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Archives for February 2014
Petersburgh Will Hold A Public Hearing If There Are Garbage Changes
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board meeting began with a lengthy speech from Petersburgh resident Tom Berry, which didn’t add much to what he had said in a letter to this newspaper two weeks ago about the agreement between Berlin and Petersburgh concerning use of the Berlin Transfer Station. He feels the current agreement is unfair to Petersburgh. His letter annoyed the Petersburgh Supervisor, the Petersburgh Town Clerk, and at least one Petersburgh Town Councilperson, as well as the Berlin Supervisor and apparently quite a few Berlin residents, all of whom have criticized Mr. Berry.
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Monahan And Kittel Recognized At Hoosick Rescue Squad Banquet
by Bea Peterson
Pharmacist Jim Monahan was made an Honorary Member of the Hoosick Rescue Squad at its Recognition Banquet on Sunday, February 23, and Squad member Rita Kittel was recipient of the first Joan Rogers Service Award.
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HFCS Board Grants Veterans Tax Exemptions
by Alex Brooks
At the February 12 meeting of the Hoosick Falls School Board, a resolution was presented to grant tax exemptions from school taxes to war veterans as enabled by a State law passed in December of 2013, and it was passed by a vote of 6-0. It granted the maximum exemptions allowed by the State legislation.
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Cabin Fever Hoosick Style
by Bea Peterson
National Geographic Television Channel’s weekly show “Building Wild” starring Hoosick’s Pat Bakaitis and television celebrity Paulie DiMeo as the Cabin Kings continues to highlight the local area. In the February 11 show, which was the building of a cabin for Patrick and Ryan Sweeney in Berlin, Paulie noted that he wanted some Brown’s Beer, which is brewed in Hoosick.
Pipes Break In Petersburgh Pump House; Flood Is Difficult To Control
by Alex Brooks
On Saturday, February 22, pipes in the Petersburgh Water District pump house broke. The damage proved to be difficult to repair. After shutting off the system to clean out a chlorination line in the pump house that had become plugged, Water District Superintendent Ben Krahforst completed the job and re-opened the valves and turned the pumps back on. Then a severe water hammer occurred, which shattered the main line from Well #2 and damaged connections in the manifold.
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BCS Superintendent Of Schools Rebuts Fiscal Stress Rating
by Thaddeus Flint
A January report by the New York State’s Comptroller Office which showed the Berlin School District as being “susceptible to fiscal stress” does not “necessarily reflect what is actuality in terms of school districts,” said the Berlin Central School District’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Stephen Young, at the February Board meeting Tuesday night.
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Ayla Senecal Wins Bronze At The Empire State Games
by Kieron Kramer
Ayla Senecal is a freshman at HFCS and skates and trains year round at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial rink in nearby North Adams, MA. Her mother, Sara Senecal, wrote in an email, “Ayla misses out on hanging out with friends and doing normal teenage things because of all of her traveling and training required, but all of that hard work paid off this past weekend.” [Read more…] about Ayla Senecal Wins Bronze At The Empire State Games
Kay ten Kraft – The Glue That Holds
by David Flint
Kay was the glue that held this group together,” said Laurie Kimmelstiel. Apparently the glue was strong enough that the group, the Heritage Spinners and Knitters, is still thriving after the tragic death of Kay ten Kraft last June.
Helen Ellett Honored By County
by Bea Peterson
The Valentine’s Day Birthday Celebration scheduled for February 14 at the Grafton Senior Center had to be postponed because of a snowstorm that made traveling almost impossible. The celebration was held on Friday, February 21, however, with balloons, a great dinner, birthday cake and table favors in honor of anyone celebrating a birthday in February. And there were plenty of folks celebrating February birthdays! Among them was Helen (Babcock) Ellett who is now 100 years old!