by Bea Peterson
About one half mile west of the Hoosick Town line on Route 7, in Pittstown, sits the Strong Brothers Sports Dome. The Dome is a 210 feet by 200 feet air-supported structure, formed of one or more layers of continuous flexible membranes and anchored to the ground so that a leak proof seal is constituted. [Read more…] about Area Teams Enjoy Pittstown Sports Dome
Touch Tank Helps Students Learn Marine Biology
by David Flint
Excited second-graders from Berlin Elementary School got a chance to learn something about marine biology last week. On Thursday morning they gathered around fish tanks in the Middle/High School library as high school students explained about sea life. This was hands on learning. They could actually reach in the tanks and feel the little Cat Sharks swimming by or handle a sea star or spider crab. [Read more…] about Touch Tank Helps Students Learn Marine Biology
HFFD Joining State-Wide Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Effort
by Bea Peterson
“Volunteers serve from three to five years, most times,” said Hoosick Falls Fire Chief Robert Bornt. “Then others serve for a lifetime.” Bornt is a life member of the Hoosick Falls Fire Department. Many of the members currently serving are life members – and they aren’t getting any younger. The problem is recruiting new members of any age to be firefighters. [Read more…] about HFFD Joining State-Wide Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Effort
Rensselaer County Legislature – Tickets In Petersburgh
by Kieron Kramer
In an interview after the Rensselaer County Legislature’s session on Tuesday, District 5 Legislators Stan Brownell and Lester Goodermote reported that they had received complaints from their constituents about tickets being given by State Police to truckers on Route 22 at the Route 2 overpass in Petersburgh. District 5 includes the towns of Stephentown, Berlin, Grafton, Petersburgh, Hoosick and the Village of Hoosick Falls.
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Kids Helping Kids
by Bea Peterson
On Monday, April 2, members of the Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club K-Kids presented HFCS Kindergarten teacher Sarah Fleming with a check for $50. The funds will be used to purchase helmets for Kindergarten students who participate in the class’s Trikeathon to benefit the Albany Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital. [Read more…] about Kids Helping Kids
Petersburgh Library Gets Grant For McLean Project
The Petersburgh Public Library has just received a coveted Community Arts Grant from the Arts Center of the Capitol Region/New York State Council on the Arts, for a creative video and music project to be produced by two of Petersburgh’s resident composers/video artists, Barton and Priscilla McLean. This grant was supplemented by the Taconic Corporation, whose early support was crucial in the success of the Library’s grant application.
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Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – April 1 to April 7, 2012
Sunday, April 1 – Investigate a Property Damage Auto Accident on Congress Street. A tractor trailer took down telephone wires.
Investigation of Larceny from a house. Arrest made.
Warrant Arrest of Tracy New, age 21, of Rogers Avenue, Village of Hoosick Falls. Arrest on a warrant for Criminal Possession of Marihuana. Remanded to Rensselaer County Jail in lieu of $500 cash bail
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Local Restaurants Show Support For Taste Of Hoosick Food And Music Festival
Do you have a desire to sample some of the best food in upstate New York? Here is your chance. Popular restaurants returning for the third annual Taste of Hoosick on May 6 at St. Mary’s Academy include Potters Tavern, Falls Diner, Eagle Bridge Inn, Subway and Pizza Bella. The Taste of Hoosick Committee is excited to announce major additions. Joining this year will be newcomers, Cambridge Hotel, Farrara’s Restaurant, Weeb’s Fish Fry and Jeannie’s Sweet Dreams.
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The Burial Place Of The New Lebanon Library’s Founder
Commemorating the centennial of the New Lebanon Library’s charter as the Joseph Hooper Free Library, the Library and the Lebanon Valley Historical Society will co-sponsor a program on Saturday, April 21, at 11 am at the Library.
Art Robinson will deliver a presentation on the discovery of the burial place of Jesse Torrey, in Montezuma, NY. [Read more…] about The Burial Place Of The New Lebanon Library’s Founder
HFCS PTA Meeting On April 18
The next business meeting of the HFCS PTA will take place on Wednesday, April 18, in the Elementary School Library beginning at 6:30 pm. Childcare will be provided for ages pre-k on up by making arrangements in advance with Heather St. Hilaire at 518-686-7649.
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