Girl Scout Troop #1371 will be selling cookies at Stewart’s in Berlin on Saturday, March 20, and Sunday, March 21, from 10 am to 2 pm. Come support your local troop.
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Last Chance To Register For Shatford Little League
Shatford Little League will be conducting its final registration for the 2010 season Saturday, March 20, from 10 am to noon at the Shatford Park Little League field in New Lebanon. Children living in Eastern Rensselaer and Columbia Counties who will be between the ages of 5 and 14 as of May 1 are eligible to play.
For more information call Joe Shupe at 518-658-9321 or Mark Van Zandt at 518-794-9055. You can also register online at www.shatford.org.
Berlin Rabies Clinic
A Rabies Clinic will be held on Thursday, April 22, at the Berlin Highway Garage on Route 22 in Berlin. 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.
NY State Senator McDonald Visits Berlin
by David Flint
Roy McDonald characterizes the State budget battle as more of a geographic struggle – beleaguered upstate versus more populous, wealthy and powerful downstate – rather than a fight between political parties. Dubbed as a Special Rural Edition of “On The Road With Roy,” the State Senator, who represents Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties, came to town last Friday afternoon to sit down and talk with Berlin Town officials and Fire Department representatives. McDonald was accompanied by Pat Poleto, Deputy Supervisor for the Town of Brunswick.
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TRACs Is Moving Ahead
by David Flint
The community coalition to combat alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse among youth in the Berlin school district is taking shape and moving ahead. Following a breakfast meeting on February 4 at which John Underwood gave a rousing call to action, The TRACs (Together Reducing Alcohol and Drugs in our Communities) group has continued to meet on the second Tuesday of the month. About 20 persons attended the meeting this week at the Seventh Day Baptist Church Hall in Berlin. [Read more…] about TRACs Is Moving Ahead
County Legislature Honors The Memory Of William Bossidy
by Kieron Kramer
The Rensselaer County Legislature adjourned its legislative meeting on Tuesday, March 9, by passing a resolution honoring the memory of William Bossidy. [Read more…] about County Legislature Honors The Memory Of William Bossidy
Little Hoosic Watershed Association Annual Meeting
The Little Hoosic Watershed Association annual meeting will be held on Monday, March 22, at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Hall. The public is welcome. Agenda items include a review of work completed in 2009, the election of the Board of Directors and an update on projects planned for 2010.
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Easter Plants Available From The Berlin Library
The Friends of the Berlin Library are offering a lovely selection of plants in time for the Easter holiday. You don’t have to travel far to brighten up your home or office. Our selection of plants are in 6-inch pots. [Read more…] about Easter Plants Available From The Berlin Library
Rensselaer Plateau Nominated For Land Protection Program
Public Meeting On The Proposal Wednesday, March 24, At 6:30 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it is proposing to create a Rensselaer Plateau Forest Legacy Area under the USDA’s Forest Legacy Program (FLP).
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Moose Track Hike
The Rensselaer Land Trust is offering a Moose track hike in Berlin on Saturday, March 13. Sightings of moose on the Rensselaer Plateau have been on the increase in recent years. Kate Hubbs of The Nature Conservancy will lead a search for signs of moose at the Capital District Wildlife Management Area in Berlin near the Cherry Plain State Park.
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