Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Hoosick Falls – Ruth Marie Potter, 84, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center where she had resided since April of 2007. Ruth was the wife of the late Harold Potter and formerly resided on River Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Hoosick Falls – Kathleen E. “Kay” Thurber, 85, of Abbott Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, died on Saturday, November 1, 2008, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, after being stricken at home.
Hoosick Falls – Ramona Barber, 87, died Thursday, October 30, 2008, at the Resurrection Nursing Home in Castleton on Hudson, NY. She was the wife of Bertram Barber who died in 2001. They formerly lived in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Grafton – Marjorie H. Ives Wagar, 82, of Simon Road, Grafton, NY, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital Troy, NY, after a brief illness. [Read more…] about Marjorie Ives Wagar
Joyce M. Warren
Stephentown – Joyce M. Warren, 80, of Chuckleberry Way, Stephentown, NY, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was a resident of the New Lebanon-Pittsfield area for most of her life. [Read more…] about Joyce M. Warren
by Bea Peterson
A fatal accident on Route 7 near the Hoosick-Pittstown line closed the road from 8:30 Wednesday morning, October 29, until two o’clock in the afternoon while the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department investigated the cause of the crash. According to Sgt. Shane Holcomb of the Sheriff’s Department, Brian McGovern of Schaghticoke, NY, was eastbound in his Suzuki automobile when he crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic. His vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer, an empty fuel tanker from Abenqual Carriers out of New Hampshire. The tanker was on its way to the Port of Albany. [Read more…] about Fatal Accident On Route 7
by David Flint
At a special meeting Wednesday evening, the Stephentown Town Board appointed Alden Goodermote to the position of Highway Superintendent. [Read more…] about Alden Goodermote Appointed Stephentown Highway Super
by David Flint
On a split 4-3 vote the Berlin School Board rejected a proposal to put before the taxpayers a $12.6 million plan to renovate and add on to the Berlin Elementary School. [Read more…] about Berlin School Board Rejects $12M Capital Plan
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board met October 23 to discuss the Town’s 2009 budget. Trying to keep the tax levy from going up will be challenging this year because the Town will be making the first payment on the Memorial Hall renovations in 2009, and it is also beginning to make annual payments to the Ambulance Squad to help with the cost of a new ambulance.
by Bea Peterson
Members of the Town of Hoosick Zoning Commission met at 8:30 Wednesday morning, October 29, to compile the information they had gathered at meetings held at Buskirk, North Hoosick, Hoosick and West Hoosick on the first draft of a Land Use Law. [Read more…] about Draft Land Use Law Ready For Review
