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Petersburgh Town Board Action – Highway Problems

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by Alex Brooks

The Petersburgh Town Board meeting was called to order by Deputy Supervisor Mario DiDomenicantonio because Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst was sick.

Highway Superintendent Rob Cottrell said he lost his temporary seasonal person Bryan Amidon, and asked for the Board’s guidance on what basis he can hire a new seasonal worker.

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Berlin Town Board Action – Don’t Bite That Tire!

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by Kieron Kramer

The tail end of the lingering snowstorm on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 9 and 10, had its effect on the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, December 11. Not only was attendance at the meeting dampened but Jim Winn, who is Berlin Highway Superintendent as well as the Supervisor of Water District #2, missed the meeting because he was either still out on the roads tidying up the plowing and sanding in Town, or, as Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger said, he was recovering from his prodigious efforts. Board Member John Winn, who works for the State Highway Department, also missed the meeting, presumably for the same reason. Because Jim Winn was absent there was no Water District #2 or Highway Department report.

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Berlin School District To Receive $20k Award

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by Thaddeus Flint 

The December monthly meeting of the Berlin School Board on Tuesday started off with the announcement that Berlin High School was named a State finalist in the “Samsung Solve for Tomorrow” contest.

“This is very good news,” said High School Principal Dr. Cathy Allain, who praised the hard work of teacher and team coordinator Dawn Wetmore. “We are very proud of Miss Wetmore,” she said.

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Hoosick Planning Board Action – Solar Panels Approved; Hathaway’s Second Screen Not Approved

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by Bea Peterson

At the start of its meeting on December 15 the Town of Hoosick Planning Board passed two resolutions. The first approved the Hoosick Falls Central School Solar Panels project on the Wysocki farm, and the second disapproved the Hathaway’s Drive In request for an additional screen.

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Grafton Planning Board Action – No Clear Cutting

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by Kieron Kramer

There were two public hearings held before the Grafton Planning Board regular meeting at 7 pm on Monday, December 15. The first one, at 6:40, concerned the Michael Longo minor subdivision at 132 North Shore Road; the second one, at 6:50, concerned the Kenneth Maxfield minor subdivision at 321 Jay Hakes Road.

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Grafton Town Board Action – A Fight Over Vouchers

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by Alex Brooks

The Grafton Town Board meeting began with a presentation check given to the Board by elementary school student Abby Buckley (as well as the real check in an envelope) for $156.15. These were the proceeds of a bottle-return fundraiser she had undertaken with her brother Zachary and the rest of her family to raise funds to give to the Grafton Youth program. The Board commended her for her initiative and generosity.

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Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – PFOA Found In Village Water

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by Deb Alter

The Hoosick Falls municipal water system continues to meet and exceed all County, State and federal public health safety standards. However, at the request of a residential water user, the Village Water Department tested water from each of the Village’s three wells for a synthetic element called perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA). [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – PFOA Found In Village Water