Petersburgh – Daniel W. Hill, 57, of Church Hollow Road, Petersburgh, NY, died on Friday, August 13, 2010, due to injuries he received in an accident at his residence.
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Francis A. LaPorte
Hoosick Falls – Francis A. LaPorte, 86, passed away August 11, 2010, at the SWVMC in Bennington, VT. He had resided in Lake Worth, FL, with his wife of 62 years, Katherine (Harrington) LaPorte.
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Student Ambassador Presentation At The Seventh Day Baptist Church
by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
John Hendricks recently returned from traveling overseas for 19 days in Spain, France and Italy. He was recommended and accepted by peers, instructors and community leaders to participate in the People to People Student Ambassador Program. [Read more…] about Student Ambassador Presentation At The Seventh Day Baptist Church
New Priest At Immaculate Conception Church
Fat Offers For Fat Oxen
Monday, January 16, 1854: John F. went to Pittsfield with my horse and lumber wagon and carried 12½ bushels of apples and a quarter of his beef and sold at 5½ dollars per hundred and sold the apples at 75 cts per bushel. He had three dollars for his share of the apples and I had six dollars for my share of the apples.
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Head Man Dancing
by David Flint
As the Grand Entry gets under way at the 5th Annual Rock, Rattle & Drum Pow Wow and Spirit on the Mountain Music Festival Saturday at Gardner’s Field in Stephentown, the Head Dancers will be leading the colorful parade. The Head Lady Dancer this year is Donna Eagle Staff of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. The Head Man Dancer is George Emerson Lee, born in Wide Ruins, Arizona. It’s the job of the head dancers to lead off every song and lead the other dancers onto the field.
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Hoosick Girls Soccer Wins In Italy
by Bea Peterson
More than 40 people joined Hoosick Falls Central School girls soccer coach Tom Husser on a memorable trip to Europe in late July. Fourteen girls from HFCS, one gal from Schuylerville, one from Loudonville and two from Seattle, WA, made up Husser’s girls soccer team that played in the Valtellina Football Cup in Italy. [Read more…] about Hoosick Girls Soccer Wins In Italy
Grafton Man In The Right Place
by Erin Hogan
When you end up at the right place at the right time, amazing things can happen. Just ask Robert Carpenter of Grafton. He was on the set of the new movie Salt, parts of which were filmed in Albany, playing an extra as a DC cop and got the opportunity of a lifetime to be a stand in for Liev Schreiber.
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Commander Concedes
by David Flint
Howard Commander has conceded to the vacating and annulling of the Stephentown Zoning Board’s recent action which had granted him a variance to build a Motocross sports park adjacent to his Lebanon Valley Speedway. Appearing last Friday before Judge Roger McDonough in State Supreme Court at the Courthouse in Troy, Commander’s attorney, Frank Roche, agreed to abide by a preliminary injunction that was to be drawn up which would halt any work on the park until such time as proper permits are granted by the Town of Stephentown. [Read more…] about Commander Concedes
Chris Gibson For Congress To Hold Town Hall Meeting In Grafton
submitted by Rich Crist
The Chris Gibson for Congress campaign will come to eastern Rensselaer County with the 20th Congressional District candidate hosting a Town Hall-style event in Grafton.
The Gibson In Your Corner event will be held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall on South Road, just off Route 2 in Grafton at 7 pm on Monday, August 16. Residents are encouraged to attend to hear Gibson discuss issues facing the nation and the 20th Congressional District.
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