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HFCS Hosts PFOA Session With Senator Gillibrand

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By Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls Central School hosted a visit from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand which was billed as a listening session. A series of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh residents told stories of the impact on their lives of learning that the water they had been drinking for years is contaminated with PFOA and that they have elevated levels of PFOA in their blood. Gillibrand was visibly moved by the stories being told. She said, “The most important thing I can do today is listen to these devastating stories,” and vowed to impress on her colleagues in Washington and in Albany the gravity of the situation in Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about HFCS Hosts PFOA Session With Senator Gillibrand

Hoosick Falls Central School Holds Its Organizational Meeting

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The Hoosick Falls School Board held its organizational meeting on July 7. Greg Laurin was elected President of the Board of Education for another year, and John Helft was elected as Vice-President.
These officers were sworn in, as were the newly elected Board members Andrew Beaty, Rachel Boisvert, and Joseph Patire. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School Holds Its Organizational Meeting

WCNY Welcomes Award-Winning Author For July 17 Lecture

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Dr. Andrew O’Shaughnessy, author of the award-winning The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire, will speak at the Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School Sunday July 17 at 2 pm, located at 21187 NY 22, Hoosick Falls.
The free public presentation is sponsored by WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcasting organization headquartered in Syracuse, New York. [Read more…] about WCNY Welcomes Award-Winning Author For July 17 Lecture

Speeches Demonstrate Closeness of Graduating Class

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by Deb Alter
It was absolutely fabulous weather for the Hoosick Falls Central High School graduation on Friday, June 24. Once everyone was seated, High School Principal Stacy Vadney began the ceremonies with a warm welcome for all and praise for the Class of 2016. She spoke of their achievements in academics, sports, and the arts. [Read more…] about Speeches Demonstrate Closeness of Graduating Class

Hoosick Falls Salutatory

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(tap tap) Is this thing on? Just kidding, I knew it was on. I’m just awkward and couldn’t figure out how else to start this. I suppose a normal thing to say would be Good evening to all of you: my academic adjudicators, my friends out there in the audience, who I feel so bad for because now that I am leaving my parents are officially done paying them to hang out with me, my family who I feel happy for because they are now going to save so much money, yay maybe now we can pay for college!, [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Salutatory

Hoosick Falls Awards & Scholarships

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American Red Cross Award – For outstanding service to the American Red Cross blood drive. – Heidi Bossoni
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Tony Altobell Memorial Scholarship – Presented by Tony Malikowski and given to a student who exhibits the highest degree of academic achievement in both breadth and depth of scientific study and research. Its recipient will reflect in his/her performance the most significant attainment of the knowledge and skills, which Mr. Altobell instilled in his students during his lengthy tenure at Hoosick Falls. This recipient must be one who intends to pursue at the college level a major in at least one of the sciences – Zoelena Poore [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Awards & Scholarships