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Roadside Clean-up Day

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On Saturday, April 20th, at 10 am, the New Lebanon Climate Smart Task Force will be sponsoring Roadside Clean-up Day. Please meet at the Shatford Park Pavilion.

Teams will work for one or more hours along assigned routes. We will then meet back at the park to celebrate our work with refreshments by Maverick’s.

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Job and Trade Fair

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Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church is excited to announce that we will be sponsoring our second Job & Trade Fair, this year with the help of Hoosick Falls Central School students. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 23rd, from noon to 3 pm, at the Hoosick Falls Armory, 80 Church Street.

With a few weeks still to go, many businesses have already registered or shown interest in attending. If you are looking for a job, would like to boost your job skills, or learn a trade, stop in and check out all that our vendors have to offer. Refreshments will also be available, along with lots of smiles and assistance wherever you might need it.

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Paint Recycling Event in Troy

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There will be a paint recycling event on Saturday, April 6th, from 9 am to 1 pm at Hudson Valley Community College. The event is open to all Rensselaer County residents. Registration is required, and you can register by visiting circular.eco/event/rensselaer-paint-recycling-event. Paint must be in its original labeled container; no cracked or leaking containers will be accepted. Accepted materials include urethanes, oil and latex-based paints, acrylic paint, varnishes, shellacs, lacquers, primers, and clear coating. Items that won’t be accepted include spray, marine, and auto paints, household hazardous waste, electronics,

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Repair Cafe

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On Saturday, April 13th, from 10 am to 2 pm, at the Austerlitz Town Hall, 816 Route 203, Spencertown, there will be a repair cafe co-sponsored by the Town of Austerlitz Climate Smart Community, the Columbia NE Repair Cafe, the towns of Austerlitz, Chatham, New Lebanon, and the Village of East Nassau. Bring in your broken items to be fixed for free by your skilled neighbors. Repair coaches will work on clocks, lamps, lawn mowers, textiles, jewelry, small wood furniture, and more. Please note that clothing and textiles to be mended must be clean. For more information,

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Marie O’Meara Galvin – Obituary

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Marie O’Meara Galvin, 104, died Tuesday, March 12th, 2024, at St. Peter’s Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Hoosick Falls on March 23rd, 1919, to the late Philip and Mary O’Meara. She moved to Albany in 1959.

Marie earned a Master of Education from the New York State College for Teachers. She began her teaching career at Hoosick Falls High School. In 1948, she left teaching for a time to raise her children but returned in the mid-1960’s to teach at the Manpower Adult Education Center and then the Adult Learning Center. [Read more…] about Marie O’Meara Galvin – Obituary

New Permanent Water Source Construction Begins This Spring

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Courtesy of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

On Tuesday, March 19th, Governor Kathy Hochul announced construction is starting this spring on a permanent water transmission line to provide a new water source for the Village of Hoosick Falls. The project is part of a 2023 agreement between New York State and Saint-Gobain and Honeywell to implement the new water supply and address perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination from historic industrial operations at the McCaffrey Street facility and other sites in the village.

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Town Board Highlights

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by Denise Wright
The Petersburgh Town Board met on March 18th to discuss several upcoming projects in 2024.

After approving the minutes, Supervisor Noeding stated during the meeting that the Petersburgh Rescue Squad notified him that they had updated their communication policy and would not provide the town board with monthly updates. The rescue squad posts the information on its Facebook page. Board members were displeased with this information since the rescue squad gets significant money from the town. The board decided to create a quarterly contract similar to the one used with the PMVCC and library so that the squad could get allocated funds from the town budget.

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Town Board Highlights

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by Denise Wright
During the Stephentown Board meeting on March 18th, members and attendees were able to witness a medal presentation to town historian Patricia Flint.

Flint, a town historian since about 2011, received the distinguished Martha Washington Medal from the Empire State Society of the Sons of America. The medal is presented to a woman in recognition of outstanding service to the SAR. Flint, a long-time member of the Fort Crailo chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, was honored to receive the award for her genealogical and historical expertise. Supervisor Roder read the proclamation at the meeting and thanked her for her dedication to historic preservation.

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