Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Bea Peterson
It’s not work if you love what you do. And that is the attitude Vanessa Lewis has about pet grooming and/or photography. Vanessa is a 2002 graduate of HFCS. She and her husband Philip lived in North Carolina for six years. “I wanted to come home,” she said. And last June they returned to her home town. “I’m very glad to be back,” she said. “I love Hoosick Falls.”
[Read more…] about Pawparazza Dog Grooming Business Opens In HAYC3 Armory
New Lebanon – Mrs. Carolyn A. Christensen, 73, passed away on April 27, 2015, at her daughter’s house in Charlotte, NC of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Ronald F. Christensen, 73, passed away on May 5, 2015, at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY.
[Read more…] about Carolyn Christensen and Ronald Christensen
Pittstown – Arthur J. Hess 94, passed away on Friday February 27, 2015 at the Bennington Health & Rehab Center. He was the husband of the late Kathleen (Rushia) Hess, who passed away in 2012. They were married for sixty-eight years.
Arthur was born on October 14, 1920, in Springfield, Illinois, son of Albert and Rosa (Hoff) Hess. He attended Troy High and Hudson Valley Technical School. Arthur was a veteran of the United States Navy serving from 1943-1946. He was employed at the Watervliet Arsenal where he worked on projects with the space program, involving the re-entry space nose cone. He was a member of Victor Masonic Lodge in Schaghticoke, New York, Pittstown Planning Board, Pittstown Historical Society, 4-H Leader, Rensselaer County Agricultural Society and a director of the Maverick Drum & Bugle Corp.
Survivors include his daughters Connie (John) Gilbert, Kathy Hess-Reneau, Debbie Hess and Joyce (Arthur) Parmelee, son Bill (Sue) Spain, also seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by two brothers Albert and William Hess.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 119, Albany, NY, 12208.
The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont for all the care they gave to Arthur.
Celebration of Art Hess’s Life will be at the Victor Lodge Masonic Temple in Schaghticoke, May 23, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Attendees are welcome to bring written personal stories of their memories of Art.
submitted by Bill Seel
The Petersburgh Fire and Auxiliary banquet was held at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Saturday April 25. Invited guests were thanked for their assistance to the Department over the last year. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Fire Dept. Installation Banquet
by Bea Peterson
At a special Town Board meeting held on Thursday, April 30, Tom Vallone, a Hoosick resident and volunteer of Hoosick Rising, joined in a discussion with the Board regarding Bouncelinx, a high speed internet company, and its interest in serving Hoosick residents now. [Read more…] about Town of Hoosick Looking Into Rural Internet Coverage
Senator Marchione praises Dr. Allain’s lifelong dedication to the cause of education
Senator Kathy Marchione (R,C,I-Halfmoon), Chair of the Senate’s Local Government Committee, recently proudly announced Catherine Allain, Ph.D. Edu, of Grafton as her 2015 New York State “Woman of Distinction” for the 43rd Senate District. The 43rd District includes parts of Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington Counties, and all of Columbia County.
by Alex Brooks
The Berlin Board of Fire Commissioners has put out an urgent appeal for additional volunteers, as they currently have only three EMTs to handle all their calls. With so few EMTs, and all three of them having full-time jobs, the Rescue Squad cannot always respond to calls. The Commissioners told the public in an ad in The Eastwick Press, “We could face the prospect of discontinuing service in the very near future, if we cannot recruit and retain more members.”
The Berlin Rescue Squad currently has eight members, three of them being EMTs.
by Deb Alter
Janet McGhee, Founding Artistic Director of the Battenkill Chorale is passionate about singing, and especially so about singing with and leading the Battenkill Chorale. It was apparent when she spoke to the audience and introduced each number at the ensemble’s concert at Immaculate Conception Church in Hoosick Falls. The practice time the singers had put in, their dedication to and love of their art were apparent during their performances last weekend.
[Read more…] about Battenkill Chorale Shares World Travels Through Song
