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Music And Art Cafe At PVMCC

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On Friday, April 20, the Music and Art Cafe will feature Karen Webster and Friends from 7 to 9 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. This month, Webster will play piano and be accompanied by Leslie Green on the oboe, Martha von Schilgen on the fiddle and Dan Lamontagne on percussion. Don’t miss this eclectic blend of original, classical and Celtic music. Admission is $5 per person, $8 per couple, and children under 18 are admitted free.

Plan For The Future Of The Rensselaer Plateau

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Please come and join others who live, work or play on the Rensselaer Plateau to give your input and help guide development of the Regional Conservation Plan.  On Monday, April 30, from 7 to 9 pm the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) will host a public workshop at the Averill Park Fire Hall, 35 Eastern Union Turnpike, Averill Park. [Read more…] about Plan For The Future Of The Rensselaer Plateau

Rensselaer County Legislature – Tickets In Petersburgh

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by Kieron Kramer
In an interview after the Rensselaer County Legislature’s session on Tuesday, District 5 Legislators Stan Brownell and Lester Goodermote reported that they had received complaints from their constituents about tickets being given by State Police to truckers on Route 22 at the Route 2 overpass in Petersburgh. District 5 includes the towns of Stephentown, Berlin, Grafton, Petersburgh, Hoosick and the Village of Hoosick Falls.
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Petersburgh Library Gets Grant For McLean Project

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The Petersburgh Public Library has just received a coveted Community Arts Grant from the Arts Center of the Capitol Region/New York State Council on the Arts, for a creative video and music project to be produced by two of Petersburgh’s resident composers/video artists, Barton and Priscilla McLean. This grant was supplemented by the Taconic Corporation, whose early support was crucial in the success of the Library’s grant application.
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Letter To The Editor – What Are Tax Caps For?

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Dear Editor,
What are tax caps for? I was led to believe they were put in place to stop the runaway tax increases on taxpayers.
When small town boards and school districts can manipulate and override tax caps because “they don’t want to be constrained” on fiscal problems that might arise, that is completely why tax caps were put in place.
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Valley Community Farmers Market Meeting

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Our Valley Community Farmers Market (OVCFM) will hold its first meeting of the 2012 season on April 17 at 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall of the Berlin Seventh Day Baptist Church (North Main Street). Anyone interested in knowing more about the market – especially those interested in vending – is encouraged to attend. The meeting will include a discussion of OVCFM’s Market Handbook and policies, answer questions about New York State and Rensselaer County regulations, move toward creating a Market Committee and review community involvement.
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