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Big Moose Deli’s Emil Baker Honored By SBA
Friday morning, November 1, officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration gathered at Mr. Baker’s rather prominent store on NYS Route 7, to recognize the work he has done to help other veterans open and operate small businesses.
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HACA Thanksgiving Food Basket Program
While you are making plans for your Thanksgiving holiday, consider reaching out and helping those less fortunate.
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Trunk or Treats Quite A Success
It’s not uncommon to still see children in various costumes on the streets on Halloween evening, but more and more, community sponsored Trunk or Treats are replacing the door-to-door routine, as a safe alternative for not only kids, but parents alike.
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Herb Hasbrouck Calls It A Career
After 38 years of service to the Town of Grafton, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck officially retired from his position on Thursday, October 31.
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Class D Girls Semifinal Play
Germantown ......1.... 0 1
New Lebanon .....0.... 1 1
New Lebanon wins 3-1 in tie-breaker penalty kicks.
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John F. Cuts His Foot With An Ax
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, March 20, 1847: I this forenoon chopped and split apple wood in the orchard and this afternoon I walked over to Henry Cranston’s store for a jury on a case between David Duncan a black man and Elem Andrews.
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Preparing For A Walk On The Wild Side
By Amy Modesti
A pair of area youngsters, decked out in their Halloween finest, are preparing to discover some of the wild and wonderful friends along the Grafton Lakes State Park’s annual Trick or Treat Nature Trail, on Saturday, October 26.
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Cambridge, Tamarac to Meet Saturday
Cambridge (7-1) will host Tamarac (5-2) in the Class C semifinal game Saturday, November 2.
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BCS Proposes A New Capital Project
District Says No Tax Hike Is Needed
By Doug La Rocque
The Berlin Central School Board first proposed the idea of another Capital Project, coming while work on two others is well underway, at its September meeting.
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By Doug La Rocque
All area towns are in the process of scheduling public hearings on their preliminary town budgets for 2020 (town fiscal years coincide with the calendar year), after which they can make final changes or approve the preliminary budget as it stands.
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19 Arrested In Latest County-Wide Welfare Fraud Sweep By Doug La Rocque Late last week Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as State Police and other local law enforcement agencies, arrested 19 people who are alleged to have fraudulently accepted welfare benefits. You must be logged in to view this article.
R H E Stillwater 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 2 Hoosick Falls 4 3 0 8 X 15 6 1 Monday, May 6. Played at HFCS. You must be logged in to view this article.
Wellness Fair And 5K Run At BCS Submitted by Rachel Turetsky The Wellness Fair and 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 4, brought out many from the Berlin Central School District community in spite of the rain. The sky-blue 5K shirts on most of the 82 participants brightened up the cloudy day at the Berlin Middle-High […]
Budget Passes With 1.36% Tax Levy Increase by Alex Brooks The final version of the Budget for the 2019-20 school year was approved by the Hoosick Falls School board at its April 18 meeting. You must be logged in to view this article.
HFCS Unveils First Draft of 2019-20 Budget by Alex Brooks Hoosick Falls Central Schools Business Administrator Emily Sanders presented a first draft of next year’s budget, which showed a total increase in spending of 0.4%, or $102,097. You must be logged in to view this article.
From January 9 through January 18, the Junior National Honor Society members collected pasta for Hoosick Area Churches Assocation Food Pantry You must be logged in to view this article.