Stephentown – Olive F. Engwer Gerstel, 88, of Garfield Road, Stephentown, NY, died on Thursday evening, November 25, 2010, at the Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, MA, surrounded by her loving family.
Born February 16, 1922, in Poestenkill, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Florence Bott Engwer. She was the loving wife of the late Adolph J. Gerstel, who died on January 12, 1966.
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Leonard J. Hartnett
Bennington – Leonard J. Hartnett, 79, a resident of Carpenter Lane, Bennington, VT, died Sunday, November 28, 2010, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington following a long illness.
Born in Berlin, NY, on April 5, 1931, he was the son of the late Joseph and Madeline (Miller) Hartnett. Leonard received his education in the Berlin schools.
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One Week – Two Fires
by Bea Peterson
A fire on Spicer Road in Hoosick, in a building that houses Hardesty Waste Removal and RM Bacon Construction, was started when sparks from a grinding machine accidentally ignited flammable material nearby. According to Hoosick Fire Chief Bill Rifenburgh, Fire Departments from Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, West Hoosick, North Hoosick and Pittstown responded to the 12:37 pm call on Monday, November 22. [Read more…] about One Week – Two Fires
Grafton Tax Increase Is 3.6%
by Bea Peterson
Several pay cuts were included in the budget approved by the Grafton Town Board at its regular meeting on Thursday, November 18. Those reductions and other cuts brought the budget to a 3.6% increase or $11.01 per thousand. When the Board first reviewed the 2011 budget, anticipated increases ranged from 8 to 11%.
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Berlin Budget Holds The Line At A 1.8% Tax Increase
by Kieron Kramer
At the Town Board meeting on November 11, the Berlin Town Board voted 3-2 to adopt the 2011 budget with a 1.8% tax levy increase when combined with the budget for the Berlin Fire District. Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger and Board Members Carl Greene and Sheila Hewitt voted to approve the budget; Board Members Richard von Schilgen and James Saunders voted no. The total amount of projected expenditures, including $204,855 for the Fire District, comes to $585,270.
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Stephentown Sets Tax Levy Increase At 5.2 %
by David Flint
At a special meeting on November 19, the Stephentown Town Board adopted a budget for 2011 that calls for an overall increase in the tax levy of 5.2%. This figure includes the Fire District budget. The Board at a budget hearing and workshop on November 8 pared down the tentative budget presented at their meeting in October that would have resulted in a levy increase of close to 11%.
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Berlin Book Club Celebrates
submitted by Helene L. Calman
This year the Stephanie Flint Book Club (also known as the Berlin Book Club) celebrated the twentieth year of its founding by a group of Berlin residents who wished to share their love of reading. Four of those founders, Helene Calman, Cheryl Hawksby, Eleanor Montgomery and Paula Paulson, then Library Director, were present at the celebration. A celebratory tea was held on Sunday, November 7, at the home of Helene Calman. Twelve members attended and enjoyed delicious refreshments along with the readings of three short stories. But best of all everyone enjoyed socializing with one another while they made plans for next year.
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The Binding Friends
The Binding Friends quilt group at the Everett Wagar Senior Center in Grafton donated hand made place mats to the participants of the Rensselaer County Home Delivered Meals Program.
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Volunteers Make A Difference At The HACA Food Pantry
Volunteers made the difference in preparing for Thanksgiving at the HACA Food Pantry. Employees of St. Gobain filled the Pantry freezer with turkeys for the Thanksgiving boxes. Food Pantry volunteers unloaded and stocked over 6,000 pounds of food from the Regional Food Bank of NENY. Members of the HF Republican Committee and the Hoosick Rescue Squad assisted in assembling boxes on Thursday evening and returning on Friday evening to bag potatoes and fill and stack boxes. The potatoes were donated by Moses Vegetable Stand. Other volunteers will pick up pies and turkeys on Monday in time for distribution in the evening.
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The Colors of the Rainbow: Girl Scouts Come Together
On Friday, November 5, more than 65 Girl Scouts, ranging in age from 5 to 17, and many of their leaders and mothers, came together in a burst of color for their annual “lock-in” sleepover at St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls. This year’s theme of Colors of the Rainbow gave girls an opportunity to show their differences in ages, shapes, sizes, colors, backgrounds, personalities and interests while also representing their unity and the bright futures that Girl Scouts is helping them to achieve.
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