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HOBY Leadership Award Recipient From Hoosick Falls Jr. /Sr. High School Is Elizabeth Ryan

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Elizabeth Ryan, daughter of Michael and Patricia Ryan, has been selected as the school’s HOBY representative and will attend a weekend conference in the spring of 2015. The HOBY mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. The HOBY program has proven to be an educational, life-changing experience that provides leadership skill development with a strong focus on community service.  [Read more…] about HOBY Leadership Award Recipient From Hoosick Falls Jr. /Sr. High School Is Elizabeth Ryan

New York State Sheriff’s Association Institute, Inc. Criminal Justice Scholarship Winner

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Rensselaer County Undersheriff Pat Russo presented Matt Hopper, a criminal justice major at Hudson Valley Community College, the New York State Sheriff’s Association (NYSSA) Institute’s 2015 Criminal Justice Scholarship.  [Read more…] about New York State Sheriff’s Association Institute, Inc. Criminal Justice Scholarship Winner

Mother Spring Is Taken Ill

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Thursday, January 1, 1835: This afternoon we rode to Hosey Brown’s store to try to sell socks, but could not and then we rode to Hancock Village but could not sell the socks for what they was worth, and we fetched them home again.

[private]Friday: Today I drew wood from the swamp and Mr. Alonzo Chapman chopped for me.  This evening I walked up to the widow Lucy Ryan’s with Mr. Alonzo Chapman to assist him about dividing the furniture his wife’s mother died and left, but we did nothing.

Saturday: I rode over to my Rodgers farm and salted my cows and my wife called over to brother Newton’s for his health remains very low.  Mr. Amos Chapman called and took supper and spent the evening and tried to bargain for my Rodgers house to hire it.

Sunday: I went with my double sleigh to the Shakers to meeting and carried my wife and part of my children, but they had no meeting today on account of it being a severe cold day.

Thursday: On this evening Elder Matthew Jones preached at my house.

Saturday: I drew wood from the swamp and drew a load half a cord hard wood and gave to brother Isaac Newton.

Monday: I drew two loads wood from my swamp and I carried Mother Holcomb over to brother Newton’s at noon and at night I went after her. She walked into the sleigh on a plank and then we put the box on at Mr. Newton’s. We took her into a chair and carried her in. Mr. Newton continues failing, he bloats.

Tuesday: I took my sleigh and carried my wife to the west part of the town to Mr. Tabor Roberts. We took dinner there. We went to engage Fanna Roberts to make our cheese this season. She would not engage certain but told us if she worked out she would work for us.

Tuesday, January 13, 1835: Tonight my wife and I stayed with Mother Spring for she is quite sick. She has had a fit of the shaking palsy.

Wednesday: Today Mr. Withee stays with us for it is quite a thaw and rainy. Mother Spring is a little better.

Sunday, January 19: On this evening we were called up to Mother Spring’s for she was taken down worse. My wife and sister Eleanor stayed and I returned home to stay with my children. [/private]

Second Screen Planned For Hoosick Drive In

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by Bea Peterson

After eight Zoning Board and Planning Board meetings and a Public Hearing, Duane Greenawalt, owner of Hathaway’s Drive In on Route 67 in Hoosick finally received approval from the ZBA to put up a second screen. “The approval is contingent on my putting trees behind the screen to hide it from the neighbor’s view,” he said. He has changed the screen placement three times to make it less visible outside the Drive In. “I plan to place it in front of a big maple tree and plant other 10 foot deciduous and good sized evergreen trees, he said. “And the ZBA understands the trees may take a while to grow,” he added. Some of the trees will be fast growing, while others will take longer to mature. Greenawalt has also selected a smaller screen, though it will be 30 feet by 60 feet in size. [Read more…] about Second Screen Planned For Hoosick Drive In

Resounding Opposition In Stephentown To Kinder Morgan Pipeline

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by David Flint

A Town Board public hearing on the proposed Kinder Morgan proposed Northeast Direct Pipeline drew a maximum crowd to the Stephentown Fire Hall Monday evening. When 256 people had entered the hall, the doors were closed. About a dozen more were allowed to enter later as the same number exited early. About 65 people spoke, almost all from Stephentown, and all in opposition to the proposed pipeline. Applause broke out from the audience after each person had spoken their piece.  [Read more…] about Resounding Opposition In Stephentown To Kinder Morgan Pipeline

Election Decided By 57 Votes

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by Bea Peterson

The Village election on Wednesday, March 18, held no surprises. All the candidates, Mayor David Borge and Trustees Ric DiDonato, Kevin O’Malley, Bob Ryan and Karen Sprague, were running unopposed. More residents signed the petitions to get them on the ballot than turned out to vote! Actually 47 people came to the polls  and 10 people cast absentee ballots. The vote for each candidate varied from 51 to 55 votes each. [Read more…] about Election Decided By 57 Votes

Hoosick Falls Girls Basketball Falls In State Final

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A Great Season Comes Up One Game Short

Susquehanna Valley Comes Out On Top, 51 – 45

by Steve Bradley

The Panther Ladies celebrated a win Friday afternoon after they won the state semifinal game. That win put the Ladies in a position to bring home a state title the next day.. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Girls Basketball Falls In State Final