Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Deb Alter
The EPA has finally definitively advised residents of Hoosick Falls not to drink or cook with Village water. It is safe for showering and bathing. The statement, dated December 17, has been supported by the Village and posted on its website: www.villageofhoosickfalls.com. [Read more…] about EPA, NYSDOH And Village All OnThe Same Page: Don’t Drink The Hoosick Falls Water
By Doug La Rocque
In November, the Berlin School District placed a subdivision proposal before the Town of Grafton Planning Board, to divide the former Grafton Elementary School property into two lots. [Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Seeks Resolution Of Issues Holding Up Senior Housing Proposal
Santa Claus arrived by plane to the Christmas Fly-In Santa Drop And Potluck Lunch at the William H. Morse State Airport in Bennington, Vermont. [Read more…] about Santa Flies In
Mass Gatherings Law Is In The Works
by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board has been put on notice that the Disc Jam Music Festival intends to return next summer to Gardner’s field. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action
submitted by Brian Bushner
Students across the high school worked together to make the 2015 Christmas Wish the most successful ever. Members of the Phillip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) collected $6,109.65 during their homeroom collection drive. The money is used to shop for clothing for 62 children in our community. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls High School Students Have Record-Breaking Christmas Wish Year
Larry Benson brought the holiday spirit to the Lebanon Valley Heritage Center by talking about and demonstrating the traditional toys he makes. [Read more…] about Benson Visits Lebanon Valley Heritage Center With His Wooden Toys
by Thaddeus Flint
A rumor that the mothballed Stephentown Elementary School property has been sold, is just that, a rumor. [Read more…] about Berlin District Hopes To Sell Elementary Schools, But They Are Not Sold Yet
Each year before the Christmas holiday, Hoosac School celebrates The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Pageant. It’s a tradition that was begun in 1866 by the Tibbits family, the school’s founders. [Read more…] about Boar’s Head and Yule Log Celebration Is Longtime Tradition
Determined to grow, this birch tree appears to have outdone the rock. [Read more…] about Side Splitting
Board Begins Formulation Of New Capital Project
by Deb Alter
At the Thursday, December 3 Board of Education workshop, the Hoosick Fallls Central School District started to discuss the Proposed capital project. Superintendent Ken Facin and Business Administrator Pam Hatfield presented the project with an emphasis on safety issues. [Read more…] about HFCSD School Board Action
