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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Hoosick Falls

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Review Of Village Police Department Is Complete

A Civilian Review And Reform Board Is Recommended

by Doug La Rocque

It is very important to note that even though the Police Review Committee is asking that a CRRB be established, their report found little to criticize with the Village Police Department; in fact the report had a very positive tone. The CRRB request is more in the line of helping to keep it that way.

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Grafton

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New Tri-Town Ambulance Proposal Laid Out

Squad’s Board Of Directors Rejects Contract

by Doug La Rocque

Shortly after the Grafton Rescue Squad’s Board of Directors told the Monday, March 8 meeting of the Grafton Town Board they had decided to reject the proposed contract between the organization and the Towns of Grafton, Berlin and Petersburgh to provide a paid daytime ambulance service between 6 am and 6 pm Monday through Friday, Rescue Squad Captain Joe Allain rose to lay out a new plan.

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Berlin

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Berlin

Local TV News Has Nothing On These Kids

Submitted by the Berlin CSD Communications Department

Each month Berlin Elementary School (BES) Principal Tracy Kent and the school’s Character Education Committee choose a mindset theme for the students and staff. February’s mindset was “I am humble.”

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Rensselaer County

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Lawmakers Support Cuomo Investigation 

Submitted by the Office of the Legislative Majority

The Rensselaer County Legislature approved a resolution supporting investigations into Governor Cuomo’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and cover-up at nursing homes at its Tuesday, March 9 meeting.

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Brunswick

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Let The Sun Shine In

by Doug La Rocque

Count ‘em, not one, not two, but three different solar projects were before the Brunswick Planning Board at its Thursday, March 4 meeting.

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Grafton

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What Can An Email Contain?

by Doug La Rocque

The Monday, March 8 meeting of the Grafton Town Board started out with a discussion between Councilman Frank Lewandusky, Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum and Town Attorney Phil Danaher as to what information can be contained in an email.

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Town of Hoosick

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Zoning Re-Write Has Dirt-Bike Advocates Concerned

by Alex Brooks

There were more than the usual number of people joining the Hoosick Town Board meeting by Zoom, and the issue on their minds appeared to be the zoning rewrite that the Town Board is currently engaged in, and specifically the part about regulating dirt bike tracks.

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