Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
from the NYS DOT
Motorists are advised that Route 2 in Petersburgh will be closed between its two intersections with East Hollow Road (County Route 91) from Friday at 8 pm until Saturday at 8 pm as part of an ongoing slope repair project. The closure covers approximately three-quarters of a mile of Route 2.
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submitted by Deb Alter
On Thursday, June 5, at 7 pm, the HAYC3 Community Coalition will hold a second Town Hall Meeting at The HAYC3 Armory in Hoosick Falls regarding the recent rise in heroin, prescription drug and other substance abuse in our community and region. This meeting will feature doctors and other health care workers as well as social workers and will focus on prevention, treatment and resources and services available in our area. We encourage parents, youth, community members and leaders from Hoosick and the surrounding areas to attend.
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submitted by Mary Prusak, Communications Specialist, New Lebanon CSD
New Lebanon High School math teacher Dolores Storey has been selected for the New York State Master Teacher Program. Storey, a Ravena resident, joins the 104 Master Teachers announced in October 2013, bringing the total number of Master Teachers in New York to 319, representative of every region in the State. The teachers went through an extensive application and interview process, took a content area test, submitted written essays and gave presentations.
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by Bea Peterson
According to Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe, on Thursday, May 22, the Police Department investigated a report of a Larceny of items that consisted of guard rails, pipe valves and assorted pipe from the fenced in Hoosick Falls Village Highway yard. The items were being stored for use in construction projects within the Village and had a value of about $5,000. [Read more…] about An Alert Hoosick Falls Citizen Helps Nab Alleged Thief
by Bea Peterson
At 7:30 on Monday, May 19, it was as quiet as a church in the room where the Town of Hoosick Planning Board was to meet. Several people were waiting to address the Board, but there was not a quorum. Daryl Cipperly, John Cooney and Chairman Jim Dunigan were present, as was attorney Denis King, Building Inspector Ed King and Secretary Karen Jennings. Finally, at 7:45, Bill Hanselman hobbled in on crutches. It took him a little longer to get there as he had injured his knee in the Lions Club Road Race on Saturday. Business began.
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from Nancy LaPorte, the Hoosac School
The Hoosac School Class of 2014 will be graduating on Saturday, June 7, at 11 am. This fine group of students, comprised of young men and women from all over the world, will be the 125th class to graduate from the Hoosac School. Hoosac is pleased to announce that Anthony G. Collins, President of Clarkson University, will be our Prize Day and Commencement speaker.
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submitted by Linda Goyette the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls
The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls celebrated National Nurses Week recently with a kickoff of “Cinco de Mayo Day,” “Sports Day,” “Strawberry Shortcake Hump Dayyyy,” “Dress as Your Favorite Co-Worker Day” and ending with “Pay Day.”
The following week a number of events took place at the Center in celebration of National Nursing Home Week. [Read more…] about National Nurses Week And Nursing Home Week Celebrated At The Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation At Hoosick Falls
The Great Stone Barn at the Shaker community at Mount Lebanon was a wonder of its time. After a devastating fire in 1972, only its masonry walls still stand. David Stocks, President of the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, will give an illustrated talk on “The Great Stone Barn Project: Past, Present, Future” to the Stephentown Historical Society on Monday, June 2, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Heritage Center on Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. The program is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-0010.
