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County Presents PFOA Data At Petersburgh Town Board Meeting

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by Alex Brooks

Rensselaer County Environmental Health Director Rich Elder and Deputy County Esecutive Chris Meyer came to the Petersburgh Town Board meeting to present a map the County has created based on the results of the first 47 samples from private wells that were tested for PFOA contamination. The hot spot was of course the Taconic campus and its immediate surrounding area. High readings extended down Hewitt Road to some extent and areas downstream (north) of Taconic. But the area contaminated by PFOA does not seem to extend very far south of the campus, or up Toad Point Road, or across the Little Hoosick River.  [Read more…] about County Presents PFOA Data At Petersburgh Town Board Meeting

“Local Roads Matter” Is The Theme Of Highway Superintendents Annual March On The Capital

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By Doug La Rocque

More than 700 local highway superintendents and their supporters gathered in the State capital in their quest for more Consolidated Highway Improvement Program funds (CHIPs) and bridge repair monies. This gathering has become an annual event.   [Read more…] about “Local Roads Matter” Is The Theme Of Highway Superintendents Annual March On The Capital

Shaker Museum Receives Ellsworth Kelly / Jack Shear Shaker Collection

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submitted by Wyatt Erchak

The Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon has received a gift of the Shaker pieces collected and used by Ellsworth Kelly and his husband Jack Shear. The collection was promised to the Museum in 2011, following the Museum’s honoring of Ellsworth and Jack at its annual benefit event. Ellsworth Kelly passed away on December 27, 2015. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum Receives Ellsworth Kelly / Jack Shear Shaker Collection

Sap Happy Hop: Swing Docs Big Band Concert And Dance

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CiviCure presents the Sap Happy Hop, a swing band dance and concert on Saturday, March 26. Spring will be in the air and in your step as the Swing Docs big band presents classic swing, Latin and rock selections featuring the vocals of Ric DiDonato and Tracy Teschka. Funds raised will support CiviCure’s efforts to restore the historic Wood Block building at 5 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, where traveling and local artists once graced the stages in this 1878 village landmark.  [Read more…] about Sap Happy Hop: Swing Docs Big Band Concert And Dance

Universal Pictures Considering A Movie About The Heroics Of Petersburgh’s Red Parkinson

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By Doug La Rocque

A small crowd gathered around John (Red) Parkinson in the basement reading room of the Petersburgh Public Library this past Wednesday night as he signed copies of the new book Devotion, and spent about an hour detailing his experiences from the Korean War.  The struggle by Parkinson and 95 fellow marines to survive the frozen battle at Chosin Reservoir is a major part of the new book by New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos.  [Read more…] about Universal Pictures Considering A Movie About The Heroics Of Petersburgh’s Red Parkinson