The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) implemented a new open burning regulation that took effect in October 2009. As part of that regulation no open burning is permitted between March 16 and May 15 each year. The regulation also specifies what can and cannot be burned.
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Taconic Valley Youth Basketball Awards Night
by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
On Tuesday, March 5, the Petersburgh Veteran’s Memorial Community Center was alive with excitement. Approximately 80 young basketball players of the area, along with their families, were geared up for their annual awards night. There wasn’t an empty seat in the place, and there was plenty of jovial chatter besides.
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RPI Sparks Interest At Berlin MS/HS For Future Engineers
by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
On Monday, February 11, Engineer Ambassadors (EAs) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made a day-long visit to the Berlin MS/HS. Their visit’s purpose? Inspiring a younger audience to explore the role of engineers in our society.
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Wesley Brownell And Family Celebrate His 90th Birthday
by Bea Peterson
The Hoosick Falls Baptist Church hall was filled with family and friends of Wesley Brownell on Saturday, February 21. Colorful balloons and signs festooned the hall. Everyone was on hand to help Wes celebrate his 90th birthday. His son, Rensselaer County Legislator Stan Brownell, presented him with a congratulatory certificate from the County Legislature.
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St. Mary’s Students Sweet On Soldiers
The Panther Bowlers End Season
submitted by Bob Lang
After the Hoosick Falls bowling team won the Section II C-D bowling tournament with a score of 5,822 pins, the Panthers had to wait until the seventeen A schools and twenty B schools bowled to see if they would have the highest overall total and go on and bowl at the New York State Bowling Tournament in Syracuse on March 2. [Read more…] about The Panther Bowlers End Season
Panther Cheerleaders Compete At SEFCU
by Ben Gaines
The Panther Cheerleaders’ Basketball season ended with the elimination of the boys by Greenwich, Friday night at HVCC, but their Competition Season was in full swing Saturday morning. The team boarded the bus for the ride to the SEFCU arena on the SUNY Albany Campus. [Read more…] about Panther Cheerleaders Compete At SEFCU
Berlin Central School Student Artists Of The Month
submitted by the Berlin High School Art Department
The January Artist of the Month was Nicole Cure, grade 11.
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HFCS Drama Club To Perform Disney’s Beauty And The Beast
In just four weeks, the Hoosick Falls Central School’s Drama Club will be performing Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and like many musicals in the past, it is offered as free entertainment to people of all ages. The performances are on Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, beginning at 7 pm, with the final performance on Sunday, March 24, at 2 pm. Food and beverages will be available for purchase during the intermission in the cafeteria.
The movie and musical have won many awards and have several unforgettable songs and moments. Lumiere (the candelabra) sings the show-stopping “Be Our Guest” and Mrs. Potts sings the eternal and Oscar winning “Beauty and the Beast” while Belle and Beast dance together. The music is wonderful, and the performance promises to be full of laughs and tears. This promises to be an enormous show, with over 60 middle and high school students involved in the production, along with several elementary students as well.
Program Advertising
Local businesses or friends and families are invited to financially support the Drama Club by purchasing advertisement space in the program and placing either a message or information about your business (or both).
If you are interested, please contact Rob Allen through email at hfdrama@gmail.com or by phone at 686-7321 x1106.
Annual Pre-Musical Spaghetti Supper
On Saturday, March 16, the Berlin Class of 2013 will be serving spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread and butter, beverages and dessert in the MS/HS cafeteria from 4:30 until 7 pm. The cost of the dinner is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under and senior citizens. Come for dinner and stay to see this year’s High School Drama Club production of The Wizard of Oz.