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Hoosick Town Hall Feasibility Study Presented

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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Town Board workshop on Monday, August 2, engineer Bill Cottrell of Cottrell Associates presented the Board with a feasibility study of three properties under consideration for the future Town Hall. The three are the Armory, Patire’s on Church and Main streets and Weeb’s Fish Fry, the former Harrison Vending, on Main Street.
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A Special Young Woman From Cherry Plain And BCS

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by Thaddeus Flint
In a school district such as Berlin’s, where weekly accounts of its leaders on the Board of Education squabbling and accomplishing very little have become rather commonplace, it is easy to forget that the District actually exists for the students. So it might come as some relief to recognize that some of the students of Berlin High School are accomplishing quite a bit. There is probably no better recent example of this than Kinsley French of Cherry Plain.
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Stephentown Eagle Scout Service Project Helps Battered Women

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by David Flint
“He put his heart and soul into it – thought of everything – amazing – it restores your faith in humanity – great job!” These were some of the comments from the Elizabeth Freeman Center women’s shelter about Chris Muller’s Eagle Scout service project. Linda Strassell, Benefits Coordinator at the Pittsfield, MA, shelter was very enthusiastic in her praise of Muller and his project that provided care packages for the clients of the Center, many of whom arrive at the shelter battered, distraught and with only the clothes on their back and, more often than not, with one or more kids in tow.
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Mount Lebanon Shaker Village Open For Tours Through Labor Day – Shakers’ Meetinghouse Special Tour August 6

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Mount Lebanon Shaker Village is open to the public for tours through Labor Day, September 5. Village hours are 11 am to 4 pm Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Free guided tours will be offered at 11:30 and 2:30 each day and will leave from the North Family Granary. Visitors will learn the history of the Shakers at Mount Lebanon and what the Museum is doing to restore the North Family.
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Coach Baker Fund Sports Weekend

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submitted by Shari Hand
Participants from near and far came out to show their support for the 2011 Coach Ken Baker Fund Sports Weekend. The weekend consisted of youth, teen and adult 3 on 3 basketball tournaments on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19, and an open format golf scramble held at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on June 19.  Through the generosity of area business, individuals, organizations and friends, the committee is happy to announce that this was the most successful year yet for these events!
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Alex Bassallo Promoted To 3rd Degree Black Belt

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Alex Bassallo from Babcock Lake Road in Grafton was recently promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt in a ceremony held at the Stephentown Town Hall. Bassallo’s rank is recognized by the following organizations: John Izzo’s Okinawan Karate, Stephentown Self Defense Systems and Green Island Academy Of Martial Arts.
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