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Committal Services For Frederick C. Brenenstuhl, Jr.

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Hoosick – Committal services for Fred, with Military Honors, will be held on Saturday, May 29, at 11 am at the Hoosick Cemetery in Hoosick, NY.
Fred passed away at the Albany Medical Center on November 5, 2008. He was the husband of Evangeline Weller Brenenstuhl, father of Susan B. Brown and Sandra Smallwood-Libby USN Ret, and brother to Walter Brenenstuhl of North Petersburgh, NY.
The family welcomes all relatives and his many friends to join them on this day.

Roland J. LaCroix

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Bennington – Roland J. LaCroix, age 80, a resident of Bradford Street in Bennington, VT, died on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at home surrounded by his family.
Born in Bennington on December 20, 1929, he was the son of Paul and Evelyn LaCroix. He received his education at St. Francis de Sales Academy in Bennington and graduated from the former Bennington High School.
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It’s A Miracle!

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by Bea Peterson
When Theo and Melissa Knebel of Hoosick purchased a second miniature horse as a companion for the miniature horse they already owned, they never expected she was pregnant. Neither did her previous owner Tom Newkirk of King Hill Miniatures. “We thought she was barren,” he said when he came to see the new colt on Wednesday, May 5. [Read more…] about It’s A Miracle!

Tempers Flare At BCS Hearing

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by Phillip Zema
The contention surrounding Berlin’s budget process was overwhelmingly evident at Tuesday’s Budget Hearing. Initially, Sandra Brown, Berlin’s Business Manager, provided a budget overview: in short, the budget evolved over three drafts. The tax levy was originally stated at 5.88%, but by the time the final version was drafted this number declined to 1.74%. The projected budget will run at $18,757, 983, which is a $476,267 (or 2.61%) increase over last year’s budget. Brown’s presentation included a brief discussion on the projected savings from closing Grafton Elementary. Reportedly, if kept open, local taxes would increase by 18%.Consolidation, it was claimed, would save the District roughly $625,000.
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Noeding Files Voter Intimidation Complaint

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by David Flint
Heinz Noeding of Petersburgh has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office alleging voter intimidation on the part of the Berlin Central School District. Noeding said that last week he received a letter from the District Clerk, Mary Grant, saying it had come to her attention that his legal residence may not be in the District. He was advised therefore that if he wished to vote in the upcoming election he would have to bring to the polling station on May 18 a copy of page 1 and the signature page of his federal or state income tax form as proof of legal residence. Personal and financial information other than his name and address could be redacted.
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Plan For Stephentown Moto-Cross Track Tabled

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by David Flint
Howard Commander, in partnership with event organizer Sean Sermini, has plans for a Moto-Cross sports park in Stephentown that they believe could in the near future attract the best riders in the world and up to 30,000 spectators to national competitions. The Stephentown Zoning Board last Thursday held a public hearing on an application for a zoning variance from Commander, owner of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, to use nine acres out of a 90-acre parcel he owns off of Webster Hill Road adjacent to the Speedway to construct the Moto-Cross field. The land is zoned Residential.
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