On March 19 author Sharon Lynne Rounds will attend a book signing event from 1 to 3 pm at the Sand Lake Town Library, 8428 Miller Hill Rd., Averill Park. Rounds, a resident of Averill Park, will be available to sign copies of her children’s book, The Gootzes Go to Giza.
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Mabel A. Klein
Petersburgh – Mabel Alice Klein passed away peacefully with her family by her side on March 10, 2011, in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Born in the Bronx, NY, on November 18, 1919, she was the daughter of Charles Frederick and Mabel Nellie (Goodman) Kiedaisch, Sr. [Read more…] about Mabel A. Klein
Hazel M. Jones
Petersburgh – Hazel M. Brimmer Jones, 83, formerly of Petersburgh, NY, died on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY. She had lived for a short time at Wood Park in Hoosick Falls.
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Ruth Elizabeth Rudd
Hoosick – Ruth Elizabeth (Bovie) Rudd, 88, passed away at her residence on Saturday, March 12, 2011. She married Lyman A. Rudd on July 20, 1941, and they had fifty-four happy years together. He died in 2001.
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Paul Raymond Moseley
West Hoosick – Paul R. Moseley of West Hoosick, NY, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY, after a short period following a cerebral hemorrhage. He was born in Cambridge, NY, on December 8, 1920, to Harold Moseley and Mabel (Easton) Moseley and raised in West Hoosick on the Old Maple Lane Farm. He was ninety years old.
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Beginning A New Barn
Friday, April 27, 1855:: Today Geo P. went with two horse team and John F. went with his two horse to Pittsfield and they carried fruit trees and John F. returned home by sunset.
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Ice Storm Made Roads Impassable, Caused Power Outages; Grafton And Hoosick Hardest Hit
Rensselaer County State Of Emergency Continues
by Bea Peterson
On Monday morning, March 7, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino declared a State of Emergency in response to the ice storm that affected many portions of the County. At the start 5,000 homes and businesses were without power and many State, County, Town and Village roads were impassable. By Tuesday afternoon 2,500 homes and business were still without power, and some roads were still impassable. National Grid and New York State Electric and Gas had most power restored by late Tuesday and expected to have the rest restored Wednesday.
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Ice Storm Hits Grafton Hard
Hoosick Falls Election Is Tuesday, March 15
by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday, March 15, Hoosick Falls voters will go to the polls to re-elect a Mayor and Village Justice and elect three of four candidates for Trustee. Mayor Matthew Monahan and Trustees Paul K. Haynes, Jr. and John Hickey are running on the Progressive Party ticket for a second term. Riccardo DiDonato is also on the ticket, running for a third term. Thomas Restino is running again for Village Justice.
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Rensselaer County Honors Two Prominent Area Families
by Kieron Kramer
Two prominent families from Eastern Rensselaer County came to the Rensselaer County Legislature’s meeting on Tuesday, March 8, to be presented with copies of the resolutions passed last month honoring their departed loved ones. District 5 Legislators Stan Brownell and Lester Goodermote, who represent the towns of Stephentown, Berlin, Petersburgh, Grafton, Hoosick and the Village of Hoosick Falls made the presentations.
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