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SVMC Receives Top National Award
The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced on Tuesday, January 19, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington has been chosen as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
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HACA Free Tax Preparation
HACA will assist taxpayers for the 16th year with free income tax preparation and e-filing. Due to COVID-19 there will not be in person preparation inside the building.
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Community Food Giveaway Returns
Tuesday, January 26
This food giveaway is completely free and open to any and all families who can use the food in our community and other surrounding communities.
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Rensselaer County GOP Majority Lied to Public on Social Media
At the regular meeting of the Rensselaer County Legislature on Tuesday, January 12, a resolution was presented and titled: “Resolution Calling On New York State To Accelerate The Delivery Of The Potentially Life-Saving Vaccine To Rensselaer County.”
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New York’s No-Fault Law: What Is It and What Qualifies as a “Serious Injury?”
by Daniel S.L. Rubin, Esq.
Girvin & Ferlazzo, PC
You may have heard that New York is a “no-fault” insurance state – and you may have also wondered what does that mean?
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by Amy Modesti
Josh Bloomfield was a top blues drummer and vocalist who contributed so much in his 41 years of life.
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Selling Turnips To The Shakers
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, October 31, 1849: Some snow squalls and cold and froze some. Today noon Geo Owens began to work for me for one month, price agreed at seven dollars for the month.
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County Ready to Return to Prosperity and Success in 2021
“Work lowering taxes and improving services, along with a courageous and compassionate response shows the strength and resiliency of Rensselaer County.”
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Murder/Suicide in Schodack
By Denise Wright
The call came in at approximately 9:30 pm on January 13. New York State Police, Rensselaer County Sheriff, Nassau Police, and Schodack police responded to Angelo Avenue in Schodack to find a grim scene
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Tri-Town Ambulance Service Gets Even More Complicated
Captain Allain Says He Will No Longer Pursue The Proposal
by Doug La Rocque
When it was time for the departmental reports at the Monday, January 11 Grafton Town Board meeting, Rescue Squad Captain Joe Allain handed each of the Board members a letter in which he stated he no longer intended to pursue the idea of a paid ambulance service covering the towns of Grafton, Berlin and Petersburgh.
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by Denise Wright The March 13th Brunswick Town Board meeting was filled with conversation and resulted in the passing of two resolutions. During the Building and Codes report, 25 building property inspections and 22 follow-up complaints were reported for the month of February. The State Uniform Code Administration Compliance Report has been prepared. The historian […]
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by Denise Wright The Stephentown Board’s St. Patrick’s Day meeting began with a moment of silence to honor former town board member Gerry Robinson. Robinson focused on “improving local service opportunities, protecting Stephentown’s unique rural environment, and increasing local jobs and amenities by encouraging economic development appropriate to the size, atmosphere, and well-being of our […]
Submitted by BCSD Communications The Berlin Central School District Board of Education selected Mr. Kenneth Rizzo to be its next superintendent of schools, effective July 1st. Mr. Rizzo was unanimously appointed by the board at its meeting on March 6th. You must be logged in to view this article.
Hoosick Falls CSD Indoor Track Submitted by HFCSD Communications The Wildcats put forth a great effort at the New York State Indoor Track Championships on March 8th. The girls 4×400, consisting of Emma Waugh, Mihaly Blake, Ava Salvsevold, and Erin Conety, had a huge upset in their race. Going in as the underdogs, the girls […]
Brunswick CSD Submitted by Brunswick CSD Communications Brunswick CSD is proud to announce its winter Scholar Athlete sports teams for the 2024-2025 season. The school fielded seven varsity teams, including Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading, Unified Bowling, Boys Indoor Track, and Girls Indoor Track. In addition to the exciting lineup of winter […]