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Over $10,000 Raised For Three Water Tanks

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submitted by Gail Smith

Through the generosity of the community, the Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church has received the last of monies needed to purchase three rainwater collection tanks for Ugandan villages.
Christianity Today reported recently that “providing potable water has the greatest impact and cost effectiveness per dollar than any other poverty intervention.” Children in Uganda cannot attend school nor can mothers help support their families because they have to walk 2-5 miles, sometimes twice a day, to retrieve water, typically from a murky pond or river shared by livestock, wildlife or micro-organisms. Consuming this water leads to disease and often death.
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The Berlin July Fourth Parade Prize Winners

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submitted by Jean Barber

The Parade was one of the biggest in recent history and was well attended, bringing families, friends and communities together in spirited celebration. As the Parade came to an end, The Hill Hollow Band provided entertainment outside the Berlin firehouse while Parade participants and spectators alike enjoyed some social time.
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Confusion Reigns In Grafton

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by Alex Brooks
Deputy Supervisor Cathy Goyer again presided over the Grafton Town Board meeting on July 9. About half an hour into the meeting she read a letter of resignation from Town Bookkeeper Victoria Nellis which she said she had “just received today.” However, the letter was dated June 30, and when questioned by members of the audience and Town Board members, she said that her daughter Carrie Minkler had been appointed to the position over a week earlier.
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County Takes Over WCW Property In Hoosick Falls

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by Kieron Kramer
At the monthly meeting of the Rensselaer County Legislature on Tuesday, July 10,  a resolution was adopted unanimously authorizing acceptance by the County of a deed in lieu of in rem tax foreclosure from Four J’s One Mechanic Street, LLC. This LLC is the current owner of the WCW property at One Mechanic Street in Hoosick Falls, previously owned by JW Realty. Five years after purchasing the two parcels on Mechanic Street in 2006, and owing a tax obligation for those years to the Village, WCW moved its mattress manufacturing business to Manchester, Vermont, in 2011.
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Stephentown Residents Want More Information Before Taking Over The Elementary School

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by Pat and David Flint
The consensus of about 40 Stephentown residents who turned out for a public hearing on Monday evening was that the Town should accept the offer of the Berlin School District to take over ownership of the property of the former Stephentown Elementary School for $1. [Read more…] about Stephentown Residents Want More Information Before Taking Over The Elementary School

Village of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Water Shortage Possible

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by Bea Peterson
Though there is no shortage of water for the Village at this moment, Water Superintendent Jim Hurlburt told the Board at its Tuesday, July 10, meeting, “The water is down to 13 inches in one well, and that’s not good.” He added that if there is no rain by August 1, he would suggest water conservation practices be put in place, banning outside water use such as lawn watering and car washing.
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