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Letter To The Editor – Safety First At GLSP

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To the Editor:
With respect to the master plan for the Grafton Lakes State Park presented to the public last week, Fire Chief James Goyer makes an excellent and profound observation about the dangerous entrance to the Park.
Remediation of this problem should be the FIRST, most important priority. This situation is a life or death issue. The rest of the plan is like perusing the Christmas gift catalog and making a wish list. The ideas presented would all be very nice, but a safe entrance/exit is essential.
I suggest this go to the top of the list in an expedited manner.
Sincerely,
Anne Kiely
Carl Dippold’s Way, Grafton

Grafton Historical Society Christmas Celebration

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The Grafton Historical Society will hold its December meeting at the Grafton Inn on December 14 at 6 pm.
Come join us for our annual Christmas Celebration. After a business meeting with the election and installation of officers we will enjoy great food, fun and interesting company. Please RSVP to Anne at 235-8317.
In lieu of a grab bag gift this year, a donation to benefit families in need in Grafton will be collected.
If you will not be attending, but still wish to make a donation, please send it to Grafton Historical Society, P.O. Box 244, Grafton, NY, 12082.

Opposition To Camping At GLSP

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by Alex Brooks
The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation held a public hearing on the proposed Master Plan for the Grafton Lakes State Park. It began with a short presentation on the main points of the Master Plan.
The first priority items are to design and install a new nature center which will include an amphitheater for lectures and performances and a warming hut for winter recreation activities. [Read more…] about Opposition To Camping At GLSP

Letter To The Editor – A Brief History Lesson

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To the Editor:
If you have been paying attention to the discussion around the Goodermote-Willis building referendum you know I do not support this plan. The primary reason being that I was not aware of a plan until it was presented at the September BOE meeting when I was informed that I would not be able to play a role in the planning process. Given the back room development of this plan by Ms. Goodermote and Mr. Willis without any other Board members input I feel this is their plan alone and does not represent what I feel is in our District’s best interest. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – A Brief History Lesson

Letter To The Editor – Be Vigilant And Vote

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To the Editor:
I would like everyone in the Berlin Central School District who cares about our children and/or our school tax bills to continue, or in some cases to begin, being vigilant regarding the plans and activities of our current School Board.
We MUST also, in whatever forms are available to us, communicate our opinions and desires for our District to said School Board!
A few years ago, the announcement of the intention to consolidate our 3 elementary schools into one building began a growing firestorm of controversy that has continued and evolved to this day. That evolution itself is an interesting topic to me but not the most important.
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Robert L. Crandall

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Grafton – Robert L. Crandall, 86, of Route 2, Grafton, NY, died peacefully at his home on Saturday evening, November 26, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
Born February 12, 1925, in Troy, NY, he was the son of the late Alexander W. and Florence M. Griswold Crandall. Bob was the loving husband of the former Sylvia R. Grogan, whom he married on November 30, 1950, in the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Berlin, NY. They were residents of Grafton since 1953.
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Young In Grafton

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by Thaddeus Flint
One of the first of many problems the Berlin School District’s new Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Young, wanted to address when he started work this fall was communication. “We have to sell BCS to the community, each community,” said Young in an interview with the Eastwick Press on September 30. At that time he envisioned visiting each town in the District to outline his new ideas, and in the past few weeks he has been doing just that.
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Grafton Planning Board Action – A Full House

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by Kieron Kramer
The agenda for the Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday, November 21, was packed with four new subdivision applications to be considered and one application to be approved. Perhaps the extreme activity at this meeting was prompted just by the desire to tidy up these projects in the current fiscal year. Perhaps the applicants wanted to deal with this Board before the changing of the guard in January. In any event all four new applications were accepted for review and public hearings were scheduled for them.
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Book Sale At Grafton Library

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The Grafton Community Library is holding a book sale on Saturday, December 3, from 8 am until 1 pm.  Stock up on books for winter reading at bargain prices.  Hardcover books cost one dollar, and paperbacks cost fifty cents.  Remaining VHS tapes are free.
The Library is located at 2455 NY Route 2. Visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org for more Library news or call 279-0580.