Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Bea Peterson
According to Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe, the Department received a Criminal Mischief report of spray paint on the Castle walls that enclose the Town Park playground on Wednesday morning, October 22. [Read more…] about Spray Paint Spoils Castle Walls
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held a Special Meeting on Monday, October 27, to discuss re-staffing the Highway Department, which has lost its two most senior members over the last two months. Deputy Superintendent Steven Harrison resigned in late summer, and Highway Superintendent Ray Harrison resigned last week.
[Read more…] about Petersburgh Hires A New Highway Superintendent
by Bea Peterson
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, and Hoosick voters are very fortunate to have a choice between two well qualified candidates running for Town Council this year. There hasn’t been a women councilperson in Hoosick in 14 years, though Marilyn Douglas was Town Supervisor for 10 of those years.
compiled by Alex Brooks; photos submitted (or not) by the candidates
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh held a public hearing on its 2015 budget on Monday, October 20. The budget presented will stay under the state imposed tax cap, which this year is about 1.2%. The tax levy will be a little over $9,000 higher than last year.
General Fund appropriations are up by a hefty $34,500 over last year, but that is offset by an increase in General Fund revenues of about $15,000. Highway appropriations are reduced by $21,200 from this year to next.
by Kieron Kramer
There are two ways to bring a tax levy down from a Preliminary Budget. One is to go over the budget, line by line, snipping fat here and there. The other way is to appropriate some revenue from the reserve fund. Grafton Town Supervisor Frank Higgins chose the latter and made a resolution at the end of the Special Meeting on Monday, October 27, to move $12,500 from the reserve fund into the General Fund Unexpended Balance. [Read more…] about Grafton Brings Tax Levy Increase Down To 1.56%
by Kieron Kramer
Due to space considerations in last week’s paper some department reports and announcements made at the Grafton Town Board meeting on Monday, October 20, were not reported. Here is the rest of the story.
[Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action, Part Two – High Value Land Is Under Assessed
by Kieron Kramer
The Grafton Planning Board met on Monday, October 20, at 6:30 pm instead of the usual meeting time of 7 pm because the Town Board meeting was to meet at 7. The Town Board meeting had been moved from October 13 because of the Columbus Day holiday. According to Planning Board Chairman Tom Withcuskey, all Planning Board members were present, the minutes of the September meeting were approved and there was no old business and no new business.
[Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action – A Complaint About Dust
Pittstown – Sarah E. Maynard Windsor Smith, 92, died peacefully at home in Pittstown, NY, with her loving family at her side. Born in Hancock, MA, on July 11, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Mina Jordan Maynard. She was a 1939 graduate of Berlin High School. In April 1940, she married Harry Windsor and resided in Berlin, NY, and then Troy, NY, where she was a homemaker. After Harry’s death in 1969, she was employed by Montgomery Ward & Co. in Menands, NY, from 1970 to 1979.
In June of 1973 Sarah married John J. Smith and moved to Indiatlantic, FL. She was employed by Zayres Dept. Store in Florida as a saleslady before retiring in 1986. Her husband John died in 1994, and she moved back to Pittstown in 2002. Sarah was a great cook.
She is the beloved mother of Larry A. Windsor of Pittstown, Jeffrey P. and wife Sandy Windsor of Eagle Bridge, NY, Nancy L. Windsor of Troy and Kathleen M. Layne of Pittstown, stepmother of Jeanne Henderson of Hyde Park, NY, Michelle Zilgme of Albany, NY, and Gail Moore of Boca Raton, FL, sister of Robert Maynard of Myersville, MD, the late Elmer Maynard and his widow Penny of Mechanicville, NY, and the late Mary Wright, whose husband John survives, of Hancock. She is also survived by several grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held Monday, November 3, at 1 pm at the Meadowlawn Cemetery, Hewitt Road in Petersburgh, NY, with Rev. Trygve Tomlinson officiating.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY, 12205. Arrangements are by the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home in Stephentown. A condolence book can be accessed at www.ParkerBrosMemorial.com.
