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Town Of Hoosick Men Who Gave It All Honored At Flag Tribute

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By Gail Smith

You couldn’t ask for a more perfect day for Voice of a Vet’s Tribute Flag Program and Cemetery Walk on May 9. At 10 am, 25 Patriot Guard motorcycles streamed into Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church parking lot escorting the tribute flag Liberty. When the program began, there were about 140 people gathered to hear about her journey.

The power went out just before the program was to begin, so candles were lit and the program went on by candle light.

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Youth 2 Youth Berlin Visits the County Legislature

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submitted by Biffy Cahill

On Wednesday, May 6, Youth 2 Youth Berlin did a presentation to the Rensselaer County Legislature and Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino, during the legislative open forum. They thanked the legislature for sponsoring a youth’s attendance at the Youth 2 Youth Eastern States Conference in 2014, and delivered a presentation on their efforts to reduce the use of alcohol and drugs by youth in the four communities of the Berlin Central School District. [Read more…] about Youth 2 Youth Berlin Visits the County Legislature

Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Part Two

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by Bea Peterson

This is the conclusion of the report that began in last week’s paper.

Snow Street

Mary Jane Scott of Snow Street brought samples of dirty water to the meeting and complained that she received no notification that there was a problem with the water that went on for days. She asked for a return to having a Police cruiser drive on the street and announce such a problem. She does not read the Village’s legal paper and does not follow the television public announcements.

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Eleanor M. Fairbanks

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Hoosick Falls – Eleanor M. Fairbanks, 102, passed away on Wednesday May 20, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont. She resided on Albany Street in Hoosick Falls and was the wife of the late Fred Fairbanks who died in 1988.

Eleanor was born on June 17, 1912, in North Hoosick, New York, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Prime) McClure. She graduated from the Walter A. Wood School in 1929. Eleanor taught school in West Hoosick and Pittstown, New York. She was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Hoosick Falls.

Survivors include her son Alan (Patricia) Finzer of Shaftsbury, Vermont, daughter Andra “Ann” Wheeler of Hazlet, New Jersey, four grandchildren, a great-grandchild and her beloved nieces and nephews. Eleanor was predeceased by a brother Robert McClure.

Funeral services will be Friday May 22, at 10:30 am from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York. Burial will follow the service at Hoosick Rural Cemetery, Hoosick, New York.

Relatives and friends called at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 5 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice through the funeral home.

Petersburgh Dismisses Its Code Enforcement Officer

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by Alex Brooks

The workshop meeting planned for 6:30 pm on May 18 didn’t really happen because the Board was in an executive session which started at 6 pm. They returned to the public meeting room at about 6:50 (the room was full, with every seat taken), and said they had made a determination regarding the Town Code Enforcement Officer.

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