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Panther Football Wins Class C North Title; Sectional Game Friday

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by Gary Danforth
Last Friday night, October 16, Ron Jones’ Hoosick Falls Central School Panther football team took the long trek to Corinth Central School and beat the Tomahawks 21-7 to finish unbeaten in Class C Northern division, Section II play. HFCS won at least a share of a division crown for the fifth time in the past seven seasons. [Read more…] about Panther Football Wins Class C North Title; Sectional Game Friday

Hoosick Falls Residents Under Boil Water Order

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by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls residents have been under a Boil Water Order from the Rensselaer County Health Department since Monday, October 19, when valves failed to hold while a repair was underway. Water Department Head Jim Hurlburt has been taking water samples to the Health Dept. and he expects the Boil Water Order to be lifted Thursday afternoon, October 22.
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Desperate Hours For Two Grafton Hikers

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by John Leahy

The author and his mother, Katherine (Kay) Frey, are both Grafton residents and members of the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park.

As all experienced outdoors enthusiasts are aware, the power of nature is always to be respected and a careless mistake can suddenly change a comfortable recreational activity into a desperate life and death struggle. [Read more…] about Desperate Hours For Two Grafton Hikers

Possible Mid-Year Cuts At HFCS

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by Alex Brooks
At the Hoosick Falls School Board meeting on October 15, District Superintendent Ken Facin said that he had received communication from the State Education Department about the Governor’s proposal to reduce State aid to schools for the current year, which, if adopted, would mean that the income the District has budgeted in reliance on the State’s aid assurances may not be forthcoming. [Read more…] about Possible Mid-Year Cuts At HFCS

Petersburgh Town Board Action – Budget Hearing Set For November 5

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by Alex Brooks
Town Supervisor Peter Schaaphok distributed to the Board members a Preliminary Budget for the Town for 2010 which incorporated all the changes discussed at the Budget Workshop held the previous Wednesday. The amount to be raised by tax is $596,318, which is $9,473 more than last year. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board Action – Budget Hearing Set For November 5

Stephentown Town Board Action – WWW.stephentown

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by Erin Hogan
Ms. Deborah Coppola, the Stephentown Court Clerk, started off the Town Board meeting on Monday, October 19, with a proposal to have a Stephentown website that covers hours of Town offices, location of Stephentown and places in the town, directions, special events and other important information. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – WWW.stephentown