Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Grafton Elementary School is emphasizing the following character traits throughout the year: responsibility, respect, self-control, compassion, tolerance, trustworthiness, perseverance, cooperation, citizenship and appreciation.
For the month of October the character trait was respect. The children were recognized at a special awards assembly and had their pictures on display in the building. [Read more…] about Students Of The Month At Grafton Elementary
by Ryan Mosher
In September Casey Gilbert ran his very first cross country race ever. Now, just two months later, the Berlin senior has been crowned the Patroon Conference Champion as well as the Section 2, Class D Champion. This past weekend Gilbert, along with teammate Cody Blain and Kelsey Demick and Ashley Rokjer from the girls team traveled to Long Island for the New York State Championship race. [Read more…] about Gilbert Takes Third At States
by Ryan Mosher
On Wednesday night Berlin High School hosted the fall sports awards to honor the fall season athletes. The first order of business for Athletic Director Art Schmich was to honor two very special people to the Athletic Department. Bob and Liz Miller are a constant figure at sports games and have been for quite some time. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School Sports Awards
by Ryan Mosher
Four seniors from the Berlin boys soccer team took part in the annual Exceptional Senior game at Maalwyck Park in Scotia on Tuesday. [Read more…] about Four Mountaineers Play In Exceptional Senior Soccer Game
The SUNY Cobleskill men’s cross country team dominated the action at the 2008 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championships hosted by the Fighting Tigers in Cobleskill, NY, on Saturday November 1. [Read more…] about Dan Bulson Helps NEAC To X-C Championship
Will the Big Bad Wolf be found guilty of wrecking the houses of the little pigs? Will Humpty-Dumpty find the evidence he needs to bring the case to trial? Will the Fairy Godmother Judge find a group of unbiased jurors? Can DA Rumplestiltskin bring the trial to a swift end? All this in the play Law And Order: Fairy Tale Unit.
The Berlin High School Drama Club will produce Law and Order and Goldilocks this Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15, starting at 7 pm. Join us for these slightly fractured fairy tales. Admission is $4.
by Ryan Mosher
Snow across the region early in the week did not stop the area’s high school cross country runners from racing in what was the biggest race of the season for most of them. The Section II Cross Country Championships were once again held at Saratoga State Park, and, once again, the Berlin teams were well represented.
[Read more…] about Mountaineers Send Four Cross Country Runners To The State Championships
The Berlin Middle/High School Yearbook Club is hosting a trip to New York City on Saturday, December 13. Join us if you want to do some shopping go sightseeing, see a Broadway show, visit a world famous museum or check out the world’s largest Christmas tree.
by David Flint
On a split 4-3 vote the Berlin School Board rejected a proposal to put before the taxpayers a $12.6 million plan to renovate and add on to the Berlin Elementary School. [Read more…] about Berlin School Board Rejects $12M Capital Plan
Avid sports fan Paul Sykes of Stephentown was especially interested in following Berlin’s varsity soccer team this past season. Aside from the fact that the team played excellent ball with a lot of heart, it turns out Paul has both a grandson and a great-grandson on this team! [Read more…] about It’s A Family Affair
