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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Berlin School Dist.

Fordians Use Their Heads To Get By Mountaineers

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by Ryan Mosher
In a rematch of last year’s Class C Championship game, Berlin boys varsity soccer hosted the first place Waterford Fordians on Monday afternoon.  After falling 3-1 to Waterford in their season opener, the Mountaineers were looking for revenge against the top team in the Central Hudson Valley League.  Unfortunately for Berlin, those plans were ruined early in the game.  [Read more…] about Fordians Use Their Heads To Get By Mountaineers

Letter To The Editor – Lead Hazard At BES

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To the Editor:
I write this letter to help inform the public of what I believe to be a serious public health hazard in the Berlin Elementary School. The Berlin School District just released the lead testing results, and I believe that the importance and the dangers are being downplayed. Almost all the window troughs tested in the classrooms were not just a little elevated as portrayed by BOCES but in most cases significantly over the HUD and EPA standards. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – Lead Hazard At BES

Letter To The Editor – New Year Is A Disaster

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To the Editor:
So a new year has started at BES and, as most of us probably anticipated, it’s a “DISASTER.” My child has 27 kids in his class. Yes, you read that right, 27 kids.  How is this for “the better of the kids”? How are these kids going to get a proper education with that many students in one class? How can a teacher attend to the different needs of each student with that class size and no aide? Not to mention that the building is not even close to being “suitable” for the consolidation of all of those students. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – New Year Is A Disaster

Instrument Donations Needed For Berlin Elementary School

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At Berlin Elementary School, over 90% of 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 financial hardships, about 25 students cannot begin lessons on traditional band instruments such as flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn or trombone.
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Mountaineer Girls Soccer Defeats Heatly In OT

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by Phillip Zema
In an overtime nail-biter, the Berlin Mountaineer girls soccer team defeated Heatly 2-1.
In the first half, each team’s defenses dominated. Berlin’s midfielders controlled the field, and the team itself seemed to out maneuver and outplay the Hornets. Yet the Mountaineers could not muster an uncontested shot on goal, as Heatly’s rigid defensive line thwarted a number of scoring threats. Berlin’s defense, anchored by Rachel Gordon and keeper Ashley Vincent, prevented the Hornets from generating any legitimate scoring threat. The first half ended in a scoreless tie.
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BCS Interim Super Leffler Announces Resignation

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by David Flint
Eileen Leffler, who was appointed Interim Superintendent of the Berlin Central School District just over two months ago, has announced that she is leaving the District effective October 3. She has accepted a position as the administrator for grants and program development at the City School District of Albany. [Read more…] about BCS Interim Super Leffler Announces Resignation

Opening Day In The BCSD

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by Kieron Kramer, Editor
As we have for many years the Eastwick Press attended the opening day of school at BCS to present another milestone in the life of our community. Our reporter went to Berlin Elementary on the first day that all BCS elementary students have gathered together at one location. However, no photograph or story will appear about the event because Michelle Colvin, Principal of the Berlin Elementary School, requested that we not release any photos or information without the School District’s authorization. We are honoring the District’s request at this time.
Colvin wrote in an email, “At a recent BOE meeting the Board requested that school and district news be sent to the papers in the form of Press Releases. Once I have reviewed the photo release information I’ll let you know which pictures are OK to use…”