The North Hoosick Fire Department will be holding its Sixth Annual kids pool dance at the Town of Hoosick community pool on Barton Avenue in Hoosick Falls on Friday, July 9. Students in grades four through eight in area schools are invited to attend the festivities which will begin at 7 pm. Students will be able to swim until dark and then dance to music until 10:30 pm. Tickets for the dance can be purchased at the door on the day of the event. The inclement weather date is Friday, July 16. Parents must sign their child out after the dance.
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Mark Twain Summer Film Series
The Mark Twain Summer Film Series at the North Chatham Library starts Thursday, July 1, at 7 pm with a showing of “Tom Sawyer.” Join us for Mark Twain’s humorous story of childhood in the old South. This film is for children of all ages, is rated G and runs 104 minutes.
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Alysia Parisi Graduates Summa Cum Laude From The University At Albany
Alysia Parisi of Stephentown graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University at Albany.
During its Spring Commencement Weekend May 15-16, the University at Albany awarded 3,141 degrees, including 2,260 undergraduate and 881 graduate degrees. The undergraduates received degrees in 50 different majors, with the largest numbers in psychology, business, communication, English, sociology, economics, history, biology and political science. Twenty military veterans graduated in the class, with 87 students participating in the Presidential Scholars Program. The class became part of the global network of more than 147,000 living alumni.
Andrew Dolan Named To SUNY Cortland Dean’s List
Andrew Dolan, a senior Kinesiology: Fitness Development major from Grafton was named to the Dean’s List at SUNY Cortland for the Spring 2010 semester.
Honorees must earn a grade point average of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale, while completing 12 or more credit hours of classes during the semester.
Elizabeth Rathbun Named To Dean’s List At UNH
Elizabeth Rathbun of Stephentown has earned Highest Honors for the spring semester of the 2009-2010 academic year at the University of New Hampshire.
Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance. Highest Honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.7 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.5 to 3.69 average are awarded high honors and a students whose grade point average is 3.2 through 3.49 are awarded honors.
Local Graduates From The College Of Saint Rose
Three local residents are among the 1,604 students who, as members of the Class of 2010, received undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates of advanced study from The College of Saint Rose in Albany.
Karen Day, a resident of Berlin, received a Master of Science in Education.
Katie Danbury, a resident of Grafton, received a Bachelor of Science.
Madalyn Parnas, a resident of Stephentown, received a Bachelor of Arts.
Hoosick Falls Extra Helpings!
Join Extra Helpings and save money on your food bill. Extra Helpings is a community food buying club with no age limits or income limits. Now there are more choices and better quality.
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Brunswick Elks Summer Festival
Brunswick Elks Lodge #2556, 665 Brunswick Rd., Troy is holding a Summer Festival on July 10 from 1 to 9 pm featuring The Maynard Brothers Band with music and food all day.
A $15 donation in advance is requested or a $20 donation on the day of the event. The proceeds will go to our area community charities.
For more information call The Lodge at 279-1344 or Joe Martin at 233-7496.
Lebanon Valley Women’s Club Officers
The Lebanon Valley Women’s Club installed officers on June 12 at the home of Lori Square. Mary DeFreest was installed as President, Ginger Delano as Vice President, Joyce Baum Recording Secretary, Georgette Tefoe Correspondence Secretary, Angela Rawson Membership/Publicist, Lori Square Treasurer and Betty Donnelly as Program Chair.
Ladies of the area are invited to join us at all our programs, starting in September. For more information on programs call Betty Donnelly.
Letter To The Editor – Thoughts On The Berlin Lumber Purchase
To the Editor:
I am writing to express my opinion regarding purchase of the old Berlin Lumber property for the Town government and highway use. Although I recognize the need for new facilities, it would be a mistake to buy property that we, as taxpayers, can not afford to maintain. To buy property is one thing, but to maintain it over the long run is something else. For starters, the roofs on the buildings are 30 years old. Has anyone put a roof on a house recently? The price has tripled over the past year.
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