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Stephentown Town Board Action – Reversing Gears

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by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board had to reverse gears on an action they took last month to finance the purchase of a new dump truck. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt said that a legal opinion requested from the Board’s attorney, Craig Crist, revealed that errors were made in approving a financing agreement with the First Niagara Bank for the cost of the 2014 International tandem axle dump truck and its plow and sander equipment. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – Reversing Gears

Hoosick Town Board Action – Town To Purchase A New Tractor

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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Town Board meeting on Monday, May 13, Highway Superintendent Louis Schmigel requested approval from the Board to purchase a New Holland roadside mowing tractor with cab and air conditioning from Capital Tractor. The price of the base tractor is $44,000 after discounts and an $8,000 trade in. The traded tractor is a 2005 and needs $7,350 in repairs. Full price for the new tractor is $62,000. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Town To Purchase A New Tractor

Three Local Families Are Memorialized By The County

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by Kieron Kramer
The families of three eastern Rensselaer County citizens who were memorialized by resolutions at last month’s Rensselaer County Legislative session came to the presentation period at the County meeting on May 14. The three citizens are the young fire fighter from Berlin, Steve Kellar, the beloved school bus driver and former Hoosick Falls Councilman, John “Ersel” Hickey, and Ray Darling, Sr., the Supervisor of the Town of Grafton at his death. The presentations to the families of deceased pillars of the community, those who have made the history of the County, are quite emotional and moving.
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The 28th Annual Lions Club Road Race

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by Bea Peterson
Saturday, May 18, was a perfect day for a run. The weather was just right, there were more runners than in the last few years and there were plenty of folks along the sidelines directing traffic and watching out for the runners.
The Lions Club crew was in top notch form, and the race went off without a visible hitch. After times were tallied, trophies and medals were presented to the overall top male and female finishers, Hoosick top finishers and first and second place finishers in each age group.
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Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – Part Two

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Use For The Old Waterworks Building
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Mayor David Borge said he had been approached by Hoosick Falls Fire Chief Carlton Coon to use the old waterworks building as a training facility. At the moment the closest training facility is in Wynantskill. He said firefighter training is required and it is costly to take a truck that far, plus the time involved. The Police Department could also benefit from such a training facility. The Mayor said he has talked with Rensselaer County Safety Coordinator Kelly Paslow and he supports the proposal. He assured the Board the building will not be set afire. [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – Part Two

HFCS Prom On A Beautiful Day

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by Steve and Stephany Bradley
Last Saturday, on a gorgeous spring afternoon, students from Hoosick Falls Central School gathered in groups in backyards all around town. It was Junior Prom night. The students were dressed like no other evening of the year.  The girls were beautiful in gowns of every color, and the boys were dapper in their gown-matching tuxedoes and vests. Mothers fussed with their daughter’s hair and flowers. Mothers fussed with their son’s hair and handkerchief squares. Fathers proudly watched from the sidelines, some in mild shock as their little girl suddenly looked like a woman. Hundreds of pictures were snapped, at least 20 of every imaginable pose. So many cameras were directed at the kids they didn’t know which way to look. Everyone enjoyed every minute of it.
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HFCS Budget And Board Vote

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by Alex Brooks
The voters of the Hoosick Falls School District approved the proposed budget by a vote of 370 – 174. The Bus Proposition passed by a vote of 387 to 156.
Don Skott was re-elected to the Board of Education with 412 votes. Rick Ferrannini was re-elected with 437 votes, and Rachel Boisvert was elected to the Board of Education with 361 votes.
Superintendent Ken Facin said he, the Board and the administration are grateful to the community for their support. “We are elated with the vote, and we look forward to another year of moving our school forward,” he concluded.

Berlin Central School Budget And Board Vote

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by Thaddeus Flint
The Berlin Central School District has adopted a $17,861,948 budget for the 2013-2014 school year with 314 voting for and 130 against. The tax levy will now increase 1.95% to fund the budget which will be $423,000 more than that of the current school year.
A vote on the purchase of a 66 passenger bus which would cost not more than $140,000 also passed without difficulty – 306 residents were for the proposition and 128 against.
Three new School Board members, each of whom have already served on the Berlin School Board in previous years, will return to their seats which they must have missed so very much.
As the three current Board members at the end of their terms, John Nash, Bev Stewart and Alan Webster Jr., chose not to run again, there was little point in casting votes for the new candidates, but most voters chose to do so anyway.
Elizabeth Miller from Berlin received 342 votes, Rachel Finney from Stephentown came in second with 331 and Jeffrey Paine from Grafton rounded out the pack with 310.