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Health Center Foundation Golf Tournament
Due to the coronavirus, the Hoosick Falls Health Center Foundation has moved its Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the residents at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls (CNR).
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Tremont Gets Albany-Saratoga Win;
Haas Rolls To First Modified Win At LV
Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Friday, July 24
Modifieds: 1) Ken Tremont Jr., Jack Lehner, Jessey Mueller, Rocky Warner, 5) Mike Mahaney, Ronnie Johnson, Peter Britten, Anthony Perrego, Keith Flach,
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Troy – Helen B. Filkins, 93, passed away on Saturday July 25 at her residence on Harris Road in Troy, New York. She was the wife of the late Charles Filkins who died several years ago. [Read more…] about Helen B. Filkens
George And His Wife Go Visiting
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, September 1, 1848: Today I and John F. dug and drew stone from off the hill out of the young orchard for wall on side the highway.
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Saint-Gobain Provides Grants To Hoosick Area Organizations
Grants were also awarded to Hoosick Rising, the Cheney Library and the Hoosick Falls Fire Department.
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New County COVID-19 Testing Schedule
From the Office of County Executive Steve McLaughlin
Rensselaer County will continue testing for COVID-19 (coronavirus) with a modified schedule County Executive Steve McLaughlin announced on Wednesday, July 22.
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Changing Highway Superintendent From Elected to Appointed Will Be On The Ballot in November
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held two Public Hearings prior to its regular meeting on July 20, one on Planning Board re-authorization and one on a Local law putting a question on the ballot this November on whether to change the Town Highway Superintendent position from elected to appointed.
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First Landfill Neighborhood Well Tests Are In
by Doug La Rocque
In April of this year, New Lebanon Town Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling announced that the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) had completed water testing at the old landfill on Old Post Road.
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Congratulations, Trix
Trix joined the Master Naturalist program in 2019. Since then, she has completed 30 training hours and 266 volunteer hours to become a Master Naturalist!
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Town Goes Green
Board’s 1st Shatford Park Meeting!
by Michelle Van Horn
The Town Board has started to hold its meeting in the great outdoors at the Shatford Park pavilion.
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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.