The New Lebanon Book Group has selected Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese for discussion at its meetings on Sunday, May 23, at 11 am at The Hitchcock House, Route #22, New Lebanon, and on Thursday, June 10, at 7 pm at The New Lebanon Library, 550 Route #20, New Lebanon.
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Taconic Hiking Club May Schedule
Please provide yourself with proper equipment, lunch and adequate fluids. Match your abilities with the difficulty of the event.
Fly Fishing Workshops
Hubbard Hall Project’s wildly successful Curiosity Forum is excited to offer two new “how to” workshops on fly fishing! On Saturday, May, 15 Rich Norman will teach the Fly-Tying Workshop, an introduction to the art of tying classic trout flies, for fly fishing rivers such as the Battenkill. [Read more…] about Fly Fishing Workshops
Anna Grennan
Hoosick Falls – Anna Grennan, 94, a life-long resident of Hoosick Falls, NY, passed away, April 28, 2010. She was the widow of William M. Grennan, who died in January 1993. She was the daughter of Frank and Anna Milwitz Zilinskas and was a lifelong communicant of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Mrs. Grennan attended St. Mary’s Academy and was a member of St. Mary’s Auxiliary and the Catholic Daughters of America. At one time she worked for the Specialty Mfg. Company and retired from Holman Mfg. Corp. where she worked for 28 years.
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Elizabeth Margaret Luke
West Hoosick – Elizabeth Margaret (Betty) Nolan Luke, 85, died on Friday, April 30, 2010, at the Kingston Hospital in Kingston, NY. She had resided in West Hoosick, NY, and was the wife of the late F. Carlton Luke.
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Marjorie Elizabeth Flynn
Buskirk – Marjorie Elizabeth Tate Flynn, 91, of Stage Road Buskirk, NY, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Danforth Adult Home in Hoosick Falls, NY.
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Notices Of Burial
Rita M. Vars Crandall Goodermote
Grafton – A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 8, at 10 am in the Grafton Center Cemetery for Rita M. Vars Crandall Goodermote, who died at her home on February 20, 2010. Rev. Jason White, pastor of the Grafton Baptist Church, will officiate.
Marjorie J. “Marge” DeLuca
Hoosick Falls – A graveside service was held on Thursday, May 6, at 11 am in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, for Marjorie J. “Marge” DeLuca, who died on February 23, 2010 at the Hoosick Falls Health Center.
Geo P. Buys Maxon Farm
Tuesday, April 5, 1853: I went to R.A. Brown’s to town meeting and said R. A. Brown was elected supervisor. I voted for him. Joseph Tayer ran opposition on the Whig ticket. Today a hard snow storm. John F. did not go to town meeting.
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Petersburgh Fire Department Installation
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Fire Department held its annual installation banquet at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Petersburgh on Saturday, April 24.
After a delicious buffet of roast beef and turkey catered by Fresco’s Restaurant of New Lebanon, Battalion 5-0 Commander Cyril Grant swore in the officers. Bill Seel will be Chief again this year, and Nathan Michaels will be Assistant Chief.
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Petersburgh Shaving Mill Operation Has Day In Court
by Alex Brooks
At the Town court session on April 27, Petersburgh Town Justice Paul Montgomery heard arguments from both sides on the question of whether or not Brian O’Donovan’s shaving mill operation at the back of his gravel pit on Church Hollow Road is exempt from Site Plan review.
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