Hoosick Town Board Action – Hoosick Financial Audit

by Bea Peterson Much Ado About Nothing? A Channel 13 TV news report that aired just before the Town of Hoosick regular Board meeting on Monday evening, May 14, stated that the Town “is accused of wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money. The State Comptroller says the Town overspent its general and [...]

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Grafton Town Board Action – Conflict On The Board

by Alex Brooks The Grafton Town Board meeting on Monday was run by Deputy Supervisor Cathy Goyer because Supervisor Ray Darling has a medical condition which makes him temporarily unable to do the job. Goyer said she has been handling the day to day business of the Supervisor for two or three weeks so far. [...]

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Hoosick Makes The Airwaves

by Bea Peterson Hoosick and Hoosick Falls made the airwaves last Friday, May 11, when WGNA’s Sean and Richie Show broadcast live from the Falls Diner. Fans turned out to greet them and spend time listening to the show. The Diner was jumpin’! Hoosick Falls was chosen as the first site to visit in May [...]

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Grafton Volunteer Fire Company Installs Officers

by Bea Peterson The Grafton Volunteer Fire Company held its 68th Annual Installation Dinner on Saturday evening, May 12. Master of Ceremonies and Fire Chief Jim Goyer welcomed everyone to the event.

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Berlin Town Board Action – No Closing Yet On Berlin Lumber

by Kieron Kramer Berlin Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger was beaming after the Town Board meeting on Thursday, May 10. “We set a record,” he said, referring to the shortness of the meeting; it lasted only 30 minutes. He may have been right although there was a meeting presided over by former Supervisor Sandi Slattery that [...]

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Restoring An Historical Resting Place

by David Flint “There’s so much Stephentown history here,” commented Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt. He was with the Federated Church Men’s Group and other historical-minded people who turned out on Saturday, May 5, for a work party in the old Presbyterian Cemetery on Presbyterian Hill Road. George Holcomb is buried here along with his wife [...]

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Petersburgh Troop 222 Helps Clean Up Trails At GLSP

submitted by Andrew Zlotnick Boy Scouts from Troop 222 Petersburgh helped the Grafton Lake State Park over the weekend of May 4-6. Nine Boy Scouts, their Leaders and some family members cleaned out the woods at the Park. Grafton Lakes State Park was the site of a Scout invasion – over 200 Boy Scouts camped, [...]

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Hoosick Falls Spruced Up For Spring

by Bea Peterson Community spirited kids and adults spread out through Hoosick Falls on Saturday, May 5, to make the Village look its very best.

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Hoosick Board Passes Resolution Supporting HAYC3 Takeover Of Armory

by Bea Peterson It took less than 10 minutes for the Hoosick Town Board to pass a resolution supporting takeover of the Armory by the Hoosick Area Youth Center And Community Coalition (HAYC3). The special meeting was held at 7 pm on May 8. It was open to the public, but there was to be [...]

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Rensselaer County Legislature – May 2012

by Kieron Kramer Honoring Joan Rogers In March the Rensselaer County Legislature passed a resolution memorializing Joan Rogers of Hoosick Falls. She died on January 22, 2012. At Tuesday’s session of the Legislature nine members of the extended family of Joan Rogers appeared in the well of the Legislature to receive copies of the resolution [...]

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