A crafts group that meets in members’ homes the first Thursday of the month from September to May. Meetings are at 7 pm. For more information, call Barbara Wrubleski at 686-7490.

1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm at Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls. For information, call 686-9401

Learn to quilt. Pierce Hall, Stephentown Federated Church, Garfield Road, meets most Tuesdays at 9 am. Everyone is welcome. Call 733-5872 for more information.

Meets every Tuesday at 9:30 am at Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls. For information, call 686-9401.

The Taconic Valley Historical Society was formed in 1973 to bring together citizens in the valley interested in the history of Berlin and Petersburgh, our country and our state. The major functions remain discovering and collecting materials relating to the history of our valley, preserving such material, and disseminating historical information through programs and publications.

The Historical Society meets at the Berlin United Methodist Church on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 pm, March through November. Membership dues are $5. Write to P.O. Box 512, Berlin, NY 12022 for more information.  New members are always welcome!

Open meetings, 8 pm Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, Hoosick Falls; Tuesday at St. George’s Catholic Church on Old Factory Road in Pittstown; Thursday at Grafton Community Library on Route 2; Friday at 7 pm at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Route 351 in Poestenkill.

Provides free, confidential tutoring to adults and out of school teens in reading, writing, and conversational English; recruits and trains volunteers to provide the tutoring for all of Rensselaer County. Tutor training classes held several times a year.

Office at 1915 5th Avenue, Troy, NY 12180

• Barbara Wyman
• (518) 274-8526

Free preschool program for children 18 months, 2, 3, or 4 years old from income-eligible families. We provide a center-based program for children in the Hoosick Falls area from 8:30 am to 3 pm, following the public school schedule. For more information stop in and visit us at 75 River Road, Hoosick Falls, NY.

• (518) 686-5045

Dance group open to anyone 8 years of age and up. Beginner classes every September in Hoosick Falls.

• Linda Schroeder
• (518) 674-2943

A community-wide Christian organization which operates the food pantry and sponsors sponsors community events such as Thanksgiving services, Christmas baskets, and Good Friday walks. Members also offer free tax preparation to low income households. For information, write P.O. Box 1, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090

26 John Street, Hoosick Falls, NY

• Diane Hosterman
• (518) 686-5310