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Archives for December 2010
Brainard Church Burns
by David Flint
Fire of undetermined origin pretty much destroyed the old United Methodist Church in Brainard early Wednesday morning. Mary Morris, who lives across Route 20 from the Church, said she heard her dog barking sometime around midnight and wondered why. Later she heard more commotion outside and when she went out to see what was going on she was horrified to see flames shooting out the side windows of the Church. [Read more…] about Brainard Church Burns
BCS Accepts Bid For Lead Stabilization Work
by Phillip Zema
The District accepted a bid to complete stabilization work at the BES. The bid encompasses work to stabilize and encapsulate lead in the building’s interior, remove lead paint from its entryways and scrape the interior of at least one rescue window in each classroom. The project will cost $274,350 and most, if not all, of the interior work will be done over Christmas break.
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Hoosick Farm Goes Solar
by Bea Peterson
On Friday, December 17, Beatrice Berle of Berle Farm on Beechwood Road in Hoosick welcomed Congressman-elect Chris Gibson, NYS Assemblyman Tony Jordan, Frank Murray, President and CEO, NYSERDA, Scott Collings, Rural Energy Coordinator for NY State, Rural Development Division of the US Dept. of Agriculture, Michael Stangl, Regional VP of Alteris Renewables, area farmers, HFCS students from the Government and Environmental Science classes and the media to the farm to view the pole mounted solar panel system that was recently installed. [Read more…] about Hoosick Farm Goes Solar
Fire At Saint-Gobain
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Fire Chief Robert Bornt said four departments responded to a fire call at Saint-Gobain on McCaffrey St. in Hoosick Falls at 4:30 am Friday, December 17. Two calls were received, said Bornt, one from the plant and another from a cell phone stating there was a fire on the roof of the building. Bornt said the fire was contained to the duct work above a coating line that manufactures adhesive tape. [Read more…] about Fire At Saint-Gobain
Major Highway Project Planned For Route 2 In Grafton
by Bea Peterson
Grafton Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck and Town Supervisor Allison Kirchner reported they had received a letter from the NYS Department of Transportation informing the Town that the State will begin ditching and repairing 45 small culverts on Route 2 starting in Brunswick in the spring of 2011. Work that requires diverting traffic to County Route 84 and Route 7 will be done during the school summer break. At other times there will be lane shifts with only one traffic lane open. It is believed the work will go from Brunswick to the former Grafton Elementary School.
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Achievements Recognized At HFCS School Board Meeting
by Alex Brooks
The HFCS Board of Education meeting on Thursday, December 16, began with presentation of T-shirts and certificates for students who made the Principal’s list with a quarterly average of 95 or better, then to Drama Scholars, who had an average of 90 or above and participated in drama activities and then to Scholar Athletes, who achieved a 90 average and participated in a varsity sport. There were also awards for members of the four teams which were named “scholar teams.” A “scholar team” is one where the academic average over the whole team is 90 or better. The Football, Field Hockey and both Boys and Girls Soccer teams all achieved this distinction.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Dogs And Other Things
by David Flint
With the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets abdicating its responsibility to provide dog tags, issue license renewals or maintain dog licensing data, the Stephentown Town Board at their meeting on Monday passed a new Town dog licensure law to take effect as of January 1.
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Petersburgh Town Board Action – About Dogs
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board meeting was primarily about dogs. The first order of business was to approve the boarding agreement with Pondviews Country Kennels, which was on the same terms as last year. It was approved without discussion.
Petersburgh Dog Officer Lynne Torello-Burns is about to start on a dog enumeration for the Town. Various members of the Board recalled dog enumerations being done in the not-too-distant past, but Town Clerk Callie Crisp says she has no record of any previous enumeration.
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