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Berlin Rescue Squad June Café

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On Friday, June 20, the Berlin Rescue Squad will be holding its monthly delicious Fish Fry Dinner. For $10 you can enjoy a hearty helping of fried cod on a roll, French fries, coleslaw, a brownie and soda or water. Eat in or take out it’s up to you.

We will have Mini Hot Dogs as well. These can be purchased in a meal, $10 for 10 dogs with fries, a brownie and beverage or $5 for 4 dogs with fries, a brownie and beverage, or purchased à la carte.

Call in orders are welcome. The firehouse number is 658-2890. The dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Berlin Fire Department. Please call Stan at 658-0088 or 269-8646 with any questions.

Rensselaer County Legislature Action – Berlin’s Joan deLeon Remembered

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by Kieron Kramer

In May the Rensselaer County Legislature passed a resolution memorializing Berlin’s Joan deLeon, who died on April 4 of this year. On June 10 the deLeon family came to the well of the Legislature in prodigious numbers during the presentation period before the Legislature’s regular meeting to participate in the ceremony honoring their matriarch. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature Action – Berlin’s Joan deLeon Remembered

The Mill Girl At The Taconic Valley Historical Society

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The program for The Taconic Valley Historical Society June meeting will be “The Mill Girl,” presented by Phyllis Chapman. Chapman brings history and notable Americans to life through living history personifications of some of the most fascinating and influential people. In period correct costume, and speaking in the first person, she introduces you to people you could never meet anywhere (or any-when!) else.

Lucy Larcom, later to become an educator and poet, was, at an early age, a New England Mill girl, working in the newly developed textile mills in Lowell, MA. She will describe how the mill was organized, the work that operatives did and engage the audience in activities to re-create the mill atmosphere. The program is an overview on the early Industrial Revolution in America.

The meeting is Monday, June 16, at 7:30 pm at the United Methodist Church on South Main Street, Berlin. You do not have to be a member to attend. The meeting is open to the public and free of charge. Refreshments will be served.

The Berlin July 4th Parade Parade Route And Time Schedule

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The Berlin July 4th Parade Committee invites the public to the 2014 July 4th Parade. The Parade will be held on Friday, July 4, at 11 am. This year, in celebration of Independence Day, the Committee has chosen the theme “Imagine This.” Civic, school and church groups, businesses and individuals, both in and outside the community, are invited to participate. It is not necessary to follow the theme; it is offered only as a guide. There is no entry fee, and prizes are awarded.

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Junior Girl Scout Troop #1101 Helps Animals

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The Junior Girl Scout Troop #1101 of the Berlin Central School District is collecting donations of linens, heating pads and dog food, as well as collecting five cent refundable bottles, to benefit the Rensselaer County Humane Society.

The bottles that are collected will be used to buy the few remaining pieces of necessary medical equipment, including a Pulse Ox machine, and also help fund a new roof, which was damaged over the winter, for the Mobile Spay and Neuter clinic. RCHS is hoping to have the Mobile clinic available to residents by the end of the summer.

Drop boxes are located at the Berlin Free Town Library, the Stephentown Memorial Library and the Berlin Elementary School. Please place donations in the appropriate marked containers. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, you may send check or money orders to:

Rensselaer County Humane Society

c/o Pondview Kennels

48 Pondview Way,

East Nassau, NY. 12062.

Sullivan-Jones VFW Breakfast

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The Sullivan-Jones VFW Post in Poestenkill will be holding its monthly buffet breakfast, once again, on Sunday, June 8, from 8 to 11 am. Breakfast includes eggs, home fries, sausage, pancakes, French toast, fruit, toast, coffee, tea and juice. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 6 to 12 years old free for children  five years old and under. Hope to see you June 8.

Berlin Fire Dept. Breakfast To Support Jones Memorial Scholarship

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On Sunday, June 1, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its monthly breakfast. Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast, biscuits with homemade sausage gravy, bacon and sausage, home fries, toast and eggs (sunny side up, over easy or over hard, scrambled). Beverage choice is coffee or tea (both available as decaf), hot chocolate, milk and orange juice.

The price is $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-12, free for children under 5. Take-outs are available by calling 658-2890.

All proceeds, after expenses, go to fund the Berlin Fire Department’s Frank Jones Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Berlin Senior at the graduation ceremony.

Join us as we support the Class of 2014.