The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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BCS Leadership Positions Filled

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by Phillip Zema
In the wake of Superintendant Gregory’s resignation, Berlin’s BOE had little time to decide who would assume leadership of the District.  On June 29, the BOE appointed Eileen Leffler, Grafton’s former Principal, as interim superintendant.  They also officially approved resolutions to make Berlin art instructor Jason Breh the interim middle school principal and Cathy Allain the high school principal with tenure. Each of these appointments takes effect on July 1.
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Electronics Housings Arrive On Grange Hall Road

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by David Flint

Work progresses on Grange Hall Road in Stephentown, site of Beacon Power’s flywheel-based frequency regulation plant. With flywheel housings now in place for eight of the planned 20 pods, each to contain ten flywheels, the company took delivery on Tuesday, June 29, of two trailer sized electronics housings and four smaller containers housing equipment to provide cooling for the flywheels and the electronics.
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HFCS Kindergarten 2010 Celebration

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by Bea Peterson
On Thursday, June 24, eighty-eight children completed kindergarten at Hoosick Falls Central. They ended their first school year by climbing onto the stage in the high school auditorium, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, singing songs, playing kazoos, individually shaking hands with their Principal, Mr. Dailey, and then standing center stage for a moment of glory, the first of many to come during their school years ahead. So many youngsters with so many different personalities.
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Thomas G. Barber

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Cherry Plain – Thomas G. Barber, 79, of Cherry Plain Square, Cherry Plain, NY, died peacefully on Friday morning, June 25, 2010, at his residence surrounded by his loving family under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
Born in Easton, NY, on June 3, 1931, he was the son of the late Thomas W. and Catherine Blake Barber. He was the loving husband of the former Ruth S. Sime, whom he married on June 16, 1956.
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