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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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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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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Country Music Radio At The Falls Diner

by Bea Peterson On Friday, May 11, the Sean and Richie Morning Show from country music station WGNA in Albany will celebrate Small Town Month by remote-broadcasting from the Falls Diner from 6 to 10 am. Hoosick Falls was chosen for the first broadcast this year through an online poll.

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Hoosick Falls Health Center Renamed

by Bea Peterson Effective May 1 the Hoosick Falls Health Center officially changed its name to The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. “Our old name didn’t really reflect what we do,” said Center Administrator Paul Corbett.

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Play Ball! The Youth Baseball And Softball Season Opens In Hoosick

by Bea Peterson Two hundred and fifty-one boys and girls and their families gathered in Wood Park Saturday morning, April 28, for the start of the Town of Hoosick Youth Baseball/Softball season. The youngsters, ages four to twelve, were decked out in their new uniforms. Many wore warm jackets as the weather was cooler than [...]

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Third Annual Taste Of Hoosick To Raise Money For The Food Pantry

The Third Annual Taste of Hoosick on Sunday, May 6, from 3 to 6 pm at St. Mary’s Academy auditorium showcases fifteen of the top restaurants in the area to give the public the opportunity to taste specialty items from each of them and the opportunity to vote for their favorite taste.

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Vet Establishes Clinic In Hoosick

by Bea Peterson Dr. Lee Delaney graduated from Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990 and a week later he started his first veterinary job. Since then he has worked in clinics and animal emergency hospitals in Williamstown and Pittsfield, MA, Latham, Glens Falls, West Mountain, Chatham, Saratoga and Rutland, VT, and from his [...]

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HAYC3 Willing To Step Up And Take Over The Armory

by Bea Peterson “If the Town is not willing to purchase the Armory,” said HAYC3 Director Aelish Nealon, “then, as a backup plan, HAYC3 (Hoosick Area Youth Center and Community Coalition) is willing to step up and take ownership.” Nealon added that HAYC3 is a community based not-for-profit organization that is concerned with the welfare [...]

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