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Petersburgh Adopts 2013 Budget With 4.25% Tax Increase

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by Alex Brooks
What began as a Public Hearing on Petersburgh’s Preliminary Budget turned into another budget workshop after errors were discovered in the budget document which, when corrected, would have led to a tax levy increase larger than the Board had intended. The Board went through it again and made more cuts and ended up with a tax levy increase of 4.25%.
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Town Of Hoosick Rescue Squad Members Attend NYS Conference In Syracuse

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by Bill Gaillard
Eight Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad members attended the 29th Vital Signs conference held in Syracuse, October 18-21. Members were President/Training Officer Bill Gaillard, Vice President/Assistant Training Officer Deborah Lohnes, Treasurer Susan Eddy, Captain Rita Kittel, Accountant Roseann Miller, Weapons of Mass Destruction Expert Ronald Sampath, Nathaniel Moseley and Pamela Mayhew.
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Festival Of Wreaths A Success

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by Bea Peterson
Friends of the Cheney Library were dressed in their holiday best for what they hope will be their first annual “Love Your Library Festival of Wreaths” Saturday evening, November 3. The Immaculate Conception Church hall was decorated with white holiday lights, adding a festive air to the event. The 130 people who attended enjoyed delicious sweets, beautiful violin music and had plenty of time to browse past the 40 wreaths to be auctioned.
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Fall-In On A Fall Day

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by Bea Peterson
The Fall-In @ the Armory day, sponsored by HAYC3, was touted as “a community gathering and celebration of the season.” Fortunately, the weather was very pleasant on Saturday, October 27. There was fun outside and inside the Armory. The Hoosick Community Band played. There was cider making and marshmallow toasting, floating luminaries late in the day and a delicious Sweet and Eat dessert bake off. [Read more…] about Fall-In On A Fall Day

Hoosick Grange News

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Hoosick Grange met on October 24. Master David Cornell presided over the meeting. After taking care of business, they had the Lecturer’s program. Martha Babbitt, Delegate at Large, went to New York State Grange at Cortland. She gave a very detailed report. She told us about the State officers reports and had pictures. We will be getting more reports at our November 7 Pomona meeting at Center Brunswick. Martha was thanked For a very informative report.
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Hoosick Falls Blanks Chatham 40-0 To Take Section II, Class C Title

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by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Central Panthers football team travelled down Route 67 to Stillwater High School to take on the Chatham Panthers last Friday night. The two unbeaten teams, both 9 – 0,  met for the Section II – Class C Super Bowl. Even though it was a chilly night, a big crowd was on hand to watch these teams duke it out. Chatham players and fans alike were all pumped up to avenge the championship game losses of the past few years.
It didn’t take long for Chatham to realize that this avenging stuff was not going to happen.
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Panther Girls Soccer Dominates Mechanicville; State Quarterfinals Next

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by Gail Delurey
The Lady Panthers dominated the Sectional Title game against Mechanicville Tuesday night scoring in 49 seconds and went on to win 6-0. Hoosick Falls will now face the winner of the Section VII/X regional playoff in the State quarterfinals on Saturday. The Panthers host the contest at Stillwater at 1:30 pm.
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