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By Doug La Rocque
News that St. Mary’s Academy will close at the end of this school year was not totally unanticipated, but still very much a shock, not only to the school community but to the Village of Hoosick Falls as well.
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EPA Plan For PFOA Regulation Called Too Little, Too Late
By Doug La Rocque
An announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency last Thursday, February14, that it will seek authorization to regulate toxic chemicals, such as PFOA and PFAS by the end of the year, is not being met with a favorable reaction.
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The Hoosick Falls Girls Wrestling Team competed in the New York State Female State Championships that were held over the weekend in the Bronx.
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New Stack Testing Date Set
By Doug La Rocque
The original testing of emissions from the stacks at Saint Gobain’s McCaffrey Street plant scheduled for January 21 had to be put off because of the shutdown of the federal government at that time.
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Submitted by Kevin O’Malley
James “Jim” Shaw has been named the Grand Marshal of the Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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by Alex Brooks
At its workshop meeting on Wednesday, February 6, the Hoosick Town Board was presented with a draft law requiring that the owners of solar installations make a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT).
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When junior Jon Kempf of HFCS made his eighth point of the evening early in the second quarter Thursday against Greenwich, he became the fourth player in HFCS boys basketball history to become a 1000 point scorer.
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Repurposed Pool And Recreation Area Project Moving Forward
by Alex Brooks
The Town of Hoosick is moving forward with its grant from the State And Municipal Facilities programs (SAM grant).
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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 […]