Joseph Ferrannini will give an illustrated talk on restoring cemeteries on Monday, April 5, to the Stephentown Historical Society. The meeting is at 7:30 pm at the Heritage Center on Garfield Road (County Route 26) in Stephentown. It is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions, telephone 518-733-5675.
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This Weekend At Stephentown Memorial Library
Tween Night featuring Guitar Hero – Join us on Friday, March 26, at 6:30 pm for fun for Tweens. This popular monthly program for tweens age 10-14 is a great way to spend an evening. This month features Guitar Hero on our big screen in the Community Room. We will have pizza, snacks and more. Come on out and bring your friends!
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Stephentown Book Group To Meet
The Stephentown Library Book Discussion Group will read Kaaterskill Falls: a Novel by Allegra Goodman for its meeting on Thursday, April 1. A rich exploration of the summer of 1976 in a tiny Catskill town where Jewish Orthodox summer people and Yankee year-rounders coexist. The communities are changing – the lives of Orthodox women as they seek their own identities, the religious community as their beloved rabbi nears the end of his life and chooses a successor and the town as over-development threatens the wooded hills.
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Brunswick Book Sale
The Brunswick Community Library will host a Book Sale on Saturday, March 27, from 10 am to 2 pm. Books, magazines, DVDs, audio books and more are for sale. Come and check it out!
Looking For Soccer Players
The Hoosick Falls Soccer Club is looking for players for the U10 Girls and U12 Boys Spring Travel Soccer Season. We are also in need of a U10 girls coach and a U12 boys coach for the upcoming season. If yo are interested in playing or coaching, please log on to our website at www.hoosickfallssoccer.org to register or call Andrea Lane at 518-686-0734 for more information.
New Lebanon Book Group Meets On April 7
The New Lebanon Book Group will discuss the 2009 National Book Award winner, Jayne Ann Phillips’ Lark and Termite, at 7 pm, Wednesday, April 7, at the New Lebanon Library. Note, this is a change from the previously announced April 1 date.
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Bon Voyage John Hendricks
story and photo submitted by Sherry Bowman
On February 16, John Hendricks and his family of Berlin received word that he was recommended and accepted by peers, instructors and community leaders to participate in the People to People Student Ambassador Program. Acceptance into the program was based on a demonstration of leadership and citizenship, a desire to learn about diverse cultures and a willingness to venture into the world in the name of peace, friendship and understanding. [Read more…] about Bon Voyage John Hendricks
Lt. Col. Eric C. Weber Returns From Iraq
Army National Guard Lt. Col. Eric C. Weber is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He will return to Fort Dix, NJ, for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before returning to his regularly assigned National Guard unit.
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TVSC Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Taconic Valley Soccer Club Inc. will be Tuesday, March 30, at the Berlin Library. The annual meeting will start at 7 pm and be followed by the monthly meeting.
Registration for the Spring season (k-5) has begun. Forms can be gotten at the Town Library and the elementary school office.
Left Out Of The Berlin FD Installation
In our story on The Berlin Fire Department Installation in our March 5 edition we inadvertently left out important information which is that Service Pins were awarded to Debby Maxon (35 years) and Tena Harrington (40 years). We know their accomplishments are not dimmed by our error.