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Christmas Trees Again Adorn Village Streets
by Steve Bradley
For several years the Festival of Trees has seen the main streets in the Village decked out with evergreen trees placed in barrels and decorated by sponsors, primarily downtown businesses.
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DEC Info Session Describes Taconic PFOA Contamination
by Alex Brooks
On November 19 from six to eight pm DEC staff gave an update on the remedial investigation currently underway at the Taconic Plastics site in Petersburgh.
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Fourth Commercial Solar Farm Proposed
by Doug La Rocque
Following the Brunswick Planning Board’s November 5 meeting, there were many items on the agenda for the Thursday, November 19 session, but because of one reason or the other, all but one dropped off. What remained was a proposal to construct a commercial solar facility on Oakwood Avenue.
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Storing Carbon
Sphagnum moss lives in moist areas and holds up to 26 times as much water as its weight.
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BCS Masterminds Outthink The Competition
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
The Berlin Central School Varsity and JV Masterminds teams won all of their matches Friday, November 20.
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Legislative Minority Report
Submitted by Minority Leader Peter Grimm
It is not debatable; 2020 has been a year of constant challenges for all Americans. The COVID-19 crisis alone with all of the unknown variables that have come with it has, if not paralyzed us, undeniably altered our stability.
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38th Victorian Stroll
The Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced its plans for the 38th Annual Troy Victorian Stroll Season.
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Rescue Squad Dedicates New Flagpole
A new flagpole was donated by members of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad Board of Directors and dedicated on September 11, 2020.
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Woman Is Rosekrans Winner
Submitted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County
The recipient of this year’s Rosekrans award is Ally Hoag.
This award is selected by the cattle program in memory of Helen Rosekrans, a long-time cattle leader and Schaghticoke Fair “Mom” to all.
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Free Store Giveaway Well Attended
The Town of New Lebanon free store, started by now Town Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling 5 years ago when she was Town Clerk, is now being overseen by the Climate Smart Task Force of New Lebanon as one of its climate smart actions (reduce, reuse, recycle).
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19 Arrested In Latest County-Wide Welfare Fraud Sweep By Doug La Rocque Late last week Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as State Police and other local law enforcement agencies, arrested 19 people who are alleged to have fraudulently accepted welfare benefits. You must be logged in to view this article.
R H E Stillwater 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 2 Hoosick Falls 4 3 0 8 X 15 6 1 Monday, May 6. Played at HFCS. You must be logged in to view this article.
Wellness Fair And 5K Run At BCS Submitted by Rachel Turetsky The Wellness Fair and 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 4, brought out many from the Berlin Central School District community in spite of the rain. The sky-blue 5K shirts on most of the 82 participants brightened up the cloudy day at the Berlin Middle-High […]
Budget Passes With 1.36% Tax Levy Increase by Alex Brooks The final version of the Budget for the 2019-20 school year was approved by the Hoosick Falls School board at its April 18 meeting. You must be logged in to view this article.
HFCS Unveils First Draft of 2019-20 Budget by Alex Brooks Hoosick Falls Central Schools Business Administrator Emily Sanders presented a first draft of next year’s budget, which showed a total increase in spending of 0.4%, or $102,097. You must be logged in to view this article.
From January 9 through January 18, the Junior National Honor Society members collected pasta for Hoosick Area Churches Assocation Food Pantry You must be logged in to view this article.