Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Deb Alter
The Hoosick Falls municipal water system continues to meet and exceed all County, State and federal public health safety standards. However, at the request of a residential water user, the Village Water Department tested water from each of the Village’s three wells for a synthetic element called perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA). [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – PFOA Found In Village Water
by Deb Alter
The resolution to adopt Local Law #4 (repealing the Family Subdivision Law) was passed, as was Local Law #3, the Site Plan Review Law. Just previous to the Town Board meeting, there were two public hearings, one on each of these two laws. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Family Subdivision Law Repealed
by Thaddeus Flint
The two “big” items on the agenda of the December 2014 New Lebanon Town Board meeting, the appraisal of the Town Gravel Pit and the latest on Covenant Circle, were big letdowns for all those who are interested in such things as neither saw any new action Tuesday night.
[Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action – Going Nowhere
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls resident Margaret Casey, a long time public health advocate who started her career as a nurse with the Rensselaer County Health Department, was recognized with the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention’s 2014 Commitment award at the National Forum’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.
[Read more…] about Public Health Advocate Margaret Casey Recognized With A National Forum Award
by Coach Fleda Berschwinger
The Section 2 Girls Soccer All Star Banquet was held at the Albany Mariott on Sunday, December 7. Among the honorees were several players from CHVL League Champion Berlin Central School. [Read more…] about Berlin Girls Soccer Stars Honored
submitted by Margaret Merwin, St. Mary’s Principal
The eighth grade class at St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls is sponsoring a dress down day each month of the school year with several charities in and around the Town of Hoosick receiving the proceeds. [Read more…] about St. Mary’s Academy 8th Grade Community Service Project
by Silvia Plasse
Dan Peer was Cheney Library’s maintenance man for 38 years. He kept the inside of the Library in good order, and you could often see him outside on his lawn mower. Dan had a knack for coming up with ideas and solutions for things that needed fixing.
submitted by Gail Smith
Well, Hoosick has Heart didn’t meet its rather ambitious goal of 500 units of blood this year, but we did collect 461 through 6 community, 2 school, and 2 business drives, which is 102 units more than last year’s 369.
Our last two drives of the year last week honored Dr. Marcus Martinez. On Wednesday at Hoosick Falls Central, 56 units of blood were collected. On Saturday at HF Community Alliance, the weather didn’t help and there were quite a few deferrals, which means people came to donate but couldn’t for one reason or another; but at the end of the day, there were 45 more units of blood than there were at 7 am when the Red Cross arrived.
A couple of Dr. Martinez’s patients came down from Arlington to donate in his honor.
Hoosick Falls has many die hard blood donors and we are seeing more and more first-timers. Every unit you donate makes a difference in someone’s life.
Our first blood drive of 2015 is on Friday, February 6, at Hoosick Falls First Baptist Church from 1 to 6 pm.
submitted by Patrice Nash
The HOBY leadership conference is designed to empower high school sophomores to recognize their leadership talents and apply them to be become effective, ethical leaders in their home, school, workplace and community.
