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Betty J. Adams

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Grafton – Betty J. Adams, 80, died on Thursday morning, August 18, 2011, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Born in Petersburgh, NY, on March 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Lena Lackey Miller. She was the wife of the late Walter Adams, who died in 1986, and the late Leon “Red” Schnoop, who died in 1954.
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Pit Bulls Rampage In Berlin

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by Kieron Kramer
Berlin Dog Control Officer Doug Goodermote had a disturbing, grisly tale to tell at Thursday’s Town Board meeting about two separate pit bull attacks that occurred in Town during the last month. One involved a two year old girl who was attacked in her home by the family pet. The other involved a pair of pit bulls that killed one calf and wounded two others at the Mapledale Farm on Greene’s Brook Road.
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Local Runner Show Well In The Run For The Roses At GLSP

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The 26th annual Run for the Roses 5K race was held in Grafton Lakes State Park on Sunday, August 14. The race benefits the Grafton Town Library. The Park and The Library would like to thank all sponsors and participants, for without their support this event would not be possible. The results of the race are as follows:
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Taconic Valley Historical Society Meeting

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Charlie Hakes will present an evening of pictures taken while on vacation in England, at the August 15 meeting of the Taconic Valley Historical Society.  Meetings are held at the United Methodist Church, South Main Street, Berlin on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.  The programs are free and open to the public.

A Special Young Woman From Cherry Plain And BCS

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by Thaddeus Flint
In a school district such as Berlin’s, where weekly accounts of its leaders on the Board of Education squabbling and accomplishing very little have become rather commonplace, it is easy to forget that the District actually exists for the students. So it might come as some relief to recognize that some of the students of Berlin High School are accomplishing quite a bit. There is probably no better recent example of this than Kinsley French of Cherry Plain.
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