Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Two local students were named to the Dean’s List at Paul Smith’s College during the spring 2014 semester. Each earned a semester average of 3.3 or higher to receive this distinction. They are:
• Paul Garrison of Petersburgh, who is majoring in environmental studies, and
• Llewellyn Palmer of Berlin, who is majoring in parks, recreation and facilities management.
submitted by Ingrid Schaaphok and Liz Wagner, Park Naturalist
On August 16, 1777, in a small hamlet of Hoosick called Walloomsac, a rebel force of roughly 2,000 men under the command of General John Stark decisively defeated a detachment of Germans, loyalists and native allies. This action diminished General Burgoyne’s army by 1,000 men, prevented the capture of important supplies located in nearby Bennington, VT, and set the stage for the American victory at Saratoga.
[Read more…] about Battle Of Bennington Reenactment To Be Held August 16 And 17 In Hoosick
Petersburgh – Nancy L. Carr, 69, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, July 31, 2014, after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Woodbury, NJ, Nancy was a daughter of the late Lewis and Delta Cassel. She honorably and valiantly served her country in the United States Army. Nancy received her Bachelor’s Degree in teaching and was qualified to teach kindergarten up to sixth grade. She retired from working for various health service companies as a home health aide. Nancy enjoyed knitting, crocheting and gardening.
Survivors include her beloved husband, Charles E. Carr, her loving daughter, Christine and husband Terry Sprague, her stepsons, Charles P. Carr and Christopher A. Carr, her beloved granddaughters, C’Anna, Darian and Abigail, and her adoring stepgrandson, Denver Divens. She is also survived by many wonderful friends. Nancy is pre-deceased by her first husband, Russell Smith, and her son, Kenneth Smith.
Interment will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy’s memory to the Petersburgh Fire Department, P.O. Box 109, Petersburgh, New York, 12138.
To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.
Hoosick – Marlene (Blakeney) Cipperly, 80, died Friday, August 1, 2014, at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. Marlene formerly resided on Cipperly Road in Breese Hollow, Hoosick, NY. She was the wife of the former Dean W. Cipperly, who passed in 1992.
Born on October 10, 1933, Marlene was the daughter of David and Madeline (Fletcher) Blakeney. Marlene was a member of the Vermont Grange, NY Farm Bureau, Woman’s Farm Bureau, Hoosick Miss Softball, Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad and the Hoosick Falls PTA. She loved her gardens and going to her granddaughters’ events. Her life-long ambition was to be a nurse, but she became very satisfied being a LNA at the Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington, VT. Marlene worked at Crescent Manor for 31 years. In her younger years she had worked at the Chelsea Nursing Home.
Survivors include her two daughters, Beth Cipperly and Nellie Miller, and the light of her life, her precious granddaughter, Sydney Miller, her sister, Jessie Mundell, her three brothers, John Blakeney and wife Violet, Raymond Blakeney and David Blakeney, her sisters-in-law, Mary Cipperly, Betty Kipp, Marion Cipperly, Vera Griswald and Becky and husband Bob Cipperly, as well as many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews and many loving neighbors. She is pre-deceased by a brother, Charles “Tom” Blakeney.
Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Monday, August 4, from 3 to 5 pm. The funeral service was held from the funeral home on Monday at 5 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad or the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad Youth Group through the funeral home.
Wednesday, May 30, 1832: Today some rainy. I drove my cows to and from pasture and I got my two young horses home from my Rodgers Farm from Bishop’s pasture where they had jumped in and one got kicked by one of his horses. I doctored said colt hurt on one fore leg.
Thursday: I worked on the highway with my horse team and plow. I had three days credited me and Samuel worked out his day.
Friday, June 1: I worked on said highway with my same team and tools and Samuel.
Saturday: Today we washed our sheep up to Elijah Goodrich’s spout and tub. John Dean washed my twenty at one and a half cent a head and I paid him in corn. This afternoon I went up to brother Wm to assist him about selling his farm, but the man that talked of buying said farm, his name is Wm Hand, he comes and could not agree on terms of payment, and went away before I got there. Brother Wm took a wagon and we went to Howard’s post office and got our newspapers. I called to Squ Nathan Howard’s and agreed not to continue the suit against R. Danford on account of not taking him in behalf of the people. Said Howard did not charge me nothing, but I paid the constable 37 cts and paid said justice 12 cts for the letters he sent to Troy to know the points of the law.
Sunday: Today I went to Hancock meeting house to meeting with my covered wagon and carried my family and others. A stranger preached, he was an old ragged man begging for money to clothe himself, his name I did not learn.
Wednesday, June 6: Today my court with R. Danford, but the Justice did not appear to call said court, and for that reason he could not demand any charges. This afternoon I went and bargained with James Glass for a sow at seven dollars and to take her on Saturday. I paid five dollars in cash tonight and said Glass warrented her to have pigs in 20 days.
Thursday: this afternoon I went in persuit to buy a bull. Mr. John Dean went with me. We went or walked and went by the way of C. Moffitt’s store and I paid six cts for two drinks of rum and then went on by the way of Whitman’s Lane and round to Eldridge Green’s and paid him ten dollars in cash for a two year old bull, and we called in to cousin Orsemas Holcomb’s and took tea, and we got home with said bull about ten this evening.
by Bea Peterson
Wildlife educator Bernadette Hoffman presented a fascinating program on Saturday morning, July 26, behind the Grafton Library. Folks of all ages listened as Hoffman described the pelts she had of two red foxes. One was the usual red while the other was almost black, with gray in it. Both were red foxes. She also showed everyone the head of an alligator, noting that the size of the head from eyes to snout gave an estimate of the length of the creature. She estimated that one to be nine feet long at one time.
[Read more…] about Not A Missing Lynx At The Grafton Library
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Planning Board held a Public Hearing on July 28 on Taconic’s application to expand their plant on Coon Brook Road. They plan a one story building of 10,600 square feet, about 140 feet by 82 feet, and a new 92 space parking lot across the road from the plant. It will be the same height as the existing building and the same color.
by Bea Peterson
Saturday morning, July 26, was pleasant and sunny. It was a perfect day for dedicating Grafton’s first historic marker. Many people turned out, including NYS Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino and Rensselaer County Legislator Stan Brownell as well as Town officials and members of the Grafton Historical Society. Behind the crowd stood the stately building described on the marker.
by Bea Peterson
Forty people attended the third Hoosick Rising meeting at the HAYC3 Armory Tuesday evening, July 22. It wasn’t just a meeting of Hoosick Falls residents. Besides facilitators from Camoin Associates, Hoosick Falls Mayor David Borge pointed out that there were representatives from the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce and Rensselaer County Development as well as Town of Hoosick Supervisor Mark Surdam.
