Would you like to be a volunteer? We can train you. Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County (LVORC) welcomes all kinds of volunteers, from tutors to administrative helpers and event planners. As a volunteer you can develop new skills, make friends, and see how your efforts make a difference in your community. [Read more…] about Literacy Volunteers Tutor Training To Begin In September
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Local Students Graduate With Hudson Valley Community College’s Class of 2015
Hudson Valley Community College held its 61st annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16 at the college’s Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY. A total of 2,186 students earned associate degrees and certificates. Of those, 461 graduated with academic honors. [Read more…] about Local Students Graduate With Hudson Valley Community College’s Class of 2015
Joe Rechen Declines To Run Again For Berlin Town Justice
To the Editor:
This letter is to announce that I will not seek a third term as Berlin’s Town Justice in November. I have served two full terms, and part of a prior, and have been able to appreciate both the Justice System and the needs of the defendants and complainants who have appeared before me. While I have no need to retire, I feel very strongly that two terms is only fair and appropriate for my service to the community, and that it is time for a new party to come forward and contribute their time and ability. [Read more…] about Joe Rechen Declines To Run Again For Berlin Town Justice
FCCLA Members Active All Summer
submitted by Dianne Mosher
Berlin Middle and High School FCCLA members have been busy developing their leadership skills and providing service to the greater Berlin community. Katie Mellett, a Junior at BCS, serves as State Vice President of Finance and was one of forty-five representatives from New York to the National Leadership Meeting July 4 to 9 in Washington DC. [Read more…] about FCCLA Members Active All Summer
Tsatsawassa Pig Roast
On Saturday, August 15, the Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company Inc. will hold its 27th Annual Pig Roast on the firehouse grounds located a 9 Firehouse Lane, just off Route 20 in the hamlet of Brainard. Doors will open at 1 pm and the afternoon will be filled with fun events including door prizes and games as well as hot dogs, sausage/hamburgers and drinks, all while the ‘whole pig’ covered with foil, will be roasting on the spit in view of the attendees. [Read more…] about Tsatsawassa Pig Roast
Berlin Central School District Registration Day
Registration for new students in kindergarten – 12th grade is held at the Berlin Middle High School Counseling Office, which is located at 17400 NY 22, Cherry Plain, NY 12040. A Registration Day for all students interested in registering is scheduled for August 19, 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Please call the District Registrar at 658-2515, ext. 1070 if you have any questions.
UFOs Over Berlin Turn Out To Be Love Notes
by Deb Alter
On Saturday evening, August 1, at about 9 pm, two Berlin residents sitting outside saw lights moving across the sky from west to east. First they saw one, then two, then five, and eventually they counted about twenty or thirty of them. For about twenty minutes, the lights floated by, and then they were gone. [Read more…] about UFOs Over Berlin Turn Out To Be Love Notes
Local Teens Travel To Rhode Island For Youth To Youth Conference
Submitted by Biffy Cahill
TRACs is honored to support and facilitate the Youth 2 Youth Berlin program. Through hard work, dedication, perseverance, and community support, these 15 teens and 3 adults were able to secure over $7,000 in funding for the Youth to Youth Eastern States Conference this past week. Not only were youth able to obtain sponsors through local business, community members and church organizations, but also contracted with all four towns within the Berlin School District to cover the cost of registration for two town residents in exchange for community service. [Read more…] about Local Teens Travel To Rhode Island For Youth To Youth Conference
Tsatsawassa Pig Roast
On Saturday, August 15, the Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company Inc. will hold its 27th Annual Pig Roast on the firehouse grounds located a 9 Firehouse Lane, just off Route 20 in the hamlet of Brainard. Doors will open at 1 pm and the afternoon will be filled with fun events including door prizes and games as well as hot dogs, sausage/hamburgers and drinks, all while the ‘whole pig’ covered with foil, will be roasting on the spit in view of the attendees. [Read more…] about Tsatsawassa Pig Roast
Stephen Feathers Graduates From Saint Joseph’s High School
Stephen Feathers of Cherry Plain graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Pittsfield on June 7. [Read more…] about Stephen Feathers Graduates From Saint Joseph’s High School