Skating Lesson Registration For Local Skaters

The Hoosick Friends of Skating Club will hold skating lesson registration on Saturday, January 14, from 9 am to 1 pm at the Reynolds-Gilchrest Skating Rink on Barton Avenue in Hoosick Falls. The Club offers eight half-hour basic skills lessons in figure or hockey skating fundamentals following the United States Figure Skating Association’s “Skate With [...]

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Hoosick Planning Board Action – Veterinary Clinic On Route 67

by Bea Peterson On Monday evening, December 19, Dr. Leo J. Delaney addressed the Town of Hoosick Planning Board regarding his purchase of a 52′ by 27′ modular home with full cellar on Route 67 in Walloomsac and his plan to convert it into a Veterinary Clinic. The house is located on 2.3 acres and [...]

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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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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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Letter To The Editor – The Armory’s Great Potential

To the editor, Thank you to the over 40 people who attended the public hearing on Hoosick Falls Armory mostly speaking in favor of keeping the Town offices at the Armory and to the 350 people who signed the petition. So, we begin with a vision, a vision of success, a vision for the next [...]

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HooRWA Annual Meeting

The Board of Directors and Staff of the Hoosic River Watershed Association are pleased to invite the public to the 26th Annual Meeting of HooRWA. The guest speaker will be Russ Cohen of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Riverways Program, who will speak on “Why We Should Care About Wild Trout Streams and [...]

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Hue And Cry To Save The Armory In Hoosick Falls

by Bea Peterson On Monday, December 12, the crowd attending the public hearing on the future of the Armory filled the meeting room in the Armory and overflowed into the hallway. Town Supervisor Keith Cipperly handed out pages of information on the costs of operating the Armory in 2010, including fuel costs, which exceeded $20,000. [...]

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Corkscrew Rails And Tales: History Of The Rutland RR From North Bennington To Chatham

by David Flint For those in the Taconic Valley who remember the days when the trains of the Rutland Railroad were part of the daily scene, or for those who just have a nostalgic interest in railroading, James R. “Jim” Jones has created a special treat. The radio personality, railroad buff and media professional has [...]

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Hoosick Town Board Action – Out Of Town Bookkeeper

by Bea Peterson Margaret Casey told the Hoosick Town Board on Monday that she was disappointed that a non-Hoosick person was appointed Town Bookkeeper when so many local people need jobs. Cipperly responded that he had asked Laura Reynolds if she wanted the job and she said no. Casey replied, “Laura already has a job.” [...]

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