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Ashby Calls On Governor To Restore Veterans Funding Cut in Governor’s Budget Proposal
Assemblyman Wraps Up Cross-state Tour At Capitol
By Doug La Rocque and Amy Modesti
107th District Assemblyman Jake Ashby has spent the last week and a half holding press conferences from Buffalo to Albany, calling upon Governor Cuomo to restore $5.68 million in veteran’s services that were cut in the Governor’s budget proposal.
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Assessor, Youth Director And Planning Board Secretary Appointed
Votes Do Not Come Without Controversy
By Doug La Rocque
Residents wanted to know why two regular meetings of the Grafton Town Board a month are necessary and why the Board is voting on appointments without having interviewed all the candidates.
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Pros And Cons Of NYS Green Light Law Passionately Expressed
By Doug La Rocque
The Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Matthew T. Albence held a press conference at the Rensselaer County Jail on Thursday, February 21, to rail against New York State’s Green Light Law, and the problems and dangers he perceives it to present for law enforcement in general.
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Hidden Beauty
Ulota crispula is a true moss living in small green mounds on tree trunks in our area. You’ll need a hand lens to see the gold vase shaped capsules.
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Looking Toward A Universal Pre-K Program
By Michelle Van Horn
New Lebanon Central School Superintendent Leslie Whitcomb told the February 12 meeting of the school board about an opportunity to start a Universal Pre-K program, which requires the District to partner with a private agency.
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Climate Smart, Skate Park, and Top Priorities
By Michelle Van Horn
New Lebanon invited Clean Energy Program Coordinator Jill Falchi from NYSERDA (New York State Research and Development Association) to present on the benefits of the town participating in the voluntary certification program geared toward creating positive energy changes throughout the town.
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A Relatively Easy Planning Board Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
To waive or not to waive - is it a major or a minor subdivision - those were the only questions before the Thursday, February 20 meeting of the Brunswick Planning Board.
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Local Icon Named Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Jim Monahan, aka “Toots”, has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2020 Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Celebrating The Chinese New Year
Programs At The Library
Viking Wire Knitting Class-Session 1
Saturday, February 29 at 11 am
Viking knit is an ancient form of circular wire weaving also known as the trichinopoly chain.
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A Financial Upgrade Brings Rewards
By Michelle Van Horn
Right in time for George Washington’s birthday, the Stephentown Town Board announced at its Monday, February 17 meeting, the Town is using a new bank and its accounts are finally earning a small percentage of interest rather than paying a fee.
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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.