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New Lebanon And Stephentown Assess Flood Damage

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A River Runs Through it - Friday, July 31, after the flood there was still a sizeable stream running at the intersection of Routes 43 and 22 in Stephentown. The building on the corner, the ‘adult’ shop of some years ago, had its basement walls broken down by the rushing water Wednesday and a veritable river was running through it. (David Flint photo)
A River Runs Through it - Friday, July 31, after the flood there was still a sizeable stream running at the intersection of Routes 43 and 22 in Stephentown. The building on the corner, the ‘adult’ shop of some years ago, had its basement walls broken down by the rushing water Wednesday and a veritable river was running through it. (David Flint photo)

by David Flint
The state of emergency in Stephentown ended Monday evening but was extended for an indefinite period in New Lebanon. As of Wednesday this week the towns were still trying to assess the extent of the damage caused by last week’s flood.
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Friends Of Dyken Pond Buy Otter Cove Parcel

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by Alex Brooks
The Friends of the Dyken Pond Environmental Center have purchased a 23 acre parcel of land near the center of the Dyken Pond Center’s developed area. The parcel has frontage on “Otter Cove” beginning at a point right next to the Center’s boat launch. The back of the property extends to a point very near the “Amphitheater” which the Center uses for some of its programs.
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Luke Hoag Is Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk Hero

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The Walk is September 13
Luke Hoag, 2, of Hoosick Falls, has been named a Hero of the 21st annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk. As a Walk Hero, Luke will inspire more than 8,000 participants to walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic route of the Boston Marathon® and raise money for cancer care and research through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and its Jimmy Fund. [Read more…] about Luke Hoag Is Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk Hero

Celebrating The Hudson 100 Years Ago

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by David Flint
This is the year of Hudson 400 – the celebration of 400 years since Henry Hudson’s exploration of the river that bears his name and Samuel de Champlain’s exploration further north and 200 years since Robert Fulton’s maiden voyage up the Hudson in the first commercially successful steamboat. In another celebration 100 years ago, New Yorkers pulled out all the stops commemorating the 300th and 100th anniversaries respectively of those events. [Read more…] about Celebrating The Hudson 100 Years Ago

Battle Weekend Events At The Bennington Battlefield

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The Bennington Battlefield NYS Historic Site will host its annual Battle Weekend Events on Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16, in three locations on the site – the upper Park, the Visitors’ Center at the Barnett Homestead and the “Tory Fort” on Cottrell Road on the opposite bank of the Walloomsac River. [Read more…] about Battle Weekend Events At The Bennington Battlefield