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Instrument Donations Needed For Berlin Elementary School Students

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At Berlin Elementary School over 90% of the students in fourth and fifth Grade are taking instrumental music lessons. Many students have begun lessons on recorders, an inexpensive plastic flute that helps beginners develop fundamental music skills. However, due to tough economic times, about 30 students cannot begin lessons on a real band instrument, such as a flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet or trombone. These students need instrument donations from the people of the Berlin School District and surrounding communities

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Accidents Continue In Stephentown

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NYSDOT crews repair the guard rails on Route 43 by Stone Bridge Pond last Thursday morning after a vehicle lost control on the icy road and plunged through the rail and down the embankment. Fortunately the driver was not seriously injured. An accident four days earlier in the same location, the site of recent filming of “Taking Woodstock,” sent another car through the guard rail on the other side of the road and down the embankment into the mud. (David Flint photo)
NYSDOT crews repair the guard rails on Route 43 by Stone Bridge Pond last Thursday morning after a vehicle lost control on the icy road and plunged through the rail and down the embankment. Fortunately the driver was not seriously injured. An accident four days earlier in the same location, the site of recent filming of “Taking Woodstock,” sent another car through the guard rail on the other side of the road and down the embankment into the mud. (David Flint photo)

by David Flint

 

Route 43 in Stephentown was the site of several more accidents in the past two weeks. [Read more…] about Accidents Continue In Stephentown

Crime Spree In Hoosick Falls

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by Bea Peterson

 

Before closing the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting Tuesday evening Mayor Laura Reynolds, on advice from Police Chief Robert Whalen, suggested residents be sure to lock their homes and cars in the future. Leaving cars and homes unlocked in small towns and villages has been a way of life for generations. The Mayor lamented the fact this is no longer advisable. The following Police reports highlight the issue. 

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