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Basketball Competition Will Resume
by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls Superintendent Patrick Dailey said league competition in both Boys and Girls basketball will resume on February 22, subject to a list of conditions.
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SVHC Launches Medical Weekly Video Program
Submitted by SVHC
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new weekly interactive digital presentation called Medical Weekly with Trey Dobson, MD.
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Board of Trustee Highlights
by Denise Wright
The February 11 meeting of the East Nassau Board of Trustees opened with a public hearing on the resolution for Local Law No. 1 of 2021.
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An Argument For A Tri-Town Ambulance
It amazes me that in both Grafton and Petersburgh there are council people who have never served as volunteers on a Rescue Squad but spread their views and concepts as if they are authorities on the operation of such.
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Rensselaer County is a Proud Sponsor of Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC), founded in 1953 as Hudson Valley Technical Institute, continues its admiral mission to provide hands-on, practical training to veterans, high school graduates, to those wishing to earn a cost-savings Associates Degree that can be transferred to a number of local colleges and universities, as well as to those individuals looking to update their skills to meet the needs of the ever changing economy.
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Midwinter Hay
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, January 2, 1850: Today Nelson Rhodes moved out of my house into Daniel Gardner’s.
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A Different Approach To Daytime Ambulance Staffing
by Doug La Rocque
For many months, the towns of Grafton, Berlin and Petersburgh have been dealing with the proposal to create a Tri-town daytime paid ambulance service, largely because all three towns have problems forming even a two person crew to respond to calls during the hours of 6 am to 6 pm.
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No High Risk Inter-School Sports Competition
by Doug La Rocque
Even though Rensselaer County has approved high risk sports competition between school districts, last week the Hoosick Falls district issued a statement that it has opted out at this time, at least for winter sports such as basketball, cheerleading and wrestling.
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ZBA Clears Creek Road Cell Tower Plan
by Doug La Rocque
For several years, Blue Sky Towers doing business as Verizon Wireless, has been seeking permission from the town to construct a cell tower near the intersection with Creek Road and Menemsha Lane.
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By Denise Wright The December 16 meeting of the Petersburgh Town Board was busy and involved everything from setting dates for town meetings to the final allocation of ARPA funds. After the November 18 meeting minutes were amended and approved, the department reports were given. The Supervisor reported that a sales tax refund was received […]
By Denise Wright The December 16 meeting of the town board in Stephentown started with a presentation and discussion about the proposed Longroad Development LLC, ground-mounted 5 mW (AC) solar array on 26 acres of a 77-acre area located on New York Route 22. Improvements would include photovoltaic modules divided into three clusters (a south […]
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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, […]
Submitted by HFCSD Communications Dear Hoosick Falls Community and Beyond, Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year. However, for some families, it can be very stressful. The Hoosick Falls Central School (HFCS) Philip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) is dedicated to helping those in need within our community. Members […]
Submitted by Hoosick Falls Central School Communications The HFCS PTA is hosting a free event that will be fun for the whole family — Winterfest! This year’s Winterfest will take place on Saturday, December 14th, from 2 to 6 pm at the HFCS Elementary School gym and cafeteria. Winter-themed activities will be offered such as […]
