Free “Beginnings!” Program

Pine Cobble School invites families with children aged 2-4 to its free Beginnings! program. Offered on alternate Tuesdays in April and May, preschool-aged children and their caregivers will participate in creative activities followed by open play on Pine Cobble’s beautiful 25-acre campus.

Sylvester C. Close

Stephentown – Sylvester C. “Si” Close of Route 43, Stephentown, NY, died on Tuesday evening, March 9, 2010, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT, where he had resided since July of 2008.

Herbert Little

Hoosick Falls – Herbert Edward Little passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010, surrounded by his family at his residence on Saratoga Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, which he shared with his wife of 54 years, Lauraine Duby Little.

Carol Walter

Buskirk – Carol (Scaglione) Walter, 59, died peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2010, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. She had resided on King Road in Buskirk, NY, with her husband Martin Walter.

Arthur R. Nash Sr.

Petersburgh – Arthur R. Nash Sr., 57, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at his residence on State Route 22 in Petersburgh, NY. He resided there with his wife Donna (Godfrey) Nash.

Dorothy A. Watson

Hoosick Falls – Dorothy A. Watson died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. She had resided on Wall Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, and formerly on Tory Hill Road in Hoosick, NY. She was the daughter of the late William and Irene (Jackson) Gibbons.

George & Son Both Have A Tooth Pulled

Tuesday, January 11, 1853: I went with my wife to Elder Havens on a visit and I gave the Elder Haven one bushel turnips. While my wife was there on a visit I rode up to John Deballs near Latham Village, the collector, and paid my taxes, ten dollars and eighty one cents,

Panther Basketball Wins Sectional Semi-Final, Heading To Sectional Final On Sunday

by Gary Danforth
Well, maybe Hoosick Falls Central School boys basketball Coach Mike Lilac Jr. borrowed a phrase from comedian Larry the Cable Guy because night, Wednesday night, March 1, Lilac’s Panther five “got ’er done” in their Section II, Class C semi-final game against Voorheesville Central School at the Glens Falls Civic Center and looked [...]

St. Pat’s Parade Grand Marshals Are Chosen

submitted by Kevin O’Malley
Three 1952 St. Mary’s Academy graduates will be the Grand Marshals of the Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year. Patricia Carknard, Nancy McCabe and Margaret O’Malley, all raised in the village by Irish mothers, will all celebrate their 75th birthdays this year. They attended St. Mary’s Academy, and in the [...]

Dispatch Dilemma

by Bea Peterson
About sixty Hoosick Falls Village and Hoosick Town residents, Dispatch personnel, Rensselaer County 911 people and a large number of volunteer firefighters attended the Wednesday evening Public Hearing regarding the Village’s Dispatch service held at St. Mary’s Academy.

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