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Large Turnout For Hoosick Halloween Parade

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by Deb Alter

On Friday evening, October 30, just as it was getting dark, Wood Park filled up with princesses, angels, witches, minions, monster trucks, ninjas, cowboys, and others in creative costumes, for the start of the Halloween Parade that HAYC3 sponsors every year. There were kids of all ages in costumes, adults in costume, families in costumes, pets in costumes…even a goat in costume. [Read more…] about Large Turnout For Hoosick Halloween Parade

Farm To Canvas Event Packs The House At Brown’s

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CiviCure Benefit Connects Community To Art and Vice Verse

by Deb Alter

There was hardly any room to move at Brown’s Brewery in Hoosick Falls on Saturday night, October 24, the place was so packed. The taproom was buzzing with excitement about the Farm to Canvas Art Lottery and the Farm to Table menu, and, as always, Brown’s excellent craft beer. People from far and wide came to join Hoosick Fall’s art, beer and food lovers for this unique event benefitting CiviCure. [Read more…] about Farm To Canvas Event Packs The House At Brown’s

BHS InvenTeam Project Earns Prestigious Lemelson-MIT™ Grant: Students Inventing to Help Others

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A team of young inventors from Berlin High School is the recipient of a prestigious grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program. On October 14, Lemelson-MIT announced Berlin was one of only fourteen schools nationwide that would receive up to $10,000 each in grant funding as part of its 2015–2016 InvenTeam™ initiative to inspire young people to solve real-world problems through invention. [Read more…] about BHS InvenTeam Project Earns Prestigious Lemelson-MIT™ Grant: Students Inventing to Help Others

A New Director And A New Sign For The Grafton Community Library

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By Doug La Rocque

As the new sign was erected this past week outside the Grafton Community Library. The first message posted was that the Library has a new Director.  Veronica (Ronny) Tatro has assumed the position vacated back in September by Christian Collins, who took another position in Quebec, Canada. [Read more…] about A New Director And A New Sign For The Grafton Community Library

A Wreath For Every Season… And For A Good Reason

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Friends of the Cheney Library will be hosting the Wreath Festival at Immaculate Conception Church Fellowship Hall on November 7. The preview of the wreaths will begin at 6:30 pm and the auction will begin at 7:30 pm. There will be plenty of food and a choice of coffee, iced lemon water or mulled cider. [Read more…] about A Wreath For Every Season… And For A Good Reason