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Letters To The Editor – To Set The Record Straight

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Dear Editor;
In a recent news story, a statement was made in reference to an increase of $10,000 in the Superintendent’s Salary as a planned raise for the current Interim Superintendent. This statement was reported inaccurately on this budget increase.
The current Interim Superintendent continues to work under the same level of compensation as was negotiated in the first year of service. This compensation, as required by law, is reported each year on the School District’s website as well as to the State Aid Management System as part of the school report card. The current Superintendent continues to work for the same salary as originally negotiated.
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Quackenbush One Hits Cambridge In Softball Win

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by Gary Danforth
Well, the Queen of the Diamond and her teammates were at it again yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, May 5, when Charlie Weeden’s Hoosick Falls Central School Panther softball team rode the overpowering, one hit, nineteen strikeout performance of sophomore pitcher Rachel Quackenbush to a 7-0 WASAREN League win over host Cambridge Central School. [Read more…] about Quackenbush One Hits Cambridge In Softball Win

A Vicious Battle – Softball That Is

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by Erin Hogan
It was a vicious battle from the beginning to the end between the Lady Tigers and Lady Mountaineers softball teams. The first few innings for both teams were a quick three up, three down with New Lebanon getting one run. Then, in the bottom of the third, Gabby Hilts batted in Sara Risko to give the Tigers a 2 run lead over the Mountaineers. [Read more…] about A Vicious Battle – Softball That Is

BCS Board Hears About The Budget

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by Phillip Zema
At the Berlin BOE meeting on April 27, Heinz Noeding, once again, voiced a number of concerns to Berlin’s administration and School Board.  He was upset that the “budget drafts [were] not documented on the school district’s website, unlike every other district in the county.”  Accordingly, Noeding felt the community was not in a position to fully understand budget issues or partake in the budget process.  Furthermore, he claimed that the Board did not always provide written explanations for its key decisions.
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Hoosick School Board Action – Positions Eliminated

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by Alex Brooks
At its April 22 meeting, the Hoosick Falls School Board voted to abolish the positions of two Special Education teachers, two Elementary Education teachers, two Reading teachers, one Home and Careers teacher, and ten Teaching Assistants. The vote on this motion was 6-0, with Rye Mausert abstaining. These staff reductions had previously been proposed and debated as part of the District’s budget deliberations, and this action is simply the final implementation.
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Deanna Nash Is BCS Valedictorian For 2010

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by David Flint
Deanna Nash of Grafton has been chosen to be the Valedictorian for Berlin High School’s Class of 2010. Nash is both a scholar and an athlete. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Secretary of the Student Council and currently Class President. She has been a mainstay in varsity soccer, basketball and softball. How does she get everything done and do it so well? The trick, she said, is to “use your time wisely.”
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