Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Planning Board began its meeting on January 26 with a public hearing on a minor family subdivision proposed by Raymond and Genevieve Bogucki. This would divide their 185 acre lot into one parcel of 4.9 acres containing the house and garage and another lot containing the remaining acreage. Both lots have plenty of road frontage on Hill Hollow Road.
[Read more…] about Petersburgh Planning Board Action – Mobile Home Ordinance Revisited
by Kieron Kramer
In spite of the weather hysteria, the Grafton Planning Board held its regular meeting on Monday at 7 pm under the guidance of Planning Board Chairman Tom Withcuskey. There were two new faces at this meeting. Linda Laveway was appointed at the Organizational meeting on January 5 to fill the vacancy caused by Pete Gundrum’s resignation in early June for personal reasons. Allison Kirchner is the new Secretary to the Planning Board, replacing Jessica Crandall, who left in order to concentrate on her job and her academics. There was no one in the audience, probably because of the dire weather reports. All Board members were present except Arthur Surprise. There was no snow.
[Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action – New Faces
compiled by Bea Peterson
The Town of Hoosick Board held its organizational meeting at 6 pm on Monday, January 12. The following appointments and resolutions were passed.
submitted by Erin Clary, Communications Specialist, Berlin Central School District
On Saturday, January 24, nine Berlin CSD teachers voluntarily ran into the icy waters of Long Pond in Grafton Lakes State Park for the 8th Annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
[Read more…] about Berlin Central School Teachers Take The Polar Plunge
submitted by Erin Clary, Communications Specialist, NL CSD
In the year 2115, 100,000 people will live in the city of Recolteville (meaning “city of harvest” in French) located on the New York State shoreline of Lake Champlain. The city uses self-sustaining farming techniques to create food, such as kale and fish, for its residents. The majority of the city runs on environmentally friendly fuel cells, and the rest runs on solar power. Residents enjoy the scenic views of the city on a Maglev train and utilize a communication system with hologram technology to bring concerts and sporting events to its entertainment arena.
[Read more…] about New Lebanon Junior High School Wins Regional Future City Competition
by Bea Peterson
On Wednesday morning, as part of Catholic Schools Week and Animal Appreciation Day, students at St. Mary’s Academy were visited by two very different canines. The first visitor was Zoe, a beautiful German shepherd from New Skete Monastery in Cambridge, NY. [Read more…] about Dogs Visit St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Falls – Freddie Bouplon, 71, passed away peacefully at his home after being diagnosed with mesothelioma in May of 2014. Nothing was more important to him than his wife, Barbara Ann (Powers) Bouplon. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on July 3, 2014, with their children and grandchildren, at Hedges Lake.
Hoosick Falls – Joseph J. Cullen, 96, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015, at the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY, surrounded by his family. He had resided on River Street with his wife Delight (Hogan) Cullen.
Born on December 31, 1918, Joe was the son of Thomas and Anna (Evers) Cullen. He attended St. Mary’s Academy. Joe was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II with the 5th Combat Cargo Squadron and receiving the rank of Technical Sergeant. He was very active in the community of Hoosick Falls serving as President of the St Mary’s Academy Booster Club and the Hoosick Falls Little League. He was a member of the Elks, the Derby Club and the St. Mary’s Alumni. Joe worked at the former Wood Flong Corporation, the Hoosick Falls Community Center for thirty-five years, the Village Liquor Store and the OTB Parlor for twenty years. He was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church.
Survivors other than his wife Delight include their children, Elizabeth “Betse” Cullen and Robert Alexander of Albany, NY, Kevin and wife Cindy Cullen of Niskayuna, NY, and M. Patrice and husband Joe Zedalis of Hoosick Falls, grandchildren, Caleb and Kady Cullen, Kallyn Alexander and Conner and Payton Zedalis, and several nieces and nephews. Joe is pre-deceased by four sisters, Mary Hennessy, Anna Milliman, Katherine Onley and Margaret Sears, and three brothers, John, Thomas and Louis Cullen.
A Mass of Christian Burial is on Friday, January 30, at 10 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Committal services will be at 12:30 pm at the Gerald B.H. Solomon/Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY.
Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Thursday, January 29, from 4 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Mary’s Academy or the Karen & Molly McGovern Memorial Fund through the funeral home.
Hoosick Falls – Jerold “Jerry” A. Strait, 69, passed away peacefully at his residence after a brief battle with cancer on Friday, January 23, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Hoosick Falls, NY, he is the son of the late Ruth and Ralph Strait.
Hancock – Mr. David Jacobs, 91, of 181 Goodrich Hollow Road, Hancock, MA, died Sunday afternoon, January 25, 2015, at the Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility following a long illness. Born in Queens, NY, on November 20, 1923, he was the son of Robert and Etta Waldman Jacobs. He was educated in schools there and was a graduate of City College of New York.
