The ordering date for June bundles from the Extra Helpings Community Food Buying Club in Stephentown is Thursday, May 26, from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Stephentown Federated Church on Garfield Road. Because the Regional Food Bank is discontinuing the Extra Helpings program, this will be the last delivery.
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A Threatening Plant
Merrily We Roll Along A Poignant & Moving Story
Review by Alex Brooks
Hubbard Hall has opened a new production of Merrily We Roll Along, a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Despite its upbeat title, it’s rather a sad story, with the lead character making a series of bad decisions that estrange him from those he loves, and make himself and them miserable.
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Eva G. Mayer
Stephentown – Eva Gladys ‘Sis’ Mayer was born in Springfield, MO, on December 29, 1904, and passed away on May 17, 2011. Eva went peacefully at the remarkable age of 106 in her home in Stephentown, NY, as were her wishes.
She was the daughter of Charles and Maude Jones Tyler of Springfield, MO.
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Margaret J. Kinn
Margaret Josephine Marie Kinn, a former resident of Berlin, NY, died peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Village at Fillmore Pond, Bennington, VT, her residence for the last six years. She was 100 years old, three weeks shy of her 101st birthday.
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Tammy L. Alvarado
Hoosick Falls – Tammy L. (Susee) Alvarado, 40, passed away suddenly on May 11, 2011, at her residence on First Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. She had resided there with her husband Angel Alvarado.
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Graveside Service For William Wayne Wells
There will be a graveside service for William Wayne Wells on Saturday, May 21, at 1 pm at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Hewitt Road, Petersburgh, NY. Rev. David Martin, pastor of Hope United Methodist Church, will lead the service. All family and friends are invited.
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Gompert Committal Services
Committal services with military honors for Harry B Gompert Jr. are on Friday, May 20, at 1 pm in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY. Harry passed away on April 25, 2011, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Gompert. He is survived by a son, Daniel Gompert, a daughter, Judith Cutler, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
HooRWA Riverfest
Kick off the summer with the 20th Annual Riverfest, a project of the Hoosic River Watershed Association. The annual festival will be held Saturday, May 28, from 1 to 5 pm on Cole Field on the Williams College Campus in Williamstown, MA. Enjoy rafting, raptor demonstrations, pony rides, river critters, kids crafts, river arts, food, raffle prizes and more. [Read more…] about HooRWA Riverfest
George’s Wife Is Injured
Tuesday, August 7, 1855: This morning at two o’clock John F. went to Pittsfield with my horse and lumber wagon and carried 11½ bushels of potatoes at 75 cts per bushel, this afternoon he went with a butcher by the name of Warner from Pittsfield and sold him 22 lambs at 2 dol 25 cts per head.
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