Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Amy Modesti
With Thanksgiving this week, volunteers of HACA (Hoosick Area Church Association, Inc.), with additional assistance from Hoosick Falls High School students, were busy last week delivering their non-perishable food items to The First Baptist Church of Hoosick Falls.
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All Aboard the Petersburgh Polar Express on December 15 from 5 to 8 pm.
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Committee Presentation Re-Opens Debate on Ice Rink
by Alex Brooks
A group of local citizens led by Hoosick Falls Mayor Rob Allen have been meeting weekly over the past month to try to come up with a plan for the ice skating rink refrigeration project strong enough to convince the Hoosick Town Board to reconsider its decision to abandon the project
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New Capital Project Vote Considered
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board held a work session meeting on Thursday November 15 to discuss if and when to hold another Capital Project vote.
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All State Music Festival Participants
Megan Joy and Quinn Kinney were selected to represent Hoosick Falls Jr./Sr. High School at the Area All State Music Festival that was held on Saturday, November 17 at the Saratoga Springs High School.
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Submitted by HFCS
Lillian Hickey, a senior at Hoosick Falls Central School, has signed a letter of intent to play Division 1 field hockey for the University of Albany Great Danes who finished the 2018 season with a 16-5 overall record.
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The 13th Annual Fall Fling Pee Wee Basketball Tournament was held November 17 and 18 in Troy.
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Blood Test Results Due This Week
Current Emissions Testing Starting Soon
By Doug La Rocque
Hoosick Falls Village Mayor Rob Allen opened the Village Board meeting on Tuesday night, November 13, with news that 350 samples from the second round of blood testing conducted on village residents by the NYS Department of Health (DOH) are completed.
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Sixteen new students were welcomed as members of the Phillip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society at Hoosick Falls Central School at an induction ceremony on October 25.
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by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Fall field hockey team traveled to Williamsville North High School, just outside of Buffalo, for the Class C Final Four State Championships.
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By Denise Wright The December 16 meeting of the Petersburgh Town Board was busy and involved everything from setting dates for town meetings to the final allocation of ARPA funds. After the November 18 meeting minutes were amended and approved, the department reports were given. The Supervisor reported that a sales tax refund was received […]
By Denise Wright The December 16 meeting of the town board in Stephentown started with a presentation and discussion about the proposed Longroad Development LLC, ground-mounted 5 mW (AC) solar array on 26 acres of a 77-acre area located on New York Route 22. Improvements would include photovoltaic modules divided into three clusters (a south […]
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Hoosick Falls Girls Basketball by Jeffrey Bernstein Meg Barber, now the head coach at NYU, is one of the best basketball players to come out of Hoosick Falls High School. The 1998 graduate’s 1,643 career points were the most scored by a female Panther when she left the program. Barber held that record until 2020, […]
Submitted by HFCSD Communications Dear Hoosick Falls Community and Beyond, Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year. However, for some families, it can be very stressful. The Hoosick Falls Central School (HFCS) Philip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) is dedicated to helping those in need within our community. Members […]
Submitted by Hoosick Falls Central School Communications The HFCS PTA is hosting a free event that will be fun for the whole family — Winterfest! This year’s Winterfest will take place on Saturday, December 14th, from 2 to 6 pm at the HFCS Elementary School gym and cafeteria. Winter-themed activities will be offered such as […]