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Berlin Town Board Action – No New Roof For The Watipi

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by Kieron Kramer
The Berlin Town Board may have sealed the fate of the Watipi Building at the Town Board meeting on Thursday, October 11, when it voted not to proceed with replacing the roof on the building. Since last month, when the first three bids were rejected, the specifications were changed and republished. Two bids were received to install 26 gauge, dark green metal roofing on the  building. One was from Pro-Builders in Hoosick which bid $28,201. The other was from Burdick Building and Landscaping in Berlin for $12,620, a price that did not include plywood roof decking replacement which would be done as necessary and for an extra charge. The Board voted to reject both bids and reached a consensus that they would not sink any more money into the Watipi in expensive renovations. Since every building needs a new roof sooner or later the condition of the Watipi will eventually deteriorate.
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Taconic Valley Youth Basketball Registration Night

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Taconic Valley Youth Basketball, sponsored by PVMCC and BCSD Pep Grant, will be holding its 2012-2013 basketball season registration night at the Petersburgh Veteran’s Memorial Community Center on Tuesday, October 30, from 7 to 8:30 pm. There will be a $25 registration fee which will include a t-shirt.
The 2012 – 2013 season will begin Tuesday, November 13, and end on Thursday, February 28. Practice schedules will be available at the time of registration. We are looking forward to another great season!

Dutch Barns At The Poestenkill Historical Society

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Ned Pratt will present a illustrated talk on Dutch barns at the next meeting of the Poestenkill Historical Society on Tuesday, October 23. Pratt is a member of The Dutch Barn Preservation Society whose members have been instrumental in preserving and restoring threatened barns.
Like many other symbols of our agricultural past, Dutch barns are rapidly disappearing. Few of these venerable buildings will survive the next twenty years. Built in large numbers between 1630 and 1825, Dutch barns can still be found in rural portions of the Hudson, Mohawk and Schoharie valleys and in northern and central New Jersey.
The Poestenkill Historical Society will meet at 7 pm in the Poestenkill Town Hall on Rt. 351.

Berlin And Stephentown Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week

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submitted by Betty Gutermuth
October 7-13 is National 4-H Week, and Rensselaer County is celebrating the 4-H youth who have made an impact on the community and who are stepping up to the challenges of a complex and changing world. On October 9 at the Berlin Free Town Library, 4-H youth had a display featuring the local Stephentown/Berlin 4-H club.  They also plan to connect with the community later in the month by planting daffodils in each of the Veterans Memorial gardens located in Stephentown and Berlin.
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Taconic Valley Historical Society Presents The Rutland Railroad

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Taconic Valley Historical Society will present the DVD “Rutland Remnants 6 North Bennington, VT, to Chatham, NY,” documenting the Corkscrew Subdivision of the Rutland Railroad passing through Petersburgh and Berlin. The meeting will be held Monday evening October 15, at 7:30 pm at the Berlin Methodist Church, South Main Street, Berlin. Meetings are free and open to the public. Please join us. Copies of the documentary, produced by James Jones, are available for purchase at Hewitt’s Market in Berlin or through vermontmadevideos.com.

Taconic Valley American Legion Fundraiser

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The Taconic Valley American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring a “Cheapstakes Extravaganza” on November 3 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. There will be tag sale tables, a Chinese Auction and a food and pie sale. There will also be a “best food” contest which involves free samples of each food and then a vote for the tastiest one. The contest, with a $20 prize, is open to anyone who brings in food to share.
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Memorial Trees Planted In Echo Park

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by Bea Peterson
Doug Goodermote and his sister Elizabeth Reynolds have lived in houses at the end of Echo Park in Berlin for more than 50 years. They have seen many changes in the landscape during that time. Particularly the loss of the maple trees that once lined the length of the street. “There was always big maples here and around,” said Goodermote last week. He believes they were planted by Frank Lewis about a hundred years ago. [Read more…] about Memorial Trees Planted In Echo Park

Green Renewable, Inc. May Become A Clean Energy Distribution Center

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release from Green Renewable, Inc.
Green Renewable, Inc., located in Berlin, announced recently that the Capital Region Economic Development Council (CREDC) has endorsed its Biomass Industrial Park and Clean Energy Distribution Center as a priority project to be considered for State funding. This project will help Green Renewable utilize bio-mass harvested from New York’s forests to manufacture and distribute a variety of agribusiness and renewable energy products, including fuel chips, kiln-dried firewood, landscape products and livestock bedding.
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Ryan Sams Re-enlists In New York Army National Guard

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Specialist Ryan Sams from Berlin has reenlisted to continue service with the Headquarters and Support Company, 42nd Infantry Division.
Major General Patrick A. Murphy, the Adjutant General, announced the recent reenlistment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard.
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