Local Marine Returns Home

by Bea Peterson There is a large poster in the main lobby of Hoosick Falls Central School with the names of men and women who were, or are, in the military. The poster states the year they graduated and in which combat area they served. It doesn’t mention what branch of the service they were, [...]

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HF Cumby Presents Check To Varsity Club

by Bea Peterson During a break in the HFCS Ken Baker Classic Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, January 28, Cumberland Farms District Manager Jim Long and Hoosick Falls Store Manager Kristi Hebert presented a check for $2,337 to members of the HFCS Varsity Club. The check was the result of a month long promotion by Cumberland [...]

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Troop 65 Sells Chili To Raise Money For The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Once again Boy Scouts from Troop 65 will be selling their homemade chili in front of the Grand Union in Hoosick from 10 am to 2 pm on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5. Treat yourself to a fresh bowl of chili complete with cornbread and all the fixin’s for only $7. All proceeds will be [...]

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Nominate The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal

The Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizers are getting ready for the Saturday, March 17, event. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Parade Grand Marshal. The nominee must be of Irish descent and a resident of the Town of Hoosick.

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Nicole St. Onge Goes To Washington DC

by Aelish Nealon and Bea Peterson “It’s important that the voices of today’s teens are heard, and it’s even more important that we are given a chance to make a change in the world that we will eventually be taking care of. Beginning with Project Ignition and other youth-led programs, we are given an opportunity [...]

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Senior Safety And Security

by Bea Peterson Late Sunday afternoon Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe and Officer Harold McClellan spent an hour at the Wood Park meeting room talking with more than two dozen residents of the Woodbridge Heights and Wood Park apartments. The Chief reminded them, “We’re not here just to catch the bad guys, we’re here [...]

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Winners At The St. Patrick’s Parade Fund-Raiser

The Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade held a fund-raiser on Saturday, January 14, with Basket Bingo and the Irish stew cook-off. Ten contestants took part for the bragging rights for the best Irish stew in the area.

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Fire At Oak-Mitsui

by Bea Peterson According to Hoosick Falls Fire Chief Robert Bornt, the Hoosick Falls and North Hoosick Fire Departments were the first on the scene of a fire at the back of the Oak-Mitsui, Inc. building on First Street on Thursday, January 12, at approximately 10 am. The Chief said the fire was caused by [...]

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Massive Leak At Former WCW

by Bea Peterson Hoosick Falls Water Department Supervisor Jim Hurlburt was concerned late Monday afternoon, January 16, when water in the Rensselaer Street tank began dropping rapidly. “It was about 5:30, and water usage usually increases about that time,” he said. “But this was far too much water. It was about 800 gallons a minute.” [...]

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Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – 50 Dwellings Lack Water Meters

by Bea Peterson At the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting held on Tuesday, January 17, Mayor Matt Monahan said there are still 50 dwellings in the Village that do not have water meters. He said the owners will be fined $150 every three months until a meter is installed. The Village is also looking into [...]

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