Hoosick Falls – John Ellis passed away on Tuesday June 27, 2017 at home, holding the hand of his love Janette Moseley, surrounded by his family. [Read more…] about John Ellis
Gayle Magisano
Gayle Brownell Magisano passed away July 5, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. [Read more…] about Gayle Magisano
Irene M. Couch
Irene M. Couch, 85, a former resident of Bennington, VT and Hoosick Falls, NY, passed away peacefully June 24, 2017 in Mocksville, NC, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. [Read more…] about Irene M. Couch
Betty Kane
Hoosick Falls – Betty Kane, 81, passed away on Monday June 19, 2017 at the Center for Nursing And Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Betty Kane
James Toohey
Hoosick Falls – James H. Toohey, 69, passed away on Wednesday July 5, 2017 at the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about James Toohey
A Tale Of Drunkenness
Friday, November 20, 1840: Today I packed my cheese in flour barrels in my celler, about ninety in number, and we have ten more that is not dried yet. [Read more…] about A Tale Of Drunkenness
Eastwick Press Will Continue Under New Leadership
The Eastwick Press will resume publication after its traditional July 4th break, after a brief period of reorganization.
Doug La Rocque of Grafton is in the process of buying the Eastwick Press. He will be reorganizing the paper based on a new business plan, with support from many members of the community who responded to his plea in the last issue put out by Publisher Alex Brooks.
La Rocque’s plan is to make the paper a profitable, sustainable enterprise, through a determined effort to increase revenues by broadening the base of support and improving the newspaper’s advertising sales effort.
Current Editor and Publisher Alex Brooks will remain involved in the newspaper. He said, “I am glad that Doug has found a way to sustain and grow the paper. I think it has the potential to become a prosperous and sustainable enterprise. Doug shares that vision, and I think his business plan lays out a practical and realistic path to get us there. With this reorganization, I expect the paper to be around for many years to come.”
The first issue to be published under the new leadership will be the July 14 issue.
Eastwick Press May Continue
Since I announced publicly my plans to cease publication, there has been an overwhelming outpouring of support for the paper and many have asked if there is anything that can be done to save it. [Read more…] about Eastwick Press May Continue
Hoosick Falls PFOA Meeting
Two More Superfund Sites Coming, New Sites Being Investigated
by Alex Brooks
A meeting was held on June 19 to report on the progress of various ongoing investigations in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls PFOA Meeting
DEC Will Require Leachate Collection System At Petersburgh/Berlin Landfill
by Alex Brooks
Quite a number of senior officials from NYSDEC and NYSDOH showed up for a meeting on PFOA in Petersburgh on June 20. There were six DEC staff and four from the NYS Dept. of Health and four from the Rensselaer County Dept. of Health. [Read more…] about DEC Will Require Leachate Collection System At Petersburgh/Berlin Landfill