Harry Weir Foundation Gives $8,000 To Hoosick Area

submitted by Norma Brenenstuhl On Saturday, January 7, Norma Brenenstuhl, on behalf of Key Private Bank trust administrator Michele Nichols, presented checks from the Harry Weir Foundation to the following individuals for their organizations. The amount distributed this year was $8,000. That is five thousand dollars less than was available from the fund the previous [...]

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Rensselaer County Legislature: In Memory Of Gary Moses

by Kieron Kramer With the exception of two resolutions authorizing expenditures for the expert witnesses in the murder trial of Joseph McElheny of Hoosick Falls, there were no resolutions passed at the Rensselaer County Legislative meeting on Tuesday, January 10, that related directly to the communities of Eastern Rensselaer County.

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Hoosick Falls Village Board Meeting Postponed

Due to the illness of Mayor Matt Monahan and business commitments of Deputy Mayor Paul Haynes, the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting of Tuesday, January 10, has been postponed until Tuesday, January 17, at 6 pm.

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Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – January 1 to 7, 2012

• January 5 – Car and deer accident at Route 22 and Danforth Street. • January 6 – Burglary on Carey Avenue – copper piping was cut out of house and stolen. *****You need to be logged in to see this part of the post. Login using the box in the sidebar. Not registered? Click [...]

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Hoosick Falls Police And Fire Departments In Action This December

by Bea Peterson Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe said the Department had a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Patrol on Thursday, December 29. “There were no DWIs,” he said, “but we issued 16 tickets from everything from unlicensed operator to not wearing a seatbelt.” The holiday season was very quiet, he added. The month, however [...]

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A Tour Of The Hoosick Falls Armory

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The Save The Armory Committee Makes Plans

by Bea Peterson The Save the Armory Committee, which was approved at the last Hoosick Town Board meeting, met Monday, December 19, at 6 pm in the Village Hall. Eleven people attended the meeting and quickly volunteered to take on a variety of assignments. Chairman Shelly Stiles opened the meeting with two basic ground rules: [...]

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No Work On The Dougherty Corner Until Spring

by Bea Peterson Rumors have been rampant that nothing will ever happen at the former Dougherty’s, the empty hole at the corner of Main and John Streets. “I’ve been waiting four years for something to happen,” said property owner Alex Koks. There was talk that since the weather had remained so mild, construction could begin [...]

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HFCS’s Varsity Club Kicks Off Fundraiser With Cumberland Farms

by Bea Peterson Cumberland Farms customers received a special treat Friday afternoon, December 16, when they entered the store on Church Street. They were greeted with trays of hot sandwiches and pizza to sample. It was the company’s celebration of the reopening of the updated store. Cumberland Farms Regional Director Brian VanBuren said the company [...]

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Ugandan Water Project

James Harrington, founder of Ugandan Water Project, visited the Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church last month and shared heart wrenching data on the effects unsafe drinking water has on the lives of Ugandan people and a vision he was given to effect change. Ugandans walk 2-5 miles twice a day to the nearest water source, [...]

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