On Wednesday, Congressmen Scott Murphy (NY-20), who represents the Eastwick area among others, and Paul Tonko (NY-21) announced that President Obama will visit Hudson Valley Community College at 11 am on Monday, September 21. Several months ago the Congressmen requested that the President visit the region to highlight high-tech job creation in Upstate New York.
“I am honored to welcome President Obama to Upstate New York. It’s not every day that you can say the President of the United States is coming to your community,” said Rep. Murphy. “I came to Washington to work to create jobs and turn our economy around, and now as we work to lead our nation along the path toward economic recovery, I am proud to show how Upstate New York is a part of the solution by quickly becoming a world leader in high-tech jobs.”
“I share the President’s vision of building and growing an innovation economy,” said Rep. Tonko. “I am glad that the President recognizes the strategic importance of the Capital Region. Hudson Valley Community College is an ideal location to showcase the technical training and skills that will empower the workforce for the jobs of the future.”
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Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that the Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery’s annual spring seedling sale is now open and will run until May 14th. Each year, the nursery offers low-cost, New York-grown tree and shrub species for sale to encourage plantings that help […]
Narcotics Investigation Arrest
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On January 7th, Kandie L. Stowell, a 40-year-old resident of Hoosick Falls, was arrested for the second time in a year following a three-month-long narcotics investigation. Stowell, who was scheduled to appear in Rensselaer County Court on January 8th for sentencing to probation in a prior felony case, was […]
School News
Man Facing Charges Following Sexual Exploitation Investigation
Berlin Central School District Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office Press Release A Cropseyville man is facing charges following a sexual exploitation investigation by the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit. Justin K. Covell, 31, is being charged in connection with four separate incidents involving the sexual exploitation of four minors. In the Town of Petersburgh, […]
Varsity Swim Meet
Berlin-New Lebanon Swim by Tim Christiansen, Berlin Varsity Swim Coach Berlin/New Lebanon took their first loss of the season to a talented Mt. Anthony team. Mt. Anthony took a commanding 16-2 lead to start the meet by placing 1st and 2nd in the first two races. Berlin-New Lebanon would bounce back with George Lamphere-Webster winning […]
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Hoosick Falls Girls Basketball by Jeffrey Bernstein Meg Barber, now the head coach at NYU, is one of the best basketball players to come out of Hoosick Falls High School. The 1998 graduate’s 1,643 career points were the most scored by a female Panther when she left the program. Barber held that record until 2020, […]