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Valley Avenue Apartment Complex Receives Final Scoping Document
By Doug La Rocque
Two weeks ago the developers of the highly controversial Valley Avenue Apartment Complex presented the Brunswick Planning Board with their draft scoping document.
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This is year four for Luke Hoag’s campaign to raise money for the Make a Wish Campaign, and on Monday morning, December 3, the students at Tamarac Elementary presented Luke with 4,119 letters to Santa, to deliver to Macy’s on December 7, what is called Believe Day.
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Three Tamarac music students auditioned and were selected to perform with the Empire State Youth Chorale and Orchestra in Melodies of Christmas the week of December 13 through 16 at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady.
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A New Stewart’s Store For Center Brunswick
By Doug La Rocque
The Stewarts Ice Cream Corporation first approached the Brunswick Planning Board in October of 2016 about constructing a new larger store to replace the one that is currently at the corner of NY Routes 7 and 142.
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The second year of the Brunswick Community Libraries Halloween parade and Truck or Treat was a resounding success once again, as over 675 people turned out for the combined event.
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The second year of the Brunswick Community Libraries Halloween parade and Truck or Treat was a resounding success once again, as over 675 people turned out for the combined event.
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Center Brunswick Stewart’s Still On Hold
Valley Avenue Apartments on Next Agenda
By Doug La Rocque
There were a few people in attendance at the Planning Board’s meeting last Thursday night, November 1, expecting the board to make a decision on a new Stewart’s Shop at the corner of Hoosick Road (NY Route 7) and Sweetmilk Creek Road, behind Howe Brother’s.
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Once again several hundred bikers gathered at Brunswick Harley Davidson on Sunday, October 21, to help kick off the Marine Corps annual Toys for Tots campaign.
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by Doug La Rocque
The turnout for the annual Walk Through of the Forest Park Cemetery in Brunswick was down some this year, weather being the most likely cause.
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Budget Calls For No Tax Hike
By Doug La Rocque
The proposed budget presented to the Brunswick Town Board by Supervisor Phil Herrington keeps 2019 tax levels the same as this year. According to the Supervisor, this marks the second year in a row the Town has avoided a tax hike. The 8.89 million dollar spending plan reduces general fund expenditures by $70,627.
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By Steve Bradley Hoosick Falls Central School’s Luke Hoag delivered over 77,000 letters to Santa as part of the Macy’s department store “Believe Day.” You must be logged in to view this article.
At Least One Other Still Sought By Doug La Rocque For the last two weeks, Eastern Rensselaer, Southern Washington and Southwestern Bennington Counties have been hit with a rash of burglaries, sometimes more than one occurring in near proximity of another. You must be logged in to view this article.
By Doug La Rocque Moving this year’s annual festival to the Roxborough Holdings building (formerly the Grafton Elementary School) was like adding Miracle Grow™ to the event. You must be logged in to view this article.
By Doug La Rocque Hoosick Falls Central School Superintendent Ken Facin told the School Board members gathered for its regular meeting on Thursday night, August 23, that the District has entered into a contract with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department to employee a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO), for a three-year period. You must be […]
Last Meeting For Laurin And Gormley By Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board meeting held on June14 was the last for School Board President Greg Laurin and School Board member Laurie Gormley, who have both put in many years of School Board service.
Submitted by Eileen Druckenmiller Stephanie Merwin, a senior at Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School and Corie Rushman, the high school’s school psychologist, were honored by The Academy for Character Education at the Sage Colleges.