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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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The Candidates For BCSD Superintendent

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by Thaddeus Flint
The Berlin Central School District held a Meet the Candidates night on June 28 allowing residents to meet and interview the final two candidates for the District’s Superintendent position.
The finalists in the search are Virginia Keegan of the Owen D. Young Central School District in Herkimer County and Stephen M. Young of Lindenhurst Public Schools in Suffolk County.
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Berlin July 4th Parade Is A Big Hit

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by David Flint
The  Berlin Fourth of July Parade, being the only one in the County, normally attracts a good-sized crowd. This year was no exception, in fact the number of spectators appeared to be a good bit greater than usual. Jane Fitzgerald has done yeoman service chairing the Parade Committee for many years. This year the Parade Committee was pleased and proud to recognize her “many jobs well done” and appoint “Aunt Jane” as Grand Marshal of the Parade.
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DEC Concerns Delay Motocross Project Until September

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by David Flint
With the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) introducing new complexities, deliberations on a zoning variance for Howard Commander’s Motocross project will now be delayed at least until September. At the Stephentown Zoning Board meeting on July 7 Commander’s attorney, Francis Roach, indicated that it would take their consulting engineer, Pat Prendergast, some time to respond to DEC’s concerns so that their application would probably not be ready until September.
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Doug Sauer Appointed To NYS Attorney General’s Leadership Committee

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Doug Sauer from Grafton has been appointed by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to his Leadership Committee for Nonprofit Revitalization.  The 29 member Committee is charged with presenting a series of recommendations to the Attorney General aimed at reducing regulatory burdens and costs on nonprofits while strengthening their accountability.
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Joan Linda Huls

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Stephentown – Joan Linda Huls, 68, passed away July 5, 2011, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Pittsfield, MA, Joan was the beloved daughter of William F. and Floy M. Hall. She was raised in Stephentown, NY, and attended New Lebanon Central School. Joan was a member of the National Honor Society, graduating in 1959 at the age of 16.
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Congratulations to the Hoosick Falls Class of 2011

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The HFCS Graduation Week
by Bea Peterson
It rained for days last week, but it never dampened the spirits of the Hoosick Falls Central School Class of 2011. Formal events began on Wednesday, June 22, with the Baccalaureate Service at Immaculate Conception Church. On Thursday evening it was Awards Night at school and on Friday evening it was Graduation, which had to be held indoors. (Thank goodness for air conditioning!)
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