Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
The proposed 2009-2010 school budget includes funding for a district-wide pre-kindergarten (pre-k) program for resident children who reach the age of four on or before December 1, 2009. Transportation for the program will be provided for all eligible pre-k students by the School District.
[Read more…] about Berlin Central School District Pre-K Registration
Ziti Dinner
The Berlin Middle School Student Council will be hosting its Second Annual Ziti Dinner. Come join us Friday, April 24, at the Berlin Middle/High School cafeteria for a homemade ziti dinner (vegetarian or meat). Dinner includes drinks and dessert.
The Stephentown Memorial Library is offering one scholarship this year in the amount of $750 to a graduating senior who plans to enter a two or four year college in the fall of 2009. The student must be a resident of Stephentown. [Read more…] about Stephentown Library Scholarship
by David Flint
The Berlin School Board adopted a budget for 2009-10 with a zero tax levy increase but not all members were happy with it. Interim Business Administrator Scott Hunter presented the fifth draft of the budget Tuesday evening. It was adopted on a 4-3 vote with Frank Zwack, Jeffrey Paine, Liz Miller and Julie Darling supporting it and Tom Morelli, Don French and Beverly Stewart voting no.
[Read more…] about BCS Board Adopts 0% Tax Levy Budget On Split Vote
The West Sand Lake Grange #949 announces the annual Beryl H. Moul Memorial Grange Scholarship. It is open to graduating Rensselaer County high school seniors and recent high school graduates who have been accepted in an accredited 2 or 4 year college program pursuant to careers in agriculture, forestry, nursing or medicine, education, home economics and some related fields. [Read more…] about West Sand Lake Grange Scholarship
The Berlin Central School District, in conjunction with Capital District Beginnings, is proud to offer an integrated Summer Program specifically designed for children who will be entering kindergarten in September, 2009. This pre-k to kindergarten transition program will strengthen kindergarten readiness skills and provide students with six weeks of enrichment in the areas of English language arts, mathematics and technology.
The Berlin Class of 2011 is sponsoring a Country Auction on Friday, April 24, at 7 pm. It will be held in the Berlin High School Cafeteria. There will be refreshments on sale. Also, if you have anything you can donate to the auction, please call 658-2453 or 658-2515 ext 241. We only ask that you do not donate large appliances. Pick up can be arranged.
The Berlin Elementary School’s Shared Decision Making Team is sponsoring an Imagination Celebration on Friday, April 24, which will also be included in this year’s Family-A-Faire on Saturday, April 25. [Read more…] about Berlin Elementary School To Host Imagination Celebration
by Ryan Mosher
On Thursday, April 2, Berlin Senior Fred Morine pitched an excellent game on the road at Heatly but walked away with the loss after the Mountaineers’ defense let the game go to waste. [Read more…] about Mountaineers Lose Pitchers’ Duel
