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The Rensselaer County Legislature and the County Environmental Management Council are sponsoring an Earth Day poster contest, with winners receiving tickets to the new Disney movie Earth, Chairman of the Legislature Neil J. Kelleher announced.
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by Kieron Kramer
Hoosick Falls bowling took center stage at the Rensselaer County Legislative session Tuesday night when Matt Brownell and the Hoosick Falls Central School bowling team appeared in the Chamber to receive copies of the resolutions passed last month that honored them for their achievements.
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by Bea Peterson
The Hoosick Falls Central School second and third grade students in the auditorium were dead quiet sitting in the dark waiting… Suddenly the doors banged open and firefighters in full gear, flashlights waving in every direction entered. [Read more…] about Firefighters At HFCS
The HFCS PTA invites you and your family to join them as they put the ‘fun’ back in fund-raising with The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom Annual SPRING SPIN: One Good Turn to Benefit Another. For each ticket sold by May 1 the PTA earns $5, and this year there are many more days being offered as part of the program: FridaysąSundays, from May 9ą31, plus Monday, May 25, and Thursday, May 28.
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.
by Alex Brooks
In a fairly short meeting on April 7, the Hoosick Falls School Board finalized the budget that it will be presenting to the voters next month. The budget of $20,744,112, passed by a unanimous 7-0 vote of the Board, anticipates zero increase in the tax levy. [Read more…] about HFCS Board Passes Budget With 0% Increase In Tax Levy
by Fidel Moreno
New Lebanon Central School District’s State issued “report card” provided a status of “Good Standing” for it’s 2009 academic and curriculum programs related to ELA-English Language Arts and Math as presented by the District’s Superintendent, Karen McGraw, in her opening address to the NLSD’s School Board at its meeting on April 1.
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
