Letter To The Editor – Congratulations To Charlotte Gregory And The BC School Board!

(Editor’s note: This letter was written on Wednesday, March 17, after the letter announcing the closing of the Grafton School was handed out at the school.) To the Editor: It was with great joy that I read the letter from Charlotte Gregory today announcing the closure of the Grafton Elementary School. The Board had a [...]

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Letter To The Editor – Kids And Community At GES

Dear Sir, I am sending you a copy of the letter I sent today to NY State Senator Roy McDonald regarding our Grafton Elementary School: Dear Mr. Roy McDonald, I recently came from Colombia, as US permanent resident with my two little girls, ages 6 and 1½ year old. Our 6 year old daughter is [...]

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Letter To The Editor – The Pit And The Tower

To The Editor: This is in response to the proposal for a zoning variance that would allow for the construction of a colossal cell tower in the middle of the tiny village of Cherry Plain.

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Letter To The Editor – Feeling Gouged By The Authorities

Dear Editor: On January 21, 2010, I received a non-moving violation (ticket) for failure to use my turn signal. I was at a “T” intersection (on the lower part of the T). No traffic was coming from the right or left. By the time I was pulled over (est. 400′ from the intersection), I couldn’t [...]

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Erin Shea Named Hoosick Falls High School Valedictorian

Erin Shea, daughter of Michael and Joanne Shea of Hoosick Falls, is this year’s Valedictorian of the class of 2010 at Hoosick Falls High School.  Erin has a grade point average of 95.47 and will receive a New York State Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors designation. Erin has been advanced in math, science and foreign [...]

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Megan McEachron Named Hoosick Falls High School Salutatorian

Megan McEachron, daughter of Rick and Holly McEachron of Hoosick Falls, is the class of 2010 Salutatorian.  Megan, whose GPA is 94.53, will receive a New York State Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors designation. Megan has been on the varsity soccer team at HFCS for the past four years and was a captain this year. 

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Corned Beef With A Smile

On Saturday, March 13, the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Dept. served 295 corned beef dinners at their 12th annual event. The Department would like to thank everyone who helped to make it a success including Susie Cooper, Karen Fairs, Dave’s Market, the Eastwick Press and the local girl scouts who came out to sell cookies.

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Local Girls Earn Girl Scout Gold Award

Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts Kristin Bird, Somer Cook and Samantha Skott have each earned a Girl Scout Gold Award – an award that represents a girl’s accomplishments in scouting and in her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others.

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Fish Fry Friday Challenge is Met

St. Mary’s Academy parent and head fish fry chef, Jerry McAuliffe, challenged the students and families to help the school sell 150 fish fry dinners last Friday. That goal was exceeded so Mr. McAuliffe made good on his promise to shave his head and beard!

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St. Pat’s At The Grafton Senior Center

story and photo submitted by Jan MacDonald On March 11, the Everett Wagar Senior Citizen Center sponsored a St. Patrick’s Day dinner with all the trimmings!  Music was provided by Bob Treffiletti.  The Bob Treffiletti Project is unique entertainment – we can attest to that – the guy is a virtual one-man band.

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