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Hoosick Falls Holiday Time Is Here

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The Village of Hoosick Falls and Hoosick Rising are hosting the Hoosick Community Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, November 26 beginning at 5:30 pm at the gazebo in Wood Park.

Come and sing along to Christmas carols with Dave Sutton and enjoy a visit from Santa powered by JC Tractor.

Hoosick Rising is holding a Hoosick Holiday Lights Contest. Prize Packages will be awarded to the best [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Holiday Time Is Here

Contention Over PFOA Testing in Brunswick

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Supervisor, Former Council Candidate Spar

by Doug La Rocque

The Brunswick Town Council generally opens their meetings with a public comment session, and while on occasion some important points are raised, it tends to be a bit mundane. Not so at the Thursday, November 11 gathering. Former Town Council candidate Jennifer Mann stepped up to the speaker’s podium to ask the Town to test wells for PFOA and PFOS contamination. Ms. Mann had offered to help Town residents have their wells tested for the two suspected carcinogens at a cost of $350 per test. She indicated that so far she has personally collected 20 water samples and sent them to a lab. She said one showed trace amounts of [Read more…] about Contention Over PFOA Testing in Brunswick

Van Hoesen Road Bridge Reopened in Schodack

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by Amy Modesti 

Town and County officials as well as a number of local residents gathered Tuesday afternoon, November 16, to officially reopen the Rensselaer County Route 4 (Van Hoesen Road) bridge, closed since December of 2019 after an inspection showed material defects that caused a structural issue. The bridge is often referred to as the “Buffalo Bridge” because [Read more…] about Van Hoesen Road Bridge Reopened in Schodack

Berlin Library Changes are Coming

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Submitted by Berlin Free Town Library

Today libraries are faced with the possibility of becoming obsolete if they remain an institution that is only about the borrowing and lending of books. Libraries across the country and the globe are changing their models to stay relevant; they are diversifying. They view themselves as important community centers, but not just a place to borrow a book, conduct research or use a computer.

If there is one thing we have taken away from living through a pandemic, it’s that societies cannot stay healthy when they remain socially isolated. Libraries everywhere are becoming a place where people can gather, in person or remotely, over like interests, participating in activities and programs [Read more…] about Berlin Library Changes are Coming

Stephentown Town Council

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by Chris Tergliafera

Toward the end of the November 15 regular meeting of the Stephentown Town Council, Councilman P.J. Roder, on behalf of the Council and other Town officials, presented Supervisor Larry Eckhardt with a proclamation to honor his many years of service to the Town of Stephentown. Supervisor Eckhardt has served on the Stephentown Council for over 20 years, the last 12 of which were as Supervisor. He will retire from the Board when [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Council

SVHC Embraces Green Demolition

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Submitted by SVHC

Loads of insulation, doors, lighting fixtures, pressure treated lumber, wooden beams and an antique cast iron sink are among the items being harvested for reuse from The Lodge, a building on the Bennington campus of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC). The building is slated for demolition next [Read more…] about SVHC Embraces Green Demolition