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Berlin Sixth Grade Receives Grant To See Mummies

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by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
Thanks to a scholarship grant and Stewart’s sponsorship, the sixth grade students of Berlin Central School had the opportunity to view a movie presented at Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady this past December. Kimberly Bugbee, Sixth Grade Team Leader, applied for and obtained a GIANT Screen Scholarship Grant to see the film “Mummies: Secret of the Pharaohs.” [Read more…] about Berlin Sixth Grade Receives Grant To See Mummies

Hats For Cancer In Memory Of Susan Greenberg

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The kindergarten class at St. Mary’s Academy recently held a Hats For Cancer fund-raiser in memory of their beloved teacher, Susan Greenberg, who passed away this past fall after a brief battle with cancer.  Mrs. Greenberg was an assistant in the pre-k classroom at SMA last year. Her students in the current kindergarten class wanted to do something to honor her memory.
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St. Mary’s Academy Indoor Volleyball Tournament

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On Saturday, January 21, from 10 am to 4 pm, St. Mary’s Academy will be hosting its annual indoor volleyball tournament. Competitive (“A”) and Non-Competitive (“B”) teams are invited to participate. The cost is $30 per player or $25 per player if you pre-register and pay for a team of six by January 13.
For more information or to register, please contact Pat Hayes at 686-4314 ext. 202 or Bridget Crawford at 686-4314 ext. 206. This is an adult only event.

Emergency Service Concerns Brought To The BCS Board

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by Thaddeus Flint
First responders from the Berlin Rescue Squad and the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company were present at the Berlin Central School District’s December Board meeting Tuesday in response to a lack of response from the Board on whether to allow responders who also work at the schools to respond to emergency calls in the District.
“My secretary wrote this letter to you in July,” said Mark Primeau, Chairman of the Fire Commissioners for Berlin. The letter in question was a demand to allow employees of the School District to attend to emergency calls during school hours and still be paid. “We are not asking for miracles,” he said, “we are just trying to help people.”
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HFCS’s Varsity Club Kicks Off Fundraiser With Cumberland Farms

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by Bea Peterson
Cumberland Farms customers received a special treat Friday afternoon, December 16, when they entered the store on Church Street. They were greeted with trays of hot sandwiches and pizza to sample. It was the company’s celebration of the reopening of the updated store. Cumberland Farms Regional Director Brian VanBuren said the company has over 800 stores and they expect another 60 to receive the updated chill zones and coffee bars, food services and gas pumps in 2012. VanBuren’s region has 55 stores from Warrensburg to Cairo, NY, and, so far, six of them have been upgraded, including the Hoosick Falls location. Joining VanBuren at the store was Cumberland Farms District Manager Jim Long.
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Notice Of BCS Vote Count Correction

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from Superintendent Young’s Office
It has come to our attention that there was a clerical error in reporting the results of the December 13, 2011, referendum on the capital project for the schools of the Berlin Central School District. This inadvertent error does not affect the outcome of the vote – we are pleased that the project was passed by a substantial margin.
The vote was initially reported as 373 “yes” and 173 “no.” The correct tally was 307 “yes” and 173 “no.” We thank the voters for their support of this important project.

Free Throws Push Panthers To Victory In Triple OT

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by Ryan Mosher
After watching the first quarter of Tuesday night’s Hoosick Falls versus Stillwater matchup, you would not think a close game was a possibility, let alone a triple overtime nail-biter. That’s what happened though as the Warriors battled back from an early double digit deficit to give the spectators in Hoosick Falls a little extra basketball.
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Mountaineers Overcome Slow Start To Top Heatly

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by Ryan Mosher
The Berlin boys basketball team seemed to start a little flat on Monday night against Heatly. The Mountaineers were outplayed in the first quarter, allowing the Hornets to capitalize on second and third shot opportunities by not boxing out and by getting out rebounded. Despite all that, Berlin still was able to stay close, trailing 16-14 after one quarter.
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