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All Clear Sounded Saturday Morning
By Doug La Rocque
By 1 am Saturday morning, January 12, the last of the three propane laden tank cars that derailed Wednesday evening, had been removed without incident, and the remainder of the area residents evacuated, were allowed home
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War Of Words Over Highway Issues Grows
By Doug La Rocque
While no one was accused of being a liar, as was the case at the December Town Board meeting, the verbal exchange of accusations between the board, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck, Highway Department employees and many members of the community lasted well more than an hour, at the Monday, January 14 meeting.
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Board Scoping Proposed Capital Project
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board reviewed detailed scoping documents for a capital project at a special meeting held January 9.
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Spa Catholic 15 10 19 8 52
Tamarac 19 24 19 12 74
Friday, 1/11. A Tamarac 24 point second quarter put Spa Catholic in a hole they could not dig out of. Tamarac’s Brandon Napoli had 18 and Anthony Ciampolilllo chipped in 12.
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Historic Picture Series
This picture of the Eagle Bridge Hotel, aka Brown’s Hotel, was submitted by Lois Bouchard, who tells The Eastwick Press, her great-grandfather owned and operated the hotel from the early 1890’s until his death in 1910.
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Possible Savings On The Water Tower
By Doug La Rocque
At its December meeting, the Berlin Town Board asked Tom Suozzo of Cederwood Engineering, the company the town contracted with to design and oversee the construction of a water tower for the Village Water District, to look into alternatives for the $2.25 million project.
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U. S. Senator Gillibrand Forms Exploratory Committee
Compiled from various media reports
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who owns a home in Brunswick, appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night, January 15, to announce she is forming an exploratory committee for a possible presidential bid in 2020. The Associated Press is quoting the Democratic New York junior senator as saying “It’s an important first step and it’s one I am taking because I am going to run.”
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by Alex Brooks
HAYC3 Vice President Rick Tinkham came to The Hoosick Town board meeting to tell anyone who wanted to know what’s going on with HAYC3.
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Greenwich 10 4 9 10 33
Cambridge 23 17 11 9 60
Tuesday, 1/14.
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Hoosick Falls 3 at Spa Catholic 1
Monday, 1/14. The Hoosick Falls bowling team started the final week of the regular season with a 3-1 win over Saratoga Catholic.
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All Clear Sounded Saturday Morning By Doug La Rocque By 1 am Saturday morning, January 12, the last of the three propane laden tank cars that derailed Wednesday evening, had been removed without incident, and the remainder of the area residents evacuated, were allowed home You must be logged in to view this article.
War Of Words Over Highway Issues Grows By Doug La Rocque While no one was accused of being a liar, as was the case at the December Town Board meeting, the verbal exchange of accusations between the board, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck, Highway Department employees and many members of the community lasted well more than […]
Board Scoping Proposed Capital Project by Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board reviewed detailed scoping documents for a capital project at a special meeting held January 9. You must be logged in to view this article.
Senior Trip Update At the last regular meeting of the Berlin Central School Board of Education, many concerns were raised about the upcoming Senior Class trip to Virginia Beach, VA, chief of which was a lack of certified lifeguards for any planned swimming in either the ocean or a pool at the house the group […]
By Doug La Rocque Hoosick Falls Central School Superintendent Ken Facin told the School Board members gathered for its regular meeting on Thursday night, August 23, that the District has entered into a contract with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department to employee a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO), for a three-year period. You must be […]
Last Meeting For Laurin And Gormley By Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board meeting held on June14 was the last for School Board President Greg Laurin and School Board member Laurie Gormley, who have both put in many years of School Board service.