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Plans For Dougherty’s Corner In Hoosick Falls

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by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday, July 12, following the Village Board meeting, Alex Koks will meet with the Village Zoning Board to review changes in his original plan for the property at the corner of Main and John Streets. The changes he would like to make are for the first floor of the planned Bed and Breakfast and restaurant. He would like to decrease the size of the restaurant to serve 24 people. In the remainder of the first floor he would like to construct an apartment for the manager of the B&B and a handicapped accessible guest room.
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Jane Fitzgerald Is Grand Marshal Of The Berlin July Fourth Parade

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submitted by Jean Barber
The Berlin 4th of July Parade Committee is pleased to announce the selection of long-time resident, Jane Fitzgerald, as the 2011 July 4th Parade Grand Marshal. Jane, more affectionately known as “Auntie Jane,” has been involved with the parade for 17 years. She is still active today as Committee Chair.
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Reynolds Foundation Distributes Funds

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Checks from the Edith Craig Reynolds Foundation were given to local organizations in the Town of Hoosick on June 23 at 7 pm at the Town of Hoosick Historical Association.
The checks were from the Rev. Edith Craig Reynolds Residual Fund administered by Key Bank Trust and channeled through the Reynolds Foundation.
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Stephentown Historical Society’s Annual Strawberry Festival

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by David Flint
The Stephentown Historical Society’s 30th Annual Strawberry Festival, held at The Berry Patch on Sunday, June 26, featured strawberry shortcake with freshly picked strawberries, ice cream and homemade biscuits. Volunteers provided homemade strawberry rhubarb pies that were sold as a whole pie or by the slice. Volunteers also picked 214 pounds of berries on Thursday night between the thunder storms, and yet more volunteers spent a good part of Friday hulling and cleaning.
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Hoosick All Star Baseball Weekend

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by Bea Peterson
All weekend long, June 25 and 26, “Play Ball” could be heard around the diamonds at the Town of Hoosick fields on Waterworks Road.

The League’s Second Annual All Star baseball tournament for the eight and under age group had four teams competing last year and eight this year. The teams hailed from Williamstown, MA, Bennington and Pownal, VT, and Brunswick, Cambridge, Greenwich, Halfmoon and Hoosick Falls.
Defending Champions Bennington won again this year defeating Greenwich in the finals. Halfmoon beat Hoosick Falls in the Consolation game.

Safe on third, this player looks toward the third base coach for his next move in the consolation game between Hoosick Falls and Halfmoon. (Bea Peterson photo)

Hoosick Falls Community Band Concerts Begin

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The Hoosick Falls Community Band under the direction of Bill Gaillard will begin its summer concert series in Wood Memorial Park on Wednesday, July 6, at 7:30 pm.
Concerts will be held on Wednesday evenings until August 24. In the event of rain, the program for that evening is cancelled. Concerts are played from 7:30 until 9 pm each evening with music from marches, pop tunes, Broadway Show medleys and overtures.
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Saige Iris Myers Visits A Local Revolutionary War Ancestor, Sterry Hewitt, In Light Of Independence Day

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submitted by Megan Phyfe Barrett Myers
Two year old Saige Iris Myers of Babcock Lake in Grafton visits the Moses Cemetery with her parents, Zachary Patrick and Megan Phyfe Myers, in light of Independence Day and in honor of a local ancestor who began to fight for our independence during the American Revolution more than 235 years ago. The Moses Cemetery is located in Petersburgh, directly off of NY State Rt. 22. [Read more…] about Saige Iris Myers Visits A Local Revolutionary War Ancestor, Sterry Hewitt, In Light Of Independence Day