Hoosick – Harriet Foss White, 91, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died at daybreak on Friday, March 12, 2010, at 318 Bovie Hill Road, Hoosick, NY, with her family beside her. Formerly residing in Pittsfield, MA, she had made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Everett Quackenbush, since 2000.
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Doris G. Kipp
Hoosick Falls – Doris G. (Cipperly) Kipp, 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY, where she had resided since July 2009. Doris formerly resided on Breese Hollow Road in Hoosick, NY, and was the wife of the late Earl W. Kipp Sr., who died in 1997.
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Shirley J. Hayes
Hoosick Falls – Shirley J. Hayes, 79, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2010, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center where she had resided since 2007. Shirley formerly resided on the Hill Road in Hoosick, NY.
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Paul D. Frank
Eagle Bridge – Paul D. “Denny” Frank, 69, of Telford Road, Eagle Bridge, NY, died on Thursday afternoon, March 11, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
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Helen Loretta Taylor
Hoosick Falls – Helen Loretta (Minsky) Taylor, 91, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the Danforth Adult Home in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the wife of the late Carl A. Taylor, who died in 2005. They were married for sixty-three years.
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Disney & The Duke
Disney & the Duke is a musical celebration of Walt Disney and Duke Ellington on Saturday, March 27, at 7 pm in the Blake Hall Theatre at the Hoosac School, Pine Valley Road, Hoosick. The suggested donation is $15, $10 for Seniors; children admitted free. For more information, call 518-424-1089 or email baritonissimo@yahoo.com. [Read more…] about Disney & The Duke
Grafton Lakes State Park Schedule March 2010
19 Fri.: Star Watch at Grafton Lakes State Park at 7:30 pm.
Join with members of the Albany Area Astronomers and come explore the night sky as we transition into Spring. Meets at Main Lot. Snow/rain date: Saturday, 3/20. Call 658-9144 to confirm. Use Winter Entrance.
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Geo P. Returns With His Wife
Wednesday, January 19, 1853: John F. went to Hancock with his colt and my lumber cutter. On the way coming home the traces unhooked and the horse ran and left the cutter and run about a mile and got stopped [Read more…] about Geo P. Returns With His Wife
Local Youngsters Attend SNOWCAMP
Some of the teens from Grafton, Petersburgh and Averill Park who participate in the Grafton Baptist Teen Group attended a fun weekend at Word of Life SNOWCAMP in Schroon Lake, NY, March 5-7. [Read more…] about Local Youngsters Attend SNOWCAMP
NY State Senator McDonald Visits Berlin
by David Flint
Roy McDonald characterizes the State budget battle as more of a geographic struggle – beleaguered upstate versus more populous, wealthy and powerful downstate – rather than a fight between political parties. Dubbed as a Special Rural Edition of “On The Road With Roy,” the State Senator, who represents Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties, came to town last Friday afternoon to sit down and talk with Berlin Town officials and Fire Department representatives. McDonald was accompanied by Pat Poleto, Deputy Supervisor for the Town of Brunswick.
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