Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls resident Margaret Casey, a long time public health advocate who started her career as a nurse with the Rensselaer County Health Department, was recognized with the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention’s 2014 Commitment award at the National Forum’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.
[Read more…] about Public Health Advocate Margaret Casey Recognized With A National Forum Award
by Coach Fleda Berschwinger
The Section 2 Girls Soccer All Star Banquet was held at the Albany Mariott on Sunday, December 7. Among the honorees were several players from CHVL League Champion Berlin Central School. [Read more…] about Berlin Girls Soccer Stars Honored
submitted by Margaret Merwin, St. Mary’s Principal
The eighth grade class at St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls is sponsoring a dress down day each month of the school year with several charities in and around the Town of Hoosick receiving the proceeds. [Read more…] about St. Mary’s Academy 8th Grade Community Service Project
by Silvia Plasse
Dan Peer was Cheney Library’s maintenance man for 38 years. He kept the inside of the Library in good order, and you could often see him outside on his lawn mower. Dan had a knack for coming up with ideas and solutions for things that needed fixing.
Grafton – Ken Vanderhoef, patriot, entrepreneur, patriarch, died weeks from his 85th birthday at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, on December 4, 2014, surrounded by his family.
by Thaddeus Flint
A new high pressure gas pipeline, previously proposed to run through the towns of Chatham, Canaan and New Lebanon, may instead follow a new route further to the north, through the Town of Stephentown. A compressor station would also probably have to be built somewhere in that area to maintain the flow of gas.
[Read more…] about High Pressure Gas Pipeline May Run Through Stephentown
No One Hurt
by Bea Peterson
Officers of the Hoosick Falls Police Department arrested an 18 year old male on a gun possession charge as a result of a traffic stop over the Thanksgiving holiday. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Police Seize Illegal Handgun
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board finally passed revised Subdivision Regulations and Road Specifications for the Town at its meeting on December 1, after a public hearing. The effort to rewrite these regulations and get them approved has been going on for several years so this action represents a significant milestone for the Town.
[Read more…] about After Years Petersburgh Passes Sub-Division Regs And Road Specs
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School District’s $17 million Capital Project failed to gain the approval of District voters and was voted down by a tally of 245 no votes to 216 yes votes.
When the Board returned to its meeting after hearing this news, Superintendent Ken Facin said, “Well, the community has spoken. We will need to go back and take another look at this project. But we have pressing infrastructure issues that need to be addressed.”
