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Last Chance To Register For Shatford Little League

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Shatford Little League will be conducting its final registration for the 2010 season Saturday, March 20, from 10 am to noon at the Shatford Park Little League field in New Lebanon. Children living in Eastern Rensselaer and Columbia Counties who will be between the ages of 5 and 14 as of May 1 are eligible to play.
For more information call Joe Shupe at 518-658-9321 or Mark Van Zandt at 518-794-9055. You can also register online at www.shatford.org.

Panthers Lose Class C Final In Last Second Of Overtime

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by Gary Danforth
The people at the press table at the Glens Falls Civic Center were talking aloud about the effort put forth by both teams in last Sunday’s, March 7, Class C, Section II championship basketball game. If you missed the game you missed a classic match up between two teams as evenly paired as leaves on a tree.
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Athletes, Webster Honored At BCS Sports Awards

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by Ryan Mosher
On Wednesday night, the Berlin Central School winter sports awards were held. Participation awards as well as Most Valuable Player and Most Improved Player awards were given out. Coaches for modified, junior varsity and varsity wrestling, swimming, cheerleading, volleyball and basketball each took the opportunity to thank parents, the school and the players themselves for the dedication they put into this winter sports season.
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Little Hoosic Watershed Association Annual Meeting

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The Little Hoosic Watershed Association  annual meeting will be held on Monday, March 22, at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Hall. The public is welcome. Agenda items include a review of work completed in 2009, the election of the Board of Directors and an update on projects planned for 2010.
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Rensselaer Plateau Nominated For Land Protection Program

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Public Meeting On The Proposal Wednesday, March 24, At 6:30 pm

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it is proposing to create a Rensselaer Plateau Forest Legacy Area under the USDA’s Forest Legacy Program (FLP).
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Panther Basketball Wins Sectional Semi-Final, Heading To Sectional Final On Sunday

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by Gary Danforth
Well, maybe Hoosick Falls Central School boys basketball Coach Mike Lilac Jr. borrowed a phrase from comedian Larry the Cable Guy because night, Wednesday night, March 1, Lilac’s Panther five “got ’er done” in their Section II, Class C semi-final game against Voorheesville Central School at the Glens Falls Civic Center and looked pretty fine in the process. [Read more…] about Panther Basketball Wins Sectional Semi-Final, Heading To Sectional Final On Sunday