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Optimism For Tri-town Ambulance, Despite Some Bumps In The Road
by Doug La Rocque
Representatives from the Towns of Berlin and Petersburgh joined the Grafton Town Board at its Monday, July 27 workshop meeting, to discuss the progress of efforts by the Grafton Rescue Squad to form a paid service that would cover all three towns from 6 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday.
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Schools Prepare to Send Re-Opening Plans To The State
by Doug La Rocque
All public and private schools in New York State have been ordered by Governor Andrew Cuomo to submit their plans to re-open by Friday, July 31.
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Unnoticed in the Woods
Eastern Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata) is a native plant that is extremely rare in Rensselaer County, according to local scientist Dr. David Hunt.
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American Battlefield Trust Purchases Land Bordering Battlefield Park
The American Battlefield Trust purchased 23.1 acres of lands on the south side of Route 67. The trust paid $60,000 for the land, which it hopes to pass on to New York State so that it becomes part of the New York State Historic Site in the future.
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Local Law To Protect Emergency First Responders Introduced
Rensselaer County Legislator Bruce Patire of Eagle Bridge has introduced a local law for the full legislature to consider at its August meeting.
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Trailers Slide Off Road, Closes Portions of Route 7
A trailer carrying several trailers separated from its tow vehicle on Thursday morning, July 23, just east of the Man of Kent and hit a power pole, tipping the pole.
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Hoosick Falls Students Receive Charlie Weeden Scholarship Award
Submitted by Sharon Weeden, Jen, Andrea and Jim
We would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Charlie Weeden Scholarship Award, Abigail Philpott, Maxwell Kipp and Mackenzie Ellis.
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Driver Walks Away From Roll Over Crash
According to NYS Police, the 26-year old woman driving this Jeep Cherokee escaped serious injury when her vehicle left the east side of Babcock Lake Road, overturned and came to rest against a tree.
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Search For Missing Man Ends In Tragedy
Statement by Police Chief Bob Ashe
The Hoosick Falls Police Department has completed its investigation of the search for Mr. Edward Taylor who resided in the Village of Hoosick Falls.
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Health Center Foundation Golf Tournament
Due to the coronavirus, the Hoosick Falls Health Center Foundation has moved its Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the residents at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls (CNR).
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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.