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Petersburgh Planning Board Asks For Right Of Way On Rabbit College Road Subdivision
by Erin Hogan
The Petersburgh Planning Board met on Monday, July 27, to resolve a minor subdivision of a property on Rabbit College Road owned by Geraldine Smith. The lot in North Petersburgh is 62 and a half acres with a subdivision of one lot of 50.75 acres and the other of 11.75 acres to be made.
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Hoosick Bridge Construction In The Rain
Project Linus Helps Seriously Ill Children
by Bea Peterson
Last year the Hoosac Villagers, a crafts group that meets monthly from September to May, decided to make blankets for Project Linus.
Project Linus has hundreds of chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. They all work together to help provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need, through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
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Graney Earns Girl Scout Silver Award
Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Ayla Graney has earned a Girl Scout Silver Award – an award that represents a girl’s accomplishments in scouting and her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others.
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Peg And Jack Bakaitis Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary
Peg and Jack Bakaitis were married on June 20, 1959. “It rained all week,” Peg recalled. “We were having our reception outdoors at the farm. My mother put the Blessed Mother in the window and on Saturday the sun shone!”
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The Griswolds Celebrate Their 65th Wedding Anniversary
Sixth Annual Motorcycle Run For Ryan And Courtney Is August 1
The public is invited to participate in the Sixth Annual Memorial Ryan and Courtney Motorcycle Run with the proceeds going toward numerous scholarships for local students to take Hudson Valley Community College courses while in Berlin High School. This year the Run will he held on Saturday, August 1, with a rain date of August 2.
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Bryan Nielsen Earns Academic Recognition At Skidmore College
Bryan Nielsen, a member of the Class of 2009 at Skidmore College, earned academic and special recognition at the college this spring. He is the son of Roy and Thessalia Nielsen of William Jones Road, Petersburgh.
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Letter To The Editor – Berlin’s Growth?
To the Editor:
What’s with this philosophical growth in Berlin? “Am I crazy? What a great deal, and we have money in the bank to pay for it!”
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