by Bea Peterson
Timothy Clune, Chief of the Health Care Bureau of the Office of NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo assured everyone attending the ROUSE (Rensselaer Organization United for Senior Endeavors) meeting at the Hoosick Falls Senior Center on Wednesday, May 20, that when they called his office there would be no “touch tone torture.”
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Berlin’s Wilma Anderson Honored By County
by Kieron Kramer
“Quite a family” were the words that District 5 County Legislator Stan Brownell used to describe the family of Wilma Anderson of Berlin when they appeared Tuesday evening in the Legislative Chamber to receive copies of the resolution passed last month that honored her memory. Wilma M. Anderson died on Wednesday, March 25.
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County’s Annual Drinking Water Taste Test Contest
County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino recently announced Wednesday, May 20, as the date of the County’s Annual Water Taste Test Contest. [Read more…] about County’s Annual Drinking Water Taste Test Contest
Local 4-H Competes at Regional 4-H Horse Bowl
The regional 4-H Horse Bowl was recently held at the Voorheesville High School in Albany County. This region encompasses nine counties in the Capital District area. [Read more…] about Local 4-H Competes at Regional 4-H Horse Bowl
Earth Day Poster Contest Sponsored By The County Legislature
The Rensselaer County Legislature and the County Environmental Management Council are sponsoring an Earth Day poster contest, with winners receiving tickets to the new Disney movie Earth, Chairman of the Legislature Neil J. Kelleher announced.
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Sixty-nine Dogs And Cats Taken From Hoosick Home
by Bea Peterson
On Wednesday, April 8, the Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society removed 55 dogs, 16 of them nursing puppies, and 14 cats from a single-wide mobile home on Spicer Rd. in Hoosick. [Read more…] about Sixty-nine Dogs And Cats Taken From Hoosick Home
Grafton Lakes And Cherry Plain State Parks To Close Two Days A Week During The Summer
Hours At The Bennington Battlefield Also Cut Back
by Kieron Kramer
On April 9 the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced changes in the 2009-10 operating schedules at a number of parks and historic sites in the Saratoga-Capital Region. The changes reflect a reduction in State spending at parks and historic sites statewide.
Rensselaer County Recognizes Hoosick Falls’ Excellence In Bowling
by Kieron Kramer
Hoosick Falls bowling took center stage at the Rensselaer County Legislative session Tuesday night when Matt Brownell and the Hoosick Falls Central School bowling team appeared in the Chamber to receive copies of the resolutions passed last month that honored them for their achievements.
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County Sponsors Veterans Info Event
County Executive Kathleen Jimino has announced a Veterans Information Event at the Walter Adams American Legion Post on Route 43 in Averill Park on Saturday, April 18, between 2 and 4 pm. Veterans and families of those who have served or are serving our Nation in the Armed Forces are invited and encouraged to attend.
Rensselaer County Historical Society Sponsors High School Art Contest
The Rensselaer County Historical Society invites students who reside or attend high school in Rensselaer County to participate in its first annual Art of History competition. Submissions will be exhibited at the Historical Society, and the first place winner will receive $100 cash.
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