Middle School Students Of The Month
These are the most recent winners, as chosen by the 7th and 8th grade staff at HFCS. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
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Middle School Students Of The Month
These are the most recent winners, as chosen by the 7th and 8th grade staff at HFCS. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
Unity House Will Soon Be Here
by Doug La Rocque
At the Village Board meeting on Tuesday, March 9, Police Chief Bob Ashe announced that Unity House will be opening an office in the Armory. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls

Compiled by Steve Bradley
Cambridge 5 9 11 14 39
Tamarac 29 23 22 14 88 [Read more…] about Boys High School Basketball

Compiled by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Girls Basketball team was named a New York State Public High School Athletic Association “Scholar/Athlete Team” with a combined average of 95.14.
Tamarac 9 8 18 11 46
Cambridge (6-0) 17 13 18 19 67 [Read more…] about Girls High School Basketball

With a home match Thursday and a Saturday match away, the Tamarac wrestling season will soon come to an end. [Read more…] about Tamarac Wrestling Season Ending
Stephentown – Edward C. Griswold (Carter), 96, passed away peacefully at home in Edgewater, FL, on February 17, 2021. [Read more…] about Edward C. Griswold
Geo P. Loses His Horse
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, February 26, 1850: I this forenoon carried our hams and put to smoking in H. P. Wylie’s smoke house. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb

Wild Accident Shatters Afternoon Calm
Hoosick Falls Police Press Release
Hoosick Falls Police responded to a report of a vehicle into a building on Classic and Main Streets in the Village on Wednesday, March 3 at about 2 pm. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls

Town Board Approves Rear Entrance To Proposed Aldi
by Doug La Rocque
In February, the Brunswick Planning Board asked the Town Board to rule on the legality of developer David Leon’s request to construct a rear entrance to his proposed Aldi, Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken development, located on either side of the Planet Fitness building on Hoosick Road (NYS Route 7). [Read more…] about Brunswick Planning Board

Local Lawmakers React To Deal To Strip Cuomo’s Powers
by Doug La Rocque
On Tuesday evening, March 2, the Democratic Assembly and Senate leadership struck a deal to revoke a vast majority of the emergency powers they granted to Governor Andrew Cuomo last April, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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