Hoosick Falls Rolls To 35-0
Berlin 5 - W-ford-Halfmoon 0
February 8. The Mountaineers swept all five points for the match, defeating their opponents 2,643 - 2,096.
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Hoosick Falls Rolls To 35-0
Berlin 5 - W-ford-Halfmoon 0
February 8. The Mountaineers swept all five points for the match, defeating their opponents 2,643 - 2,096.
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Results reported by Swim Coach Tim Christiansen
The Girls started out the week with an impressive 101-55 win over Wahconah High School of Dalton, MA.
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COVID-19 Vaccination For Mary
Mary Parente, age 106, received her first COVID-19 vaccine last week at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls.
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Geo P. Goes To Boston With His Turkeys
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, December 14, 1849: Today Geo P. went to Pittsfield with the two horse sleigh and carried 20 bushels turnips and sold them to one man for five dollars, and had bargained them before.
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School Pulls The Plug On High Risk Winter Sports
Longtime HFCS Coach Lilac Reacts
by Doug La Rocque
On Tuesday, February 2, Hoosick Falls School District Superintendent Patrick Dailey issued the following statement, on the school district’s decision not to participate in any so called “high risk” winter sports.
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Ashby Reintroduces Bill for
$5,000 Small Business Tax Credit
Submitted by the Office of Assemblyman Ashby with Doug La Rocque
The Assemblyman’s bill seeks to establish a $5,000 small business tax credit to help with the costs of purchasing supplies and remodeling or retrofitting businesses with equipment to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The bill has already received bipartisan support from several legislators.
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Planners Approve Controversial Dog Training Facility
by Denise Wright
Even though it was snowing heavily outside on February 1, the Schodack Planning Board was hard at work at its meeting.
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Snow Shelf
This Birch Polypore mushroom (Fomitopsis betulina), on a Yellow or Gold Birch tree (Betula alleghaniensis), acts as a snow shelf in the Petersburgh woods.
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Community Spotlight
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
BCS Communications Department
Researchers in education find that students in schools with a strong sense of community are more likely to be motivated to learn as well as to develop a strong sense of ethics and responsibility.
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Farewell to Dr. Young
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
BCS Communications Department
On Friday January 29, Superintendent Dr. Stephen Young took a final walk through the hallways of the Berlin Middle/High School.
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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 […]