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Jackson Burhans And Maggie Gordon Named Berlin High School’s Most Outstanding Athletes For 2016
By Doug La Rocque
Two graduating seniors who plan to continue their sports careers at their chosen colleges were honored Monday night at the annual Berlin Central School District Sports Awards Banquet. [Read more…] about Berlin Central Holds Sports Awards Banquet
Keeping Our Fallen Heroes’ Memories Alive
submitted by Gail Smith
Voice of a Vet is excited to launch its new “Adopt a Serviceman” program. This unique program gives individuals, family and community members, organizations, clubs, churches and other groups an opportunity to purchase a beautifully detailed cross memorial that will bear the name of a fallen Town of Hoosick serviceman, when and where he died, and the war in which he served. [Read more…] about Voice Of A Vet’s Adopt a Serviceman Program
By Thaddeus Flint
The outcome of the Berlin School District’s June 2nd RoundTable discussion on the Smart School Bonds Act is that a committee will be formed to further study the matter. [Read more…] about From Round Table To Committee
Local Girl Scout Troop 1264 cleaned up litter and spruced up several areas at Grafton Lakes State Park as the park began its busy 2016 swimming season. [Read more…] about Local Girl Scouts Pitch In At GLSP
Miss Olivia’s British School of Ballet in Hoosick Falls will be performing a classical dance concert. The first half of the program will be the ballet “Coppelia.” [Read more…] about Miss Olivia’s Classical Dance Extravaganza
More than 1,1000 students were recently named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 term at Hudson Valley Community College. Each fall and spring term, the college’s Deans’ List honors those students who have a term grade point average between 3.0 and 3.5.
Submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
The Petersburgh Youth Recreation and Swim Program is free to Petersburgh Residents and is funded by the Town of Petersburgh, New York State OCFS, PVMCC, and private donations. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Summer Youth Recreation and Swim Program
To The Editor:
The June 2 article by Mr. La Rocque, although comprehensive and well written as always, was nonetheless misleading and biased. A clue to this can be found in his subheading, “Over $100 Million To Be Invested, More than 150 Jobs To Be Created.”
This strongly implies that it is a fait accompli when in fact it appears no more than another pie in the sky project dreamed up by outside entities. Biomass conversion from wood to oil will never happen in Berlin. [Read more…] about Proposed Berlin Biomass Project Is Economically Impossible And A Danger To The Environment
The Grafton Peace Pagoda Flower Festival, celebrating the Birth of the Buddha, will be held on Sunday June 12 at 11 am. Join us in celebrating Buddha’s Birth in this world and in reawakening our belief in humanity’s noble, spiritual purpose on this earth. [Read more…] about Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo…
The River Road Band will be featured at the Poestenkill Historical Society’s annual Concert-on-the-Green. It will be held on Tuesday, June 28 at from 7:00 to 8:30 PM on the lawn of the Town Hall. [Read more…] about Poestenkill Historical Society Presents Concert-On-The-Green
