Hoosick Falls Dispatch Will Be Terminated

by Bea Peterson After several meetings, two Public Hearings and months of discussion, the Hoosick Falls Village Board voted four to three on Monday, September 20, to discontinue Village Dispatch Service with the following resolution. “The Village of Hoosick Falls, in an attempt to consolidate services, reduce spending and adhere to a statewide focus on [...]

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Asbestos And Lead Paint Studies At BES

by Phillip Zema A number of the District’s crucial issues were discussed at the Tuesday, September 21, Berlin Central School Board of Education meeting. One of these issues concerned whether local health officials found asbestos and/or lead in the District’s buildings.

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HFCS Senior Choir To Sing At Carnegie Hall

by Alex Brooks It was announced at the regular meeting of the Hoosick Falls School Board on September 16 that the Hoosick Falls High School Senior Choir will be performing at Carnegie Hall on December 2 as part of a 200 voice chorus with a 94 piece orchestra. Twenty-five Hoosick Falls students will be joined [...]

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Petersburgh Planning Board Seeks To Revise Site Plan Review Law

by Alex Brooks At the Town Board meeting on Monday, September 20, Petersburgh Town Supervisor Peter Schaaphok said he had received a letter from the Planning Board saying that they would like to revise the subdivision regulations, proposing that a one year moratorium on new subdivisions be enacted while they are rewriting the regs and [...]

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Pumpkinpalooza Schedule Loaded With Fun

The schedule of events for the Second Annual Hoosick Pumpkinpalooza is loaded with family-friendly activities that will appeal to visitors young and old. A tentative listing of events appears on the Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3) website, www.hoosickyouth.org. During the festival, the most current information will be available at the information booths [...]

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A Hot Time At The Stephentown Fire Department Muster

Muster Results Water Polo (Saturday night) Bisselville teams took first and second place (no third place) defeating three Stephentown teams, two Hancock teams and two Lebanon Valley teams. Parade (Sunday) Best Marching – Stephentown Youth Commission Best Appearing Muster Team – Hinsdale Best Appearing Fire Department – Berlin

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Hoosick Falls Derby Club Remembers Veterans

The Hoosick Falls Derby Club has once again shown its generosity by donating $500 to the Veterans Memorial Wall to be constructed in the Village Park in the Village of Hoosick Falls.  Club President Joan James said, “It is with great pride the Derby Club honors the Veterans of Hoosick who have fought to preserve [...]

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Hoosick Post No. 40 American Legion Installs Officers

Hoosick Post No. 40, The American Legion, elected and installed their Post Officers for 2010-2011 at a recently held Post meeting.

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Stephentown Town Board Action – Concerns About Concert Sounds

by Phillip Zema From August 19 to 22, the Bella Terra Festival was held at Gardner’s Field in Stephentown. Event promoter, Jeffrey Schneider, reported that 1,400 people attended the event and that it was well-received by the community.  Several residents, however, expressed concerns about the amount of noise created by the concert.  Reportedly, even during [...]

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Paving For A Better Hoosick Falls

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