Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Berlin Budget Calls For Tax Hike
By Doug La Rocque
Pending any remaining changes, the proposed Town of Berlin budget for 2019 will mean an increase in the amount to be raised by taxes of $41,953, or between 4 and 5 percent. In terms of individual tax rates, it means a hike of 92 cents per thousand of assessed valuation. That translates to $46 on a property assessed at $50,000, which is about the average in the town. [Read more…] about BERLIN TOWN BOARD
Kayleigh Corrado of Cherry Plain received her white coat in a ceremony marking her symbolic entrance into the medical field in a ceremony at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine September 22. [Read more…] about Cherry Plain Native Dons White Coat
Still Waiting On DOH
By Doug La Rocque
The Berlin Water District, and by extension, the Town of Berlin, is still waiting to hear back from the NYS Department of Health (DOH) as to the status of the grant applied for last month to help defray the cost of constructing a water tower. [Read more…] about BERLIN TOWN BOARD
The new owners of Dave’s Market on Route 43 in Stephentown opened their doors for business on Monday, October 15, with what they are labeling as a soft opening. [Read more…] about Dave’s Market Is Open
by Doug La Rocque
A barn that has been in the Tomlinson family since 1934 is in the process of being torn down to be refurbished and renovated to help serve a very noble cause. [Read more…] about Giving A Barn To Rivers of Recovery
Berlin Still Waiting To Hear
By Doug La Rocque
Petersburgh Town Supervisor Alan Webster was informed on Tuesday afternoon, October 2, that the town’s application for a $741,000 grant from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) was part of the $200 million earmarked to address drinking water needs, announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Water District Grant Approved
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Searching For A Water Tower Alternative
By Doug La Rocque
Toward the end of a brief workshop meeting on Thursday, September 27, Town Board member Dean Maxon expressed his deep concern that the residents of Berlin Water District # 2 simply cannot bear the weight of a 2.25 million dollar water tower project, even if they are successful in obtaining a 60 percent grant from New York State. [Read more…] about BERLIN TOWN BOARD
On October 6 from 9 am to 4 pm, Hoosick Falls will be full of tractors, hit and miss engines, vendors, demonstrations, hayrides, and lots of history! [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls to Host 5th Annual Walter A. Wood Tractor & Agriculture Show
The Town of Berlin will once again hold its Fall Rabies Clinic on Thursday, October 18 at the Municipal Complex at 17563 State Route 22 (just north of the Jr./Sr. High School). Rabies and Distemper shots are available, at the cost of $10 each, cash only please. [Read more…] about Berlin Rabies Clinic Coming Up
