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Ambulance Funding A Topic For Discussion
By Doug La Rocque
Grafton Rescue Squad Captain Joe Allain asked the Town Board Monday evening, November 19, to consider reversing a change it made in the Squad’s budget for 2019.
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by Doug La Rocque
It was a very cold, blustery day for the annual Stephentown Veterans Ceremony in Veterans Park on Saturday, November 10.
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It’s a tradition that started 11 years ago, and is still alive and well today, as Berlin Central School students, faculty and staff welcome area veterans to their school to honor their legacy and express their heartfelt thanks.
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by Steve Bradley
The boys finished fourth overall in Section 2, Class D competition led by Matt Kluck who finished 12th overall and set another personal record time at 18:12.
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The Grafton Historical Society’s 19th Annual Wine and Cheese festival this past Saturday, October 27, was once again well attended, as participants helped the Society raise money for their yearly activities, scholarship awards and other community events.
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Tax Hike Stays Below Cap
By Doug La Rocque
The preliminary budget presented Monday evening October 29 by Town Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum, calls for $1.2 million in spending in 2019, but would only hike taxes by 1.39 percent.
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“Ratify or Decertify”
By Doug La Rocque
Those were the words of Grafton Town Councilmember Eric Buckley to Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck, and by extension to Teamsters Local 294 that represents the Highway Department employees.
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By Steve Bradley
with Doug La Rocque
The accident on Route 7 happened last Thursday, September 27, just east of the Sunoco station.
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by Doug La Rocque
As Mother Nature shows signs she is preparing to paint the hills and valleys of Eastern New York in her dazzling autumn hue, the mere mortals of the Taconic Valley were out and about showing some of their Fall finery and collections this past weekend.
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By Doug La Rocque
The weather looked like it might be a little (ruff) at first, but the sun came out and everyone had a howling (humans too?) good time at Grafton Lakes State Park’s annual Bark and Brew.
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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.