Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Steve Bradley
The HFCS boys baseball team lost to Tamarac Tuesday, 12 – 5, in a game played at Tamarac High School. Noah Coney hit a two run double for the Panthers. Pitcher Kealan Hitt (0 – 2) took the loss. [Read more…] about HFCS Baseball Boys Lose, Softball Girls Win
The New Lebanon Foundation will launch its 2015 fundraising campaign with a Trivia Night on Friday, April 24 from 7 to 9 pm at the New Lebanon Junior/Senior High School on Route 22 in New Lebanon, Columbia County. Test your trivia knowledge! [Read more…] about Trivia Night Benefits Student Arts and Humanities Program
by Steve Bradley
HFCS basketball players from both the boys and girls basketball teams were honored with individual awards over the past couple of weeks. Both teams were undefeated in regular season Wasaren League play, each only lost once in the regular season, and each team won a sectional title.
[Read more…] about Basketball Teams Garner Awards
The Petersburgh Veteran’s Memorial Community Center is pleased to host a fun and family friendly community event. A Lip Sync and Dance Show will be held on Friday, April 17 from 7 to 9 pm. All proceeds for this event will benefit the Petersburgh Summer Youth and Swim Program! [Read more…] about Lip Sync and Dance Show
The New Lebanon CSD Board of Education seats held by Tracy Bingham and Monique Wood will expire on June 30, 2015.
Candidates wishing to run for the New Lebanon Board of Education [Read more…] about Nominating Petitions To Run For New Lebanon BOE Due April 20
A night of mystery and intrigue……
Celebrate Agatha Christie’s 125th Anniversary by attending the Hoosick Falls Drama Club’s production of the timeless classic The Mousetrap, the longest running show in British history. [Read more…] about HFCS To Present Agatha Christie’s The MouseTrap April 24-26
by Bea Peterson
Last year it began as a whim for HFCS teachers Damien Bundrick, Bill Clairmont and Rob Viera. They and other teachers and students grew beards for No-Shave November to promote cancer awareness. From there it grew into the Beard Off when the three kept their beards through March. For two lunchtimes they sold $1 tickets for a drawing when a student could shave off their beards in any fashion. They raised $400 and they decided to donate it to the scholarship fund for their friend and mentor Isabel McGuire who passed away that month. Perhaps a hundred students watched the after school event. And the three courageous teachers sported their odd looking shaves the following day at school.
[Read more…] about Beard-Off Raises $1,000 For Isabel McGuire Scholarship
On Monday, March 23, twenty Berlin High School students were formally inducted in the Taconic Valley Chapter of the National Honor Society. Ten Berlin Middle School students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. [Read more…] about Berlin Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
Berlin High School senior Caleb Hendricks earned first place in the Carpentry division at the 2015 SkillsUSA regional competition on March 18. The regional competition took place at the Modern Welding School in Schenectady. [Read more…] about Berlin Student Takes First Place In SkillsUSA Competition
