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Berlin Rabies Clinic At New Site

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A Rabies Clinic will be held on Thursday, April 18, at the Town of Berlin Municipal Center, 17563 NY Route 22 in Cherry Plain (formerly Berlin Lumber). All rabies vaccines, dog-DHLPP vaccines and cat-FURCP vaccines cost $10 each; cash only! Cats will be treated from 6 to 7 pm, dogs from 7 to 8 pm. Call Doug Goodermote at 658-3308 if you have questions.

TVSC Annual Meeting

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Taconic Valley Soccer Club will hold its annual meeting at the Berlin Town Library at 7 pm on March 26. All members are encouraged to attend.  Any player who is on a Spring travel team and who will need a new uniform needs to get their order to their coach or to Jen Burhans at 658-2096 by March 23.

Berlin Teen Night Kick-Off Event

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Youth 2 Youth Berlin will be hosting a Spring Fling Teen Event on Thursday, March 21, at the Berlin Middle/High School from 7 to 10 pm. Berlin teens have a night of games, music, dancing, Wii and other activities planned.
There will be music, games, prizes and raffles. Tickets cost $3 in advance, $5 at the door. The ticket includes snacks and beverage.
Tickets can be pre-ordered through the Y2Y Berlin Group, Biffy Cahill, the Main Office at the Berlin Middle/High School. Email Biffy Cahill at BiffyCahill@gmail.com or call her at 518-733-9031.

Poestenkill Historical Society Program On Indian Lore

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The Poestenkill Historical Society will hold its March  meeting at the Poestenkill Town  Hall on Rt. 351  on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 pm. Shirley Dunn will present “Mohican Indian Lore.”
The history of this area usually centers on Dutch/English settlement and very little has been published about the Mohicans who occupied this land long before Henry Hudson’s exploration in 1609. Dunn has changed all this through her research of Indian deeds and her publication of  two books, The Mohicans and Their Land,1609-1730 and The Mohican World 1680-1750.
The Mohican name means “from the waters that are never still.” Historians say that the original group came from the North and West across the water to settle around the Hudson River. The Mohicans were first encountered by Henry Hudson in 1609.The story of the Mohican Indian is one of a great people who, like other Native Americans, were exploited by the early settlers and eventually ended up on reservations in Wisconsin.
Dunn has worked as a teacher, museum interpreter and historic preservation consultant, member of the Board of the “Friends of Fort  Crailo” and was a founder of the Dutch Barn Preservation Society. The public is warmly invited. Refreshments will be provided after the program. For directions, call Patricia at 518-283-5223.

Kent’s Sugar House To Host Maple Weekend

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submitted by Lilly Hewitt
NYS Maple Producers Association is a not-for-profit comprised of the folks who make maple syrup in New York State. The Association is welcoming everyone to visit member Sugar Houses on “Maple Weekends,” March 16 and 17  and 23 and 24, to learn about the process of making maple syrup.  Kent’s Sugar House, a 38 year old local business, will be the Rensselaer County host. It is located at 2529 Plank Road in Berlin and is open from 10 am to 4 pm on both Maple Weekends.
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A Public Meeting On The Rensselaer Plateau Conservation Plan

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Please come and join others who live, work or play on the Rensselaer Plateau for a presentation and discussion of the Rensselaer Plateau Regional Conservation Plan (The Plan).  On Thursday, March 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) will host a public meeting at the Carner-Etman-Smith VFW Post in Grafton. Turn on South Street directly across from the Town Store.  The VFW Post is 1/3 mile on the right. A copy of the draft plan is available at www.rensselaerplateau.org.
The Plan has been under development for over two years which included community forums in 2010, public workshops in 2011-12 and targeted stakeholder meetings to facilitate public input.  The purpose of the Rensselaer Plateau Regional Conservation Plan is to:
• identify the areas with the most significant ecological, economic and community values;
• identify conservation and stewardship needs for those areas, and
• create a toolbox for all of the stakeholders of the Rensselaer Plateau region to use.
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss and comment on the plan. RPA will be accepting individual and organizational comments until May 1, 2013.