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Hoosick Town Board Debate On Solar Tax Exemptions
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Town Board heard commentary at its December 10 meeting from Town Attorney Jonathan Schopf, Town Assessor Anthony Rice, and Town Board member Eric Sheffer on the question of what to do about Tax exemptions for solar and wind installations. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board
HAYC3 and Dance Flurry have joined together to hold Contra Dances once a month at the Armory
According to Wikipedia (paraphrased here), “Contra Dancing is a folk dance made up of long lines of couples. [Read more…] about Contra Dancing At The Armory
Submitted by Pam Lever of Uncaged
A conference about potential remediation options for the Dewey Loeffel EPA superfund site in the Town of Nassau will be held January 5, from 9:30 am to 5 pm, at the Comfort Inn, I90 Exit 10, Castleton. [Read more…] about Conference On Dewey Loeffel Landfill
A Potpourri Of Year-End Items
By Thaddeus Flint
As another year winds down in New Lebanon, it was mostly end-of-year type discussions at the December 11 Town Board meeting, but also involved tourism and morons. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
Send us your scores, pictures and sports stories. [Read more…] about We Want To Know The Score
Tamarac 17 16 17 7 57
Greenwich 19 12 12 8 51 [Read more…] about Area Girls Basketball
Hoosick Falls 16 15 18 12 61
Stillwater 13 14 7 17 44
Friday, 12/14. With the halftime score showing Hoosick Falls (3-0, 3-0) up 31-27, Hoosick Falls used a 18-7 third quarter to pull away from Stillwater and take control of the game. Tristan Williams scored 21 to lead the Panthers. Max Kipp scored 17 and Jon Kempf added 11. Stillwater won the JV game.
Greenwich 16 19 15 21 71
Tamarac 14 19 24 18 75
Friday, 12/14. Tamarac’s Frank Zotta scored 29 points and Jacob DeFreest added 17 as Tamarac held on to down the Witches. John Walsh scored 28 for the Witches.
Cambridge 12 14 12 13 51
Saratoga CC 20 14 13 16 63
Friday, 12/14. The Cambridge Indians couldn’t overcome an end of first quarter eight point deficit, losing by eight. Jeffrey Burke scored 17 and Brian Hall added 14 for Indians. Jake Welcome had 23 for SCC.
Berlin 6 15 7 13 41
Waterford 30 21 29 5 85
Friday, 12/14. Kasey Billert scored 10 for the Mountaineers. Bobby Valigorski led Waterford with 25 and T.J. Kelly added 18.
Mechanicville 16 7 12 17 52
Hoosick Falls 11 14 21 10 56
Wednesday, 12/12. The Mechanicville Red Raiders closed the gap in the fourth quarter but the Panthers held on for the win. Tristan Williams had 20, Jon Kempf had 13 and Brennan Andrew scored 11 for the Panthers. Mechanicville won the JV game.
Tamarac 18 19 21 20 78
Waterford 10 18 26 4 58
Wednesday, 12/12. Frank Zoto and Jacob DeFreest each scored 17 and Bo Catherwood added 16 as the Bengals pulled away in the fourth quarter.
Saratoga CC 17 21 13 12 63
Berlin 6 9 10 15 40
Wednesday, 12/12. Kasey Billert had 10 points for Berlin.
Hoosic Valley 10 9 12 6 37
Cambridge 2 1 10 4 17
The Music Department at Hoosick Falls Central School is pleased to announce that seven sixth grade students from HFCS have been selected to the Rensselaer County Elementary Band, which will perform in late January 2019. [Read more…] about County Band Honors For HFCS Sixth Graders
Pros And Cons Of A Water Tower
By Doug La Rocque
Having been awarded a New York State grant for 60% of the $2.25 million cost to build a water tower to serve Water District 1, Berlin Supervisor Rob Jaeger opened the Thursday, December 13 meeting. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
Hoosick Falls – Marie A. Godfrey 84, passed away on Sunday December 16 at the Center for Nursing & Rehab in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Marie A. Godfrey
