Time to Update Comprehensive Plan
by Alex Brooks
LaBerge - Comprehensive Planning Update
Nicole Allen from LaBerge Group spoke to the Board about updating the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.
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Girls Lacrosse
Major New PFOA Health Study in the Works
by Alex Brooks
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl, the Director of the Division of Environmental Health Assessment at the NYS Department of Health, came to this month’s Hoosick Town Board meeting to discuss a possible major new health study focusing on the health impact of PFOA and PFAS chemicals which may use Hoosick Falls as one of the areas of study.
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Hoosick
Man Accused Of Unlawful Surveillance
From a Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department Press Release
A Town of Hoosick man is facing charges following a two-month joint investigation by the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office, NYSP Computer Crimes Unit (Troop G), and the United States Postal Inspectors, Troy NY Domicile – Boston Division.
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Hoosick Falls
Village Board Learns Of Proposed Multi-Site PFOA Study
By Doug La Rocque
Representatives from the NYS Department of Health and SUNY Albany opened the Tuesday night, May 14 meeting, with details regarding a multi-site health study grant proposal, as it relates to health implications from exposure to PFAS contaminated drinking water.
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Grafton
Alleged Animal Abusers Face Protestors Outside Courtroom
By Doug La Rocque
Christopher and Amber Lamountain of Kautz Hollow Road in Grafton were met with about a dozen people, some holding signs protesting their alleged animal abuse, when they arrived for their hearing in Grafton Town Court on Tuesday evening, May 14.
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New Lebanon Central School
No Tax Increase In School Budget Proposal
By Emily Gabert
The New Lebanon Central School District presented its proposed budget of $12,480,879 for the 2019-2020 academic school year at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 9.
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The Life Of George Holcomb
To Troy For a Medical Consultation
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, April 7, 1846: Today I took my old double wagon and carried my two daughters to Hiram Newton’s on a visit and went on to Daniel Allen’s to town meeting.
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Hoosick Falls
Landfill Declared A Superfund Site
By Doug La Rocque
On April 9 both the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appeared before the Hoosick Falls Village Board, to indicate they expected the Hoosick Falls landfill on Walnut Street, would be declared a Class 2 Superfund Site.
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Brunswick
Three Proposed Housing Projects Before Planning Board
By Doug La Rocque
In all, 46 new housing starts, contained in three major subdivisions, are now before the Brunswick Planning Board in various stages of consideration.
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