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Church At The Crossroads Closing – Last Service Is June 29

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by David Flint

Rev. Al Wolcott, Pastor of the Church at the Crossroads in Stephentown, regrets to inform the community that the historic church is closing. All are invited to attend a final service to be held on Sunday, June 29, at 2 pm.

Wolcott said that after much prayerful consideration the Church leaders have decided that it is time to end 218 years of ministry at the Church that began in 1796 as the Second Baptist Church of Stephentown. When Berlin was separated from Stephentown in 1806 it became the First Baptist Church. In 1996 it was renamed the Evangelical Community Church, and, more recently, it became the Church at the Crossroads. Rev. Wolcott has been its Pastor since 1987.

Deaconess Cindy Schaeffer said that the congregation wants their last voice to be positive. The final service will not be a somber event. There will be special music and a time of remembrance led by Pastor Trygve Tomlinson of the West Stephentown Baptist Church. All are invited to come and share in the remembrance and in refreshments that will be served.

Dr. Brent Allen, District Executive Minister of Converge Northeast, will present a charge to the community. The theme, Rev. Wolcott said, will be that although the doors of the old church building will be closing, the Church does not die. Members should not give up but go forth and prosper, continuing their fellowship and ministry in another venue.

Rensselaer County Legislature Action – Berlin’s Joan deLeon Remembered

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by Kieron Kramer

In May the Rensselaer County Legislature passed a resolution memorializing Berlin’s Joan deLeon, who died on April 4 of this year. On June 10 the deLeon family came to the well of the Legislature in prodigious numbers during the presentation period before the Legislature’s regular meeting to participate in the ceremony honoring their matriarch. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature Action – Berlin’s Joan deLeon Remembered

Stephen Colvin Fundraiser Raises $15,000

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by Steve Bradley

Stephen Colvin, 21 year old son of Craig Colvin and Melissa North, was this past winter in an accident while skiing in Maine with his college buddies. It was a tragic event, felt literally across the world. But good things can come from the most terrible of things. This past Saturday a great thing came from the tragedy.

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New Lebanon Town Board Action – Concern About Gas Pipeline Percolates

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by Thaddeus Flint

The few first blades of a new grass roots movement started to take root Tuesday night at the New Lebanon Town Board meeting when some residents began to question a proposed high pressure natural gas pipeline that could one day pass through the Town. The seeds, so to speak, had been sewn at a meeting in Canaan the week before by a new group called the Columbia County Citizens for a Sustainable Future, who have begun to organize against the project which would follow the route of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline that already cuts through the area.

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Small Engines Draw Big Crowds In Hoosick Motocross

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by Steve Bradley

On two beautiful days last weekend, off road motorcycle racing events were held on Fish and Game Road in Hoosick. The road is on the west side of Potter Hill, just east of the Potter Hill Barn. The racing, a newer and popular format called JDay Racing, consists of 80 percent cross country, 25 percent motocross and an optional 15 percent X-Treme racing. The track was 3.5 miles long.

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