by Phillip Zema
On Saturday March 27, Rensselaer County’s finest student musicians performed at the Berlin High School. The annual Rensselaer All-County Concert, which had representatives from thirteen area schools, featured an elementary band, junior chorus, jazz chorus and senior band. For hundreds of yards, both sides of Route 22 were lined with vehicles. Those in attendance were treated to a series of well performed classical and contemporary musical works.
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Ward Stone Featured At Outdoor Expo
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Central School held its Second Annual Outdoor Expo March 26 and 27. On Friday elementary students, armed with colorful questionnaires asking them to find birds, animals and information, scrambled past the many exhibits that filled the high school gymnasium. For every correct answer they checked off, they received a stamp on their paper at that exhibit. [Read more…] about Ward Stone Featured At Outdoor Expo
New York Lottery Awards $25,000 Cash Prize To North Petersburgh Instant Game Winner
The New York Lottery announced Monday that Michael Quick of North Petersburgh won $25,000 on the Lottery’s Fat Wallet instant game. Quick’s winning ticket was purchased at the Stewart’s Shop at 50 Freemans Bridge Road in Scotia.
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Sunny Skies For Lions Club Penny Hunt
by Bea Peterson
The air was chilly, but the bright sun sparkled on the new pennies tossed in the air by members of the Hoosick Lions Club on Saturday, March 27. The Easter Bunny attended the event and was greeted with lots of hugs, posing for pictures with several youngsters. This was the 53rd annual Penny Hunt sponsored by the Club. Grandparents remember bringing their children to the event and now they watch their grandchildren participate in it. Great fun!
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A Clean Sweep?
First Place Winners From St. Mary’s Meet Odyssey Founder Sam Micklus
St. Mary’s Academy’s eighth grade Odyssey of the Mind team competed in the state finals at SUNY Binghamton last weekend after winning first place in the Division II balsa wood engineering regional competition last month. The St. Mary’s team scored a shared third place in the spontaneous problem solving portion of the state competition. The winning eighth grade team includes Libby Cass, Maggie Murdock and Erin Murdock of Stephentown, Anthony Chapones, Alyssa Giordano and Alex LaBarge of Hoosick Falls and Nate Winchester of Cambridge, NY.
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Just A Little Bit Squirrel-ly?
Ten Inducted Into Honor Society At HFCS
by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday evening, March 30, two seniors and eight juniors were inducted into the Philip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society at Hoosick Falls Central School. The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Melody Mentiply, followed by the Senior Band performing an outstanding rendition of “Patrick’s Rune.” [Read more…] about Ten Inducted Into Honor Society At HFCS
Letter To The Editor – A Personal Response
To the Editor:
This letter is a personal response to Lenore Humphrey’s March 26th Letter to the Editor. Her Letter was an attempt at character assassination, full of innuendo and misleading statements. So let’s set the record straight. Clearly, she believes her ancestry dating back over 200 years to the Petersburgh area entitles her to a position of community respect, while others more recent to the area (called newbies by Ms. Humphrey) are advised to keep their wallets open and mouths shut. I respectfully disagree.
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Letter To The Editor – I Am Not A Newbie
Dear Editor :
I just finished reading a letter in your paper from Lenore J. Humphrey, and I admire anyone who has taken the time to research her family back to 1780. Now on to the real reason I write today. I have to laugh every time I hear anyone put others down because they are “Newbies.” Pretty funny. My household has been in Petersburgh, yes Petersburgh (Not Grafton), and that’s Petersburgh with an “H” since 1993. If that’s the definition of new I’m guilty! [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – I Am Not A Newbie