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New 50,000 Square Foot Grocery Store Proposed For Hoosick Road
by Doug La Rocque
The Building Department in the Town of Brunswick has confirmed to The Eastwick Press preliminary plans have been presented to the office for the construction of a large grocery store in what is often referred to as Duncan’s Meadow, lands located between Duncan Lane and Hoosick Road (NYS Route 7).
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Wasaren League Postpones All Fall Sports
Hopes to Reschedule Games For The Spring
by Steve Bradley
After grappling with the facts of the coronavirus pandemic, the Wasaren League has decided it is best to postpone the 2020 fall sports until what they are calling the “Fall Sports II.”
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Rensco Honors 9-11 Victims And Heros
by Doug La Rocque
“Never forget” still remains on the lips of those old enough to remember the horrific events on the morning of September 11, 2001.
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Elegant Creeper
Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens), which looks like Buckwheat vine.
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Reopening at BCSD Proves to Be a Success
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
“The first two days with students coming back was a welcome sight to see,” said Dr. Stephen Young, Berlin Central School District Superintendent.
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BCS Student Winner In DA’s Essay Contest
Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced the winners today in the “Looking Forward … to Change” writing contest.
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Town Board Votes To Pay Its Share For Ambulance Service
by Doug La Rocque
For several months now the Grafton Rescue Squad has been providing ambulance service to the Town of Berlin. The Grafton Squad having acquired Berlin’s Certificate of Need when the Berlin Fire Company surrendered it.
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Revisiting Regulations On Mobile Homes And RVs
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board has been holding a series of workshop meetings aimed at revising some of its building regulations. Originally the object of the discussion was to revise the Mobile Home Law because Councilman Tom Berry had identified serious flaws in that law.
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Water Tank Still Off-Line
The Petersburgh Water District has continued for the past week to use the water tanker parked just below the water tank as its temporary water tank.
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NYS Youth Snowmobile Safety Course Offered
On Saturday, December 5, the Grafton Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club and Grafton Lakes State Park will host a snowmobile safety course for young people ages 10 to 18.
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19 Arrested In Latest County-Wide Welfare Fraud Sweep By Doug La Rocque Late last week Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as State Police and other local law enforcement agencies, arrested 19 people who are alleged to have fraudulently accepted welfare benefits. You must be logged in to view this article.
R H E Stillwater 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 2 Hoosick Falls 4 3 0 8 X 15 6 1 Monday, May 6. Played at HFCS. You must be logged in to view this article.
Wellness Fair And 5K Run At BCS Submitted by Rachel Turetsky The Wellness Fair and 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 4, brought out many from the Berlin Central School District community in spite of the rain. The sky-blue 5K shirts on most of the 82 participants brightened up the cloudy day at the Berlin Middle-High […]
Budget Passes With 1.36% Tax Levy Increase by Alex Brooks The final version of the Budget for the 2019-20 school year was approved by the Hoosick Falls School board at its April 18 meeting. You must be logged in to view this article.
HFCS Unveils First Draft of 2019-20 Budget by Alex Brooks Hoosick Falls Central Schools Business Administrator Emily Sanders presented a first draft of next year’s budget, which showed a total increase in spending of 0.4%, or $102,097. You must be logged in to view this article.
From January 9 through January 18, the Junior National Honor Society members collected pasta for Hoosick Area Churches Assocation Food Pantry You must be logged in to view this article.