Hoosick Falls – Alexander Schmigel, 88, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at his residence on Center Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. He had resided there with his grandson Louis Schmigel and Michele Hayner. He was the husband of the late Regina (La Magdeleine) Schmigel who died in 1996.
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Commemorating The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War – Letters From A Local Soldier
with comments by David Flint
Calvin A. Haynes of East Nassau, NY, at the age of 24, enlisted in August 1862 at Troy in the 125th New York Infantry Regiment that was being raised in Rensselaer County by Colonel George L. Willard. Mustered in as a Sergeant in Company E to serve three years, he was taken prisoner at Harpers Ferry, spent two months in a parole camp, was exchanged and later faced Pickett’s charge in the battle of Gettysburg. He was discharged in January 1864 to take a promotion to 2nd Lieutenant in the 25th Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops. He was mustered out in December 1865 and died in New York City in April 1894.
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The Life Of George Holcomb
with comments by Alex Brooks
At the age of 16 the short entries of his first few years begin to get a little more lengthy and complicated. His main subject, at first, for these longer entries, was various financial transactions that he engaged in. In October 1810 he went on a trip to sell onions in Lanesborough, Dalton and Hinsdale. He carried Mr. Moore ten bushels of apples, which finished paying for the hat he bought two weeks earlier. In November of 1810 he went to Sand Lake, to sell onions and apples, where he also bought ten yards of cotton cloth and a week later took a load of onions, apples, turkeys and pickles, all of which he sold successfully. The complexity of the trading grows:
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Hoosick And Hoosick Falls Residents Angry Over Water Bills
by Jan Shields
In a plea for relief that spilled from the Village Board Meeting to the Town Meeting Tuesday night, residents from the Green Heights housing development sought help to control their ever soaring water bills.
The Village has changed to a metered water system, billing on usage instead of a flat rate. The transition has been rocky in the Village, with residents saying at the Village meeting Tuesday that many of their bills have tripled. Those complaints were soothed by Mayor Matt Monahan who explained that there had been some snags. The Village offered forms to log complaints.
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Hoosick Falls Suicide Prevention Walk Draws Hundreds
by Jan Shields
Approximately 200 people took to the streets Sunday evening in a candlelight walk to raise awareness about depression and suicide and provide comfort to those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
The walk was spearheaded by two families who have turned their grief after losing teen aged sons to suicide into a campaign to prevent others from suffering the loss they have endured.
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McElheny Acquitted In Death Of Daughter
by Thaddeus Flint
Hoosick Falls resident Joseph McElheny was acquitted Wednesday on eight of nine charges in the death of his daughter Ina McElheny. The jury was deadlocked on the charge of endangering the welfare of a child, and a mistrial was declared by Judge Andrew Ceresia on that charge.
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Hoosick Town Board Action – First Step Taken On The White Creek Road Bridge Repair
by Jan Shields
The Town took the first step towards replacing the White Creek Road bridge Tuesday night.
The Board authorized an engineering study that will detail a plan to replace the structure at a cost of approximately $236,000. Of that, a federal grant will pick up 80 percent of the cost and a second grant is expected to pay 12.5 to 15 percent, leaving the town responsible for about 5 percent.
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Political Season Heats Up In New Lebanon – Clark Removed From Deputy Supervisor Position
by Thaddeus Flint
New Lebanon Town Supervisor Margaret Robertson, in an announcement at the October 10 Town Board meeting, removed Council Member Doug Clark from his position as Deputy Town Supervisor.
According to Robertson, after the recent decision by Hannaford to no longer pursue their grocery store project in New Lebanon, “I learned a meeting arranged with our Hannaford representative was done so through my Deputy Supervisor, and another new member of the Business Association. I assumed I would be included in this discussion as I had been involved all along. So, I was extremely disappointed to find I was not part of the meeting at all. When I discovered the meeting was to be held at the Albany office of my political opponent, I was shocked as it became clear to me this economically challenging issue had suddenly become political, so I had to be excluded.”
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Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – Traffic Control
by Jan Shields
The Village Board Tuesday approved a local law aimed at slowing traffic at dangerous intersections.
The Board authorized the placement of stop signs, including some four-way stops, at several intersections in the Village, including the corner of Carey and McCaffrey streets.
Removed from the law, however, was a no-parking area on a portion of Rogers Avenue. According to Mayor Matt Monahan, the no-parking zone was removed after the Highway and Police departments said it would only force vehicles to park on Main Street, causing a further hazard.
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