Major General Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.
Daniel Hammond from Petersburgh, serving with Company E (Forward Support Company Infantry), 427th Brigade Support Battalion, is promoted to the rank of Specialist.
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Stanley Brostoski Paintings On Exhibit At Southern Vermont College
Paintings by Stanley Brostoski, a long time Shaftsbury resident who passed away in June 2012, will be on exhibit at Southern Vermont College’s Burgdorff Gallery in the Everett Mansion in Bennington now through September 25. Fifteen works on both canvas and paper show the artist’s interest in the natural scene as painted landscape and in the human figure as well. Brostoski last exhibited his photography at Southern Vermont College in 2005.
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HooRWA State Of The River Conference
“Irene +1” is the theme of the Hoosic River Watershed Association’s 2012 State of the River Conference to be held on Saturday, September 22, from 10 am to 2 pm at the First Congregational Church in Williamstown, MA. Admission is free.
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New Learn-to-Geocache Workshops Scheduled At State Parks
Three new learn-to-geocache workshops have been scheduled at Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, on September 27 at 5 pm and at Grafton Lakes State Park on September 29 at 1 pm. The cost to participate in the workshops at Saratoga Spa and Grafton Lakes is $3 per person. Please call the parks for more information and to reserve a spot in the class.
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William Joseph Andrick
Hoosick Falls – William Joseph Andrick, well known photographer in the Hoosick Falls-Bennington area for over half a century, died on Friday, September 7, 2012, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls after a brief illness.
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Jerome Griffin Hunt
Averill Park/West Sand Lake – Jerome Griffin Hunt, 88, of Springer Road, West Sand Lake, NY, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at Rosewood Gardens in East Greenbush, NY, after a brief illness.
Born in Averill Park, NY, he was the son of the late Arbie J. Hunt and Marian Griffin Hunt and the husband of Edith May Face Hunt. He had resided in Averill Park all his life and attended Averill Park High School.
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Rose Luciani Martelle
Hoosick Falls – Rose Luciani Martelle, 91, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on September 6, 2012.
Born in the Bronx, NY, Rose was a first generation Italian-American, the daughter of the late John and Jennie (Ribaudo) Russo and was very proud of her Italian heritage throughout her lifetime. Rose’s family vacationed upstate in the Cambridge area for several years before relocating to Cambridge, NY, when Rose was a teenager.
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Rebecca Jacques
Hoosick Falls – Rebecca Jacques, beloved mother of Aaron Buzzinski and wife of Ronald Jacques, entered into peace on September 7, 2012, comforted and eased by her son and husband. She was 53.
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William O’Brien
Hoosick Falls – William O’Brien, 55, passed away on August 13, 2012, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. He had resided on Mechanic Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Born on September 2, 1956, in Bennington, William was the son of the late William and Melva (Telford) O’Brien. He attended Cambridge Central School and worked at several area farms and at Hoosick Statuary.
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Gerald Schwartz
Hoosick – Gerald Schwartz, 75, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 7, 2012, at his residence on Shingle Hollow Road in Hoosick, NY. He had resided there with his wife of fifty-three years, Carol (Farrara) Schwartz.
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