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Cheney Library In Hoosick Falls Is Celebrating Women’s History Month

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submitted by Carol Gaillard

Did you know that Clara Barton organized the American Red Cross in Dansville, New York? Dansville is located in Livingston County; it is a quiet, picturesque village in the Finger Lakes region of central New York. In 1873 when Clara returned from Europe to America she was exhausted and in need of rest. She sought out Dr. James Jackson, founder of Our Home on the Hillside in Dansville for his water cure. This health institute became home to the “Angel of the Battlefield.” [Read more…] about Cheney Library In Hoosick Falls Is Celebrating Women’s History Month

Gregory Neil Manchester

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Petersburgh–Gregory Neil Manchester, 57, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 14, 2016 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, NY.  Born in Bennington, VT on January 16, 1959, he was the son of the late Neil and Lois Case Manchester.  Greg was a resident of Petersburgh most of his life and was a graduate of Berlin High School.   [Read more…] about Gregory Neil Manchester

PFOA Testing Results Released: 20 Of The 50 Samples Taken In Petersburgh Are Above EPA Limit

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by Alex Brooks

On Monday March 14, the Rensselaer County Department of Health released the results of private well testing for PFOA contamination from the wells of 50 private homes, mainly within a half mile of the Taconic plant in Petersburgh. Twenty of the fifty samples contained PFOA at levels higher than the current EPA standard of 100 parts per trillion. [Read more…] about PFOA Testing Results Released: 20 Of The 50 Samples Taken In Petersburgh Are Above EPA Limit

All Three Incumbents Re-elected In Hoosick Falls; Voting Results Shows Strong Support For Village Board’s Response To Water Crisis

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by Deb Alter

In the largest turnout of voters in a Village election since at least 2001, incumbents Robert Downing, Ben Patten, and Karen Sprague were reelected by a wide margin to the Hoosick Falls Village Board on Tuesday, March 15. [Read more…] about All Three Incumbents Re-elected In Hoosick Falls; Voting Results Shows Strong Support For Village Board’s Response To Water Crisis