more…] about Temporary Filtration System For PFOA Removal Will Be Up And Running In Weeks
by David Flint
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Installation Dinner on Saturday, January 9 and installed a new Fire Chief and a new President. [Read more…] about Stephentown Installs New Fire Chief
by Alex Brooks
The Audit done by the State Comptroller’s Office for 2013 and part of 2014 has been released. It finds the Town Board to have exercised insufficient oversight of Town finances in a number of areas. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Audit Finds Weaknesses In Town Financial Practices
