Jane Goodermote of Berlin took in a 10 year old foster child 45 years ago. She was close to the age of her own daughter and for a year the girls grew up together. They went to school together and had their first boyfriends together. They even got rings which they steamed to peel back the covering to make them shiny wedding rings. Jane taught Penny Carlisle various country skills, including how to dig dandelions.
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Berlin
Weight Watchers At Work Program
Is your New Year’s Resolution to lose the weight that you put on over the past year? Are you ready to get on the path of weight-loss success? You can achieve it, at the Berlin Elementary School with the Weight Watchers at Work Program sponsored by the District Health Council.
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Russian Folk Art At The Berlin Library
On January 23 the Berlin Library is sponsoring a free Russian cultural program at 11 am at the Library on Main St. in Berlin.
The program is designed for children up to 12 years old and includes a one hour lecture and demonstration featuring museum quality objects of Russian folk art:
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Poestenkill Historical Society Meeting
Author Edward Chevrette, Jr., will present a program on his life as a pilot in the Capital District and the Berkshires during a time some have called the Golden Age of general aviation. He will talk about his fascinating and unique life as a pilot. [Read more…] about Poestenkill Historical Society Meeting
Berlin Rescue Squad Café
On January 16 the Berlin Rescue Squad will be holding a Fish Fry Dinner. The dinner will be served from 5 to 7 pm. The price of the dinner is $10 and includes the fish fry with bun, French fries, coleslaw, dessert and beverage. Please come join us for this delicious dinner as your volunteers work hard to put this on for you.
Addison Marley Dezess Is Born
Addison Marley Dezess was born December 19, 2009, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. [Read more…] about Addison Marley Dezess Is Born
Jess Wynants
Berlin – Jess Wynants, former Berlin, NY, resident, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2010, at his home in New Brunswick, NJ, after a long battle with lung cancer. Mr. Wynants was 52 years old.
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Francis Gardner
Berlin – Francis J. Gardner of Kinderhook, NY, formerly of Ghent, NY, died Monday, December 28, 2009, at Community Hospice at Albany Memorial Hospital.
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Berlin Farm Co-Sponsors Sustainable Farming Conference
On January 29 and 30, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County and Black Queen Angus Farm of Berlin will co-host the Second Annual Winter Green-up Grass-fed Conference. [Read more…] about Berlin Farm Co-Sponsors Sustainable Farming Conference
Mobile Mammography Van Coming To Berlin
Service Free For Uninsured Women
Bellevue Woman’s Hospital Mobile Mammography Van will be providing on site mammograms for insured and uninsured women at the Berlin Elementary School, 53 School Street, on Thursday, January 14, from 9 am to 1 pm. The van is working with the Cancer Services Program of Rensselaer County to provide FREE annual screenings to women without insurance.
For further information or to schedule an appointment please call The Cancer Services Program of Rensselaer County at 518-454-4034.