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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Petersburgh

Fire At Taconic

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submitted by Petersburgh Fire Chief Bill Seel

On Tuesday firefighters made quick work of a fire at Taconic in Petersburgh. The fire began at around 6 am in the exhaust ductwork and extended to materials that were stored on the floor at Building 1. The Petersburgh Fire Department and Ambulance, the Berlin Fire Department and the Grafton Fire Department were on the scene for about 90 minutes.

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Australian Benefit Breakfast

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submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck

There will be an Australian All You Can Eat Benefit Breakfast for Alissa Babcock on Sunday, April 27, from 8 to 11 am at the Berlin Seventh Day Baptist Church. Say g’day and cheerio to Alissa Babcock while enjoying a full spread of pancakes, eggs, bacon, biscuits with sausage and gravy, home fries, coffee, juice and milk for just $10. Children five and under eat free.

The program tuition to visit Australia as a Student Ambassador is about $7,000, which includes meals, transportation, accommodations and educational activities. This event is intended to assist with a portion of the tuition.

G’Day And Cheerio Alissa Babcock

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submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck

On August 20, 2013, Petersburgh’s Alissa Babcock and her family received word that she 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.

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Petersburgh Library News

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Spring Foraging 

The Vanishing Skills series of the Petersburgh Public Library kicks off with its first installment, “Spring Foraging,” on Saturday, May 3, at 10 am. The new series will offer instruction and knowledge sharing from local residents on country skills and self sufficiency that have been neglected in our fast moving digital age. However, more people are seeing that keeping the knowledge current will prove even more valuable in an uncertain future.

On May 3 from 10 am to noon Danny Schnoop and Mary Lou Walters will lead a spring foraging workshop. They will lead a group to places where baby dandelion greens, fiddlehead ferns and other spring plants can be foraged. Afterward, the group will return to the PVMCC for some pointers in preparing and preserving its finds. Please sign up at the Library if you will be attending since space in the kitchen is limited.

Book Discussion Group

The next book discussion will take place on Wednesday, May 14, at 7 pm. The book to be discussed is Savage Beauty: the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford. Copies of the book are available at the Library for everyone who would like to join in the book discussion.

Plant, Bake, Book And Tag Sale 

The annual Plant, Bake, Book and Tag Sale will be held on Saturday, May 17, from 9 am to 1 pm. Donations of plants and baked goods would be greatly appreciated.

Berlin’s Elm Street Bridge Replacement Ready To Go

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by Kieron Kramer

Four resolutions relating to the project for the replacement of the bridge on County Road 38, Elm Street in Berlin, over the Little Hoosic River were passed unanimously at the regular meeting of the Rensselaer County Legislature on Tuesday. The bridge replacement is eligible for funding that calls for the apportionment of the costs to be borne at the ratio of eighty percent in Federal funds and twenty percent in non-Federal funds, in this case State funds. The appropriation for this project was authorized by the Legislature in 2011. Three of the resolutions Tuesday authorized payment for the work on the project, and one resolution authorized the arrangement for reimbursement to the County by the Town of Berlin for the substitution of a 10 inch water main across the bridge to replace the 6 inch main. Construction is expected to begin this June.

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Petersburgh Man Arrested For Tax Evasion

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New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Thomas H. Mattox and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on Tuesday the arrest of Eli J. Strong, 50, of Petersburgh on three felony charges stemming from his failure to file personal income tax returns. Allegedly, the defendant owes nearly $40,000 for unfiled 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 returns

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