This year’s Book & Bake Sale to benefit the Berlin Library is scheduled for Saturday, August 22. We are accepting book donations at the Library from now until Friday, August 21. Please bring your donations to the Library. Donations of baked goods are more than welcome the morning of the event.
Details will be announced soon.
Berlin
Landmark Baptists’ VBS Picnic
Gladioli Are Back In Berlin
submitted by Don Calman
After our successful planting of one bed of gladioli in 2008, the local reaction to the beauty of the August flowers was so positive that we (Beautification of Berlin Committee) raised money from individuals and businesses in the Berlin community and surrounding areas to continue the project of lining the Route 22 corridor through Berlin with beds of gladioli… a symbolic representation of the original 19th and early 20th century displays of gladioli for which our town was renowned nationally. [Read more…] about Gladioli Are Back In Berlin
Letter To The Editor – Excited About The Future Of Berlin
To the Editor:
As a Berlin resident of 30 years, I am proud of the recent direction our community has taken under the guidance of our Town Supervisor and our Town Board. [Supervisor] Rob Jaeger has really pulled things together and set us on the correct path leading into the future. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – Excited About The Future Of Berlin
Calling All Vendors/Crafters
Do you have something you’d like to sell? The Berlin Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting its Fourth Fabulous Fall-Out Car Show on Saturday, September 26, from 10 am to 3 pm (rain date Sunday, September 27) and you’re invited! [Read more…] about Calling All Vendors/Crafters
Star Party At Cherry Plain State Park
The Albany Area Amateur Astronomers will hold a public Star Watch on Saturday, July 25, in the parking lot of the Cherry Plain State Park, beginning at 9 pm, weather permitting. [Read more…] about Star Party At Cherry Plain State Park
Berlin Supervisor Proposes Municipal Center
by Kieron Kramer
Conflicting philosophies about whether Berlin should change and grow or whether it should stay the same was the subtext of the discussion at the last Berlin Town Board Meeting on Thursday, July 9, when Town Supervisor Robert Jaeger suggested that the Town look into purchasing the Berlin Lumber Company property to use as a municipal center that would include a new Town Hall and a new Town Garage. [Read more…] about Berlin Supervisor Proposes Municipal Center
The Berlin July Fourth Parade – The Only July Fourth Parade In The County
As the rain fell, floats, civic organizations, firetrucks, marching bands, antique automobiles and even costumed Lady Liberty lined up at the Berlin Elementary School. As the skies cleared, the parade stepped off at 11 am sharp, led by local Taconic Valley American Legion Post #937. [Read more…] about The Berlin July Fourth Parade – The Only July Fourth Parade In The County
Red Cross Blood Drawing In Berlin
The Berlin United Methodist Church will be hosting a blood drawing on Monday, July 20, from 1:30 to 5:30 pm.
Please call the American Red Cross to make an appointment. Call 1-800-GIVE LIFE.
Kathrin F. Hakes
Berlin – Kathrin Frey Hakes, 92, of Route 22, Berlin, NY, died on Monday, July 13, 2009, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington after being stricken at her home.
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