The Boy Scouts of Troop 222 and Cub Scouts of Pack 911 did an outstanding job helping to set up, serving guests and cleaning up at the Stephentown Veterans spaghetti dinner at the Fire Hall following ceremonies on Saturday, November 5 at Veterans Park. [Read more…] about Boy Scouts And Cub Scouts Serve Veterans At Veterans Day Dinner
Archives for November 2016
John Faso Downs Zephyr Teachout To Keep 19th Congressional District In Republican Control
By Doug La Rocque
It was one of the most hotly contested races in the nation in the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and one of the most expensive. [Read more…] about John Faso Downs Zephyr Teachout To Keep 19th Congressional District In Republican Control
Berlin Town Board Action
by Doug La Rocque
A Pared Down Berlin Town Budget To Be Presented At Public Hearing
After its first budget workshop, the Berlin Town Board was looking at a tentative 2017 budget that called for taxes to go up nearly 11 percent. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action
Grafton Town Board Action
The Public Hearing On Grafton’s Proposed 2017 Budget Postponed By A Procedural Flaw
By Doug La Rocque
The Grafton Town Board was forced to open and immediately closed its scheduled hearing on the budget document Monday night, when they realized they had never voted to make the spending plan the actual preliminary budget. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action
Wasaren Soccer All-Stars Chosen
Recently the Wasaren League released its list of players chosen for All-Star recognition. Hoosick Falls placed several on each team. [Read more…] about Wasaren Soccer All-Stars Chosen
National Honor Society Welcomes 14 New Members At Hoosick Falls Jr. / Sr. High School
submitted by Brian Bushner
Members of the Philip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society at Hoosick Falls Central School welcomed fourteen new members in a tapping ceremony held October 18, in front of the 7-12 student body and again during the official induction ceremony on October 25. [Read more…] about National Honor Society Welcomes 14 New Members At Hoosick Falls Jr. / Sr. High School
Missing Minnesota Woman’s Car Found Saturday In Berlin
By Doug La Rocque
New York State Police were called to the Southeast Hollow Road area in Berlin on Saturday November 5 where they found 36-year-old Kristina Arthur’s 2008 red Chevy Impala abandoned. [Read more…] about Missing Minnesota Woman’s Car Found Saturday In Berlin
Basketball Star Bria Hartley Visits Hoosick
by Steve Bradley
Pro basketball star Bria Hartley of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics visited the Hoosick area over the weekend, giving clinics at Hoosac School on Saturday November 5 and HFCS on Sunday November 6. [Read more…] about Basketball Star Bria Hartley Visits Hoosick
One Veteran’s Story – An Unusual Part of Army Operations in World War II
Written by Henry ‘Hank’ Gallucci
I am a veteran of World War II and served my country from 1942 to 1945. I was a corporal in the U.S. Army 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. It was one of three units that formed the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops—‘Special’ in impersonating other U.S. troops, with inflatable rubber guns, tanks and trucks. [Read more…] about One Veteran’s Story – An Unusual Part of Army Operations in World War II
Hoosick Falls Student Awarded DAR Good Citizen Award
submitted by Brian Bushner, HFCS
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Student Awarded DAR Good Citizen Award