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The Life Of George Holcomb – The Baby’s Health Improves

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Sunday, December 2, 1827: Today brother Wm took my sorrel mare and the single wagon and went to Hoosic.
Monday: This morning Doctor Right and Doctor Graves both met to my house and consulted together about doctoring my child, and Right left it in the hands of Graves.  The child is easier than it was last night.  They do agree to continue puking and phisicing said child, to release the lungs, and this forenoon I walked over to Rensselaer Joles and borrowed a pipe to give injections.  I tended to chores and made a pair of boar posts and cut wood.  At night I went up to Mr. Chapman’s and got their hired girl to come and watch.  Her name is Permelia Casey.
Tuesday: This morning said Doctor Graves called to my child. He says the complaint is removed.
Wednesday: Wm and I finished our barn yards, and tonight Aseneth Newton watched with my child.  Today Doctor Graves called and said we must brace up the child and he should stop giving medicine.
Thursday: Today said Doctor Graves came and concluded to stop coming and we to brace up the child.
Friday: today my child is a little better, his appetite is very craving, and tonight Alma Russel and Charlotte Pierce watched my child and continues getting better.
Sunday: My child continues to be getting better and he went to bed with me tonight.  I got up with the child.
Monday: My child quite worrisome but gaining a little.
Young Geo P. apparently continued to improve, for this is the last we hear of this illness.
I took the single wagon and carried my two daughters and brother Wm’s daughter to school to the school house near the Presbyterian meeting house.  Mr. George Glass teaches the school.  I send there from our own district on account of our trustees being willful and hiring a teacher that the voice of the district was not in favor of.  Said trustees names were Solomon Carpenter and Joshua B. Maxon, and their teacher’s name’s Benj Mattison.
Today Mr. Haskett moves his goods and clothing and all his concerns from my house.  I charge him with half a bushel potatoes.

Another Contentious Hoosick Town Board Meeting

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by Bea Peterson
Where Are The Comments?
At the start of the Town Board meeting in April Hoosick Town Supervisor Cipperly read a strongly worded statement criticizing several people and defending himself against breaking and entering charges at the Armory. The minutes of the April meeting, reviewed at the May Town Board meeting, did not include Cipperly’s statement. Councilman Mark Surdam stated the document should have been included in the minutes. They were not.
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Stephentown Time Capsule Dug Up

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by David Flint
As part of Stephentown’s bicentennial celebration in 1984, a time capsule was buried in the front lawn of the Stephentown Elementary School. The intent was to open it in 2034, the Town’s 250th Anniversary. With the school building and grounds now up for sale, that capsule, actually a full size burial vault was disinterred last week. [Read more…] about Stephentown Time Capsule Dug Up

Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – No Village Dissolution

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by Bea Peterson
Former Mayor Matt Monahan reported to the Hoosick Falls Village Board on Tuesday, May 11, on the conclusions of the Village Dissolution Committee. Monahan was a member of the committee that undertook the study through a grant starting in February 2012. Monahan said that after detailed and exhaustive study of each option the Committee’s final recommendation was not to dissolve the Village at this time. [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – No Village Dissolution

Grafton Town Board Action – Grafton Trail Riders Variance Passes

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by Alex Brooks
At its meeting on June 10, the Grafton Town Board tried for the third time to pass a variance allowing the Grafton Trail Riders to have limited camping on their property at 29 Trail Riders Way. This time the resolution passed unanimously with a 4-0 vote. Councilwoman Marie Claus was not present.
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New Lebanon Town Board Action – Landfill Closure Nears After Three Decades

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by Thaddeus Flint
After 32 years of discussions, disagreements, wrangling and concessions, an agreement between Columbia County and the Town of New Lebanon over responsibility for the closure of the Town’s landfill was voted on and accepted at Tuesday’s Town Board meeting.
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Dairy Princess In The Well Of The Legislature

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by Kieron Kramer
The Dairy Princess, Lindsey McMahon of Petersburgh, graced the Chamber of the Rensselaer County Legislature during the presentation period before the regular meeting on Tuesday, June 11. A resolution honoring her for her appointment as Rensselaer County Dairy Princess was passed at the Legislature’s meeting in May. The presentation was made by Legislator Ken Herrington of District 3, which includes the towns of Cropseyville, Johnsonville and Pittstown among others, District 4 Legislator Alex Shannon and District 5 Legislators Stan Brownell and Lester Goodermote, who represent the towns of Petersburgh, Stephentown, Grafton, Berlin, Hoosick and the Village of Hoosick Falls.
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BCS Sports Award Night

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by David Flint

Winning the trophies for Most Outstanding Athlete at the Berlin High School Sports Awards Night on Monday evening were Maria Gordon and Sakan Sadowsky.
Athletic Director Art Schmick recognized Gordon as a “hard worker,”  an outstanding soccer player who also played a vital role in varsity basketball. She was MVP on both teams. She also made Central Hudson Valley League First Team in both sports and was named the League’s Most Valuable Player in soccer. She was also the first girl in Berlin’s history to make All-State in girls soccer.
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