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Get a close-up view of hawks and owls as you learn about their habits

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Learn a lifetime sport, crew

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We’re looking for a good squash and lots of hair

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Plans are in place for the Second Annual Berne Summerfest, and we want your readers to know we have a day filled with something for everyone.

Everyone works together well at Altamont Elementary

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BKW Little League announces 2014 Summerfest events

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The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Little League is thrilled to announce our involvement in the 2014 Berne Summerfest on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Berne town park.  The league will once again be a large part of Summerfest with a full slate of activities leading up to the annual fireworks show.

It does not make sense to close AES

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If the Guilderland Board of education and the superintendent really care about education, they will not allow the closing of the Altamont Elementary School.

Small class sizes are an enhancement.

The true silent majority

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I wonder if the people of Westerlo know that its town government is poised to allow hydrofracking here.

I wonder if the people in the city of Albany, who now drink some of the best water in the country from Westerlo resources, know it.

Taxes have again proven a death sentence to a small business

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It was such a sad story in last week’s Altamont Enterprise to read about the closing of Greulich’s Market after 60 years in business, due to a tax issue. 

Where is our governor now with all of his big tax-break incentives to do business in this state?  It is simply a joke!

Knox quilt show draws 125 visitors

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The quilts of Knox have been displayed, scrutinized, exclaimed over, and admired, and are now safely returned to their owners. The quilt show Sunday, on Aug. 3, sponsored by the Knox Historical Society and the Helderberg Quilt Barn Trail, drew 125 visitors from nearby and out of state.

Dawn Jordan is a giver and a thinker

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Thanks for helping with and coming to the quilt event

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The Town of Berne Historical Society would like to express its heartfelt thanks to all the folks who enthusiastically embraced our journey into the world of quilting with the Aug. 3 quilt show event in Berne and Knox.

Help make the world a smaller place, host a foreign student

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The high school exchange students who were at Guilderland High School and at Clayton A. Bouton High School in Voorheesville have returned to their home countries, but they will long be a part of the lives of many in our communities.

VCSF Pre-Fall 5K: Join us for fitness and fun

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The date is fast approaching for our 14th Annual Voorheesville and Community School Foundation’s Pre-Fall Classic 5K and 2 Mile Walk to be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 9 a.m., starting and finishing at the Voorheesville high school track.

Shift in language is a public relations move to cover up countless abortions

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Your editorial, July 24, 2014 “Hail a state of feminine salvation,” states that the recent United States Supreme Court ruling is flawed science and women are burdened unequally by not having their unique health-care needs met.

Soldier On needs you

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The Altamont American Legion Riders Post 977 is hosting our second annual Poker Run on Aug. 23.

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