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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Banner Committee Honors Local Hero

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Courtesy of Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County has vowed to never forget the service and sacrifice of our veterans and their families. The Uncle Sam Military Banner Committee is on the same mission, organizing efforts to place banners honoring veterans throughout Troy.

Recently the committee placed a special banner, honoring the life and service of Francis Brown, who died during an attack by Israeli forces on the USS Liberty in 1967.

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Quackenbush Selected for State Softball Hall of Fame

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Courtesy of HFCS Communications
Rachel Quackenbush, an alumnus from the class of 2012, has been selected as a member of the New York State Softball Hall of Fame.

Quackenbush played varsity softball for five years, racking up 1,499 strikeouts and a 0.72 earned run average in 766 innings from 2008-2012.

The 1,499 strikeouts is good for third all-time in New York state history. She also was named to either the first or second team all-state list four seasons in a row from 2009-2012.

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Petersburgh Town Board Highlights

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By Denise Wright
The August 21st Petersburgh Town Board meeting was extremely busy with projects and appointments.

After approving the minutes, the supervisor reported that she had distributed the budget reports to the general fund department heads. On October 4th, there will be a special meeting to present the information to the town board. The building report thanked the volunteers working in the town gardens; as one town board member mentioned, "It has spruced up the town."

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Stephentown Town Board Highlights

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By Denise Wright
The August 21st town board meeting was less than an hour but highlighted some great things.

After approving paying the bills and minutes from the July 17th and August 14th special town board meetings, the transfer station reported that the clean-up day on June 9th was a great success. It cost a total of $5,551.03, which is $1,210.42 more than in 2022. Last year, approximately 16 tons of construction/demolition materials were collected, and that nearly doubled this year. The town board reported that materials ranging from electronics to mattresses were collected. One resident thanked the board for holding a day like this because it decreases items left along roadsides.

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Repair Café

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The Columbia NE Repair Café and the Climate Smart Committees of Chatham, New Lebanon, Austerlitz, and the Village of East Nassau, have collaborated to host a repair café on Saturday, September 23rd, from 10 am to 2 pm, at the Hoags Corners Firehouse, 7237 NY 66.

A repair café event is a free, volunteer-run event for the whole community. Whether you have a broken lamp, a bike with a flat tire, or a chair leg that needs mending, a repair café helps to divert items from the landfill, teaches valuable fixing skills, and brings neighbors together to help one another. We encourage visitors to engage with our experts to learn more about repair. There will be refreshments and plenty of socializing. While the event is free, donations are welcomed to help us with future events and supply costs.

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Thomas I. Bass – Obituary

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Bennington – Thomas I. Bass, 89, passed away on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont. He was the husband of Patricia (Liporace) Bass; they resided on West Road.

Tom was born on May 26th, 1934, in Hoosick Falls, NY, son of the late Irving and Grace (Mulready) Bass. Tom attended school in Hoosick Falls and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He served in the Navy from 1954-1956. Tom was a truck driver working for Superior Carriers in Bennington, Vermont. He enjoyed puttering in his shed, and fishing. [Read more…] about Thomas I. Bass – Obituary

Donald P. Lohnes – Obituary

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Canon City, CO – Donald P. Lohnes, 64, passed away suddenly, Saturday, June 17th, 2023. He was born in Bennington, VT on May 9th, 1959, the son of the late Donald R. Lohnes and Shirley M. (Adams) Goodermote. He lived in Hoosick Falls until 1974, when he moved to Cherry Plain. He was a 1978 graduate of Berlin Central School.

Donnie served 14 years in the United States Navy. He enjoyed all of the places his travels took him. [Read more…] about Donald P. Lohnes – Obituary

Town Rink Receives New Turf

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Submitted by Bill Hanselman
In 2019 the Town of Hoosick Board began having discussions of how to better utilize our skating rink, since mild winters have limited the amount of days with usable ice conditions. After initiating these discussions, Tom Margiotta, a retired state recreation director and resident of Hoosick, notified the board that the rink in Manchester, VT was installing new turn and selling the previously used turn.

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