This was a ceremony of both celebration and farewell — not only for the graduates but for their superintendent of nearly 15 years, Marie Wiles; for a school board member of 18 years who taught for decades before that at Farnsworth Middle School, Gloria Towle-Hilt; and for half of the keynote-speaker team, longtime high-school social-studies teacher and soccer coach, Michael Kinnally.

DELMAR — The third annual Biking, Burgers and Beverages celebration is set to roll on July 17, rain or shine.

It will run from 4 to 7 p.m. along the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail.

The free event is hosted by the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce.

The business, owned by Maureen and Eric Mayer of Copses Farm in Schaghticoke, features an exchange of products as well as an exchange of ideas, serving large commercial farms as well as backyard farmers.