by David Flint
A Stephentown man who was arrested last September for stabbing his older brother has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next week to prison. [Read more…] about Beckwith Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Brother
BCS Capital Project Bond Passes
by Thaddeus Flint
The Berlin Central School District Board of Education has finally passed the Capital Project Bond authorization which will allow the District to purchase $5 million in bonds to fund a $6.8 million rehabilitation project of the District’s two working buildings.
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New Lebanon CSD Announces Leadership Changes
Changes in leadership are already in place at the New Lebanon Central School District for the 2013-14 school year. The District welcomes Rick Arket as the Assistant Principal of the Jr./Sr. High School. Leslie Whitcomb transitions to the elementary school, and Matthew Klafehen to the Principal position at the Jr./Sr. High School.
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Riot At The Rink; Wrestling Tournament Draws Hundreds
by Steve Bradley
On Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28, a major wrestling event was held in Hoosick Falls, the fourth year of what is now called “Riot at the Rink.” According to organizer Mike LaPorte and his assistant Walter Sass, 14 teams, consisting of more than 245 wrestlers, came to wrestle at the wrestling tournament. [Read more…] about Riot At The Rink; Wrestling Tournament Draws Hundreds
Boy Scouts Visit The Petersburgh Town Court
by Andy Zlotnick
On Tuesday evening, July 13, a small group of Boy Scouts from Troop 222 in Petersburgh had an opportunity to see how government works by visiting a town court and seeing real live cases being brought before the court. The Scouts are working on the “Citizenship in the Community” Merit Badge, an Eagle Scout required Badge. [Read more…] about Boy Scouts Visit The Petersburgh Town Court
Stephentown Memorial Library’s Pilot Afternoon Summer Camp Program Emphasizes Science, Conservation, Art and Physical Education
The Stephentown Memorial Library in collaboration with the Stephentown Youth Commission launched a pilot afternoon camp program this summer for Stephentown children ages 5 through 12. Twenty children participated in a two hour afternoon program housed at the Library, starting with free lunch through Rensselaer County.
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Hoosick Falls Head Start Closed For The Summer
by Bea Peterson
Budget sequestration, or “the sequester,” means automatic spending cuts at the federal level. It will supposedly save the U.S. government billions of dollars a year. The cuts affect military and social programs. Check it out in Hoosick Falls.
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Moving A Water Main On River Road
de Creeft To Show At The Armory
submitted by Deb Alter
Hoosick Falls has always been a part of Donna Maria de Creeft’s life. She grew up here and in New York City. Her parents bought their house on the hill in the 1940s, and her family would come up from the city on May 1 and stay until November 1. The teacher at the one room schoolhouse in West Hoosick, which is now the Volunteer Firehouse, was one of her early artistic supporters.
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Jocelyn Leanne Webster Is Born
Nathanael, Tristin, and big brother Tyler Webster of Berlin announce the birth of Jocelyn Leanne Webster. [Read more…] about Jocelyn Leanne Webster Is Born