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Hoosick Falls

DOH Issues Catch And Release Advisory For Thayer’s Pond – Locals Say It’s About Time

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By Doug La Rocque and NYS DEC Press Release

The New York State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation announced on Monday, July 24 the preliminary results of an ongoing study to assess potential perfluorinated compound (PFCs) contamination in fish in the Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh area. [Read more…] about DOH Issues Catch And Release Advisory For Thayer’s Pond – Locals Say It’s About Time

Hoosick Falls Village Board

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Recent Flooding Dominates The Discussion

By Doug La Rocque

Residents of the village packed the meeting room Tuesday July 11 to hear the presentation from the engineering firm of Barton and Loguidice, hired to conduct a study of how water flowing through the village from Woods Creek, could be diverted and hopefully prevent another flooding incident like the one that occurred on July first. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board

NSF Awards Bennington College $300K Grant To Expand Study Of PFOA

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Bennington College Faculty Members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder heard on June 13 they have been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to deepen and expand the College’s response to PFOA contamination in New York and Vermont. [Read more…] about NSF Awards Bennington College $300K Grant To Expand Study Of PFOA