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Schaghticoke Fair Is 4-H Highlight Of The Year

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Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Staff, and the many volunteers of CCE have spent a year gearing up for displaying projects and educational displays to be highlighted at the Schaghticoke Fair featuring the theme “The Fairest One of All”.     [Read more…] about Schaghticoke Fair Is 4-H Highlight Of The Year

Hoosac School Expands Its Visual Arts Programs Under Leadership Of Jason Jansen

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by Deb Alter

Hoosac School has expanded its Visual Arts programs. It now offers a wide range of art courses that provide an atmosphere where artistic exploration and experimentation is encouraged. [Read more…] about Hoosac School Expands Its Visual Arts Programs Under Leadership Of Jason Jansen

The Rolf Max Sternberg 5K Road Race In Hoosick Falls September 26

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CiviCure and HAYC3 are proud to present The Rolf Max Sternberg 5K Road Race for Vibrant Communities, the annual race that celebrates Rolf Sternberg’s life (1945-2012) and legacy in Hoosick Falls, NY, and helps ensure we continue the community’s revitalization. The race will take place on Saturday, September 26 with a start time of 9 am in Wood Memorial Park on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about The Rolf Max Sternberg 5K Road Race In Hoosick Falls September 26

Yo La Tengo Kicks Off World Tour At The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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Fresh off celebrating their 30th anniversary, Yo La Tengo will release Stuff Like That There on August 28 via Matador Records and will kick off their world tour in Troy at the Music Hall at 8 pm on Wednesday, September 23. [Read more…] about Yo La Tengo Kicks Off World Tour At The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Shaker Museum / Mount Lebanon To Hold Peace Weekend

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The Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon will host a weekend of events and programs to commemorate over 200 years of Shaker pacifism, Saturday, August 29 through Monday, August 31. The Mount Lebanon Peace Weekend will consist of readings, a brunch and facilitated discussion about Shaker pacifist history, a panel of speakers currently active in the peace movement, and a special walking tour. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum / Mount Lebanon To Hold Peace Weekend

New Business Growing In Hoosick Falls

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by Deb Alter 

Little Sprouts Baby Bump and Beyond, a children’s boutique offering pre-loved clothing, toys, furniture, baby gear, books, and more, opened on Saturday, August 1. The owner is Renee Parker (née Koronas), a graduate of Hoosick Falls High School (Class of ’02) and the mother of two children, aged four and eight and a half months. She has a degree in business and marketing from HVCC. [Read more…] about New Business Growing In Hoosick Falls

A Soft Summer Night Of Music And Memories In Grafton

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By Doug La Rocque

An appreciative audience filled the room at the Everett Wager Senior Center in Grafton last Wednesday to enjoy the acoustic sounds of the Lost Radio Rounders. The duo of Tom Lindsay and Michael Eck kept their listeners entertained with ballads about such tragedies as the love triangle involving Tom Dooley and death on the Streets of Laredo, to sea shanties from the Canadian Maritimes and Mexico. There were even songs about groundhogs and rattlesnakes, as well as classics like Frankie and Johnnie, 16 Tons and the Sloop John B. [Read more…] about A Soft Summer Night Of Music And Memories In Grafton