Two More Sites In Hoosick Falls Put On State Superfund List

by Alex Brooks As predicted by State officials at the June 19 PFOA meeting at the Hoosick Falls Central School, two more sites in Hoosick Falls were named to the list of State Superfund sites on July 13.

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Petersburgh Town Board

Water District Committee Urges Expedited Repair of Water System by Alex Brooks The Petersburgh Town Board meeting on July 17 began with Siegfried Krahforst, the Chairman of the Water Committee, presenting a letter to the Town Board urging a more aggressive stance on PFOA matters and greater urgency on water system repairs.

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NSF Awards Bennington College $300K Grant To Expand Study Of PFOA

Bennington College Faculty Members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder heard on June 13 they have been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to deepen and expand the College’s response to PFOA contamination in New York and Vermont.

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Wrestling Event Returns To The Rink

by Steve Bradley Organizers Zach Taber and Shannon Roberson were very pleased with the success of the first Northeast Youth Duals: Riot At the Rink.

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Grafton’s Annual Summer Festival Takes Over The Town Park Once Again

By Doug La Rocque The skies threatened a couple of times but the rain held off for the day as the Summer Festival took root in the park for the 35th time. 

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A New Insurance Business Opens Its Doors In Berlin

By Doug La Rocque Laura Saunders is originally from Cherry Plain and still calls the Taconic Valley home. 

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Birds Of Prey On Display At The Grafton Community Library

Whispering Willows Wild Care brought some of its Owls and a Raven to the Community Library last Friday night, July 14. 

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Grafton’s Greywacke Meadows Opens To Much Fanfare And A Large Turnout

By Doug La Rocque More than 300 people attended the ribbon cutting and open house on Saturday, July 8 for the new “wedding barn” first proposed to the Grafton Planning Board over a year ago.

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Softball Tournament Says “Plays Ball”

by Steve Bradley A week after being under several feet of water, the Hoosick Falls Youth Baseball and Softball League held its tournament at the Waterworks Fields.

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Second Annual “Rock The Block” Hoosick Community Celebration

A Feast, Friends and Neighbors, And A Band Concert  submitted by Deborah Alter There are many great things about Hoosick, but at the core of it all is our sense of community.

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