Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Bea Peterson
According to a release from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the Hoosick Falls Route 22 River Street bridge is scheduled to be repaired starting in the fall of 2014. [Read more…] about River Street Bridge To Be Repaired
by Thaddeus Flint
A lot of people seem to think there isn’t too much going on in a small town. These little places along the road are seen as sleepy, quiet, even boring. And whatever is going on in them couldn’t be all that interesting, could it?
A new museum opening in New Lebanon at the end of August is going to try to show otherwise.
Behold! New Lebanon describes itself as “the nation’s first living museum of contemporary rural American life.”
submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
The Petersburgh Youth Program ended on Friday, August 4. Many new, younger children attended this year making for a very high, energetic atmosphere.
The first three weeks involved a busy recreational program for 37 youth participants, this year slightly exceeding the typical previous years of 28 to 35 enrollees. [Read more…] about A Collaborative Petersburgh Youth Program
submitted by Erin Clary, Communications Specialist, Berlin Central School District
The Berlin Central School District will be collaborating with local businesses and community members to provide additional aesthetic improvements to the Middle School/High School. This comes after a row of trees along Route 22 in Cherry Plain were removed by New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) on August 6.
by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday evening, August 5, about 50 veterans and their spouses enjoyed a professionally catered dinner, compliments of the Brunswick Elks. Veteran and Brunswick Elks Exalted Ruler Paul Greenberg made it all possible, and in short order.
by Bea Peterson
Eagle Scout candidate Reid Crobok is doing several projects for the HACA Food Pantry to earn his Eagle Scout Award. On Tuesday evening, August 5, he and other Boy Scouts from his Troop were set up to collect foodstuff at Can-A-Palooza in Wood Park. [Read more…] about Can-A-Palooza Almost A Rain-A-Palooza
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick residents Chris Luciano and Doug Everard have opened Blast-Off Restoration in the Farmers Technology Industrial Park at 2112 NY Route 7 near the Pittstown/Brunswick line. They have been setting up their workspace and acquiring equipment for about four months. Then five weeks ago they put a small plain sign out near the road that states “sand blasting,” and the jobs have been coming in. “There’s no one within four hours of here doing this type of work,” said Luciano.
by David Flint
In a presentation to the Stephentown Historical Society on Monday evening entitled “Early Physicians of Stephentown, New York,” Town Historian Pat Flint came up with some 28 doctors that practiced in the area during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Petersburgh – Nancy L. Carr, 69, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, July 31, 2014, after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Woodbury, NJ, Nancy was a daughter of the late Lewis and Delta Cassel. She honorably and valiantly served her country in the United States Army. Nancy received her Bachelor’s Degree in teaching and was qualified to teach kindergarten up to sixth grade. She retired from working for various health service companies as a home health aide. Nancy enjoyed knitting, crocheting and gardening.
Survivors include her beloved husband, Charles E. Carr, her loving daughter, Christine and husband Terry Sprague, her stepsons, Charles P. Carr and Christopher A. Carr, her beloved granddaughters, C’Anna, Darian and Abigail, and her adoring stepgrandson, Denver Divens. She is also survived by many wonderful friends. Nancy is pre-deceased by her first husband, Russell Smith, and her son, Kenneth Smith.
Interment will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy’s memory to the Petersburgh Fire Department, P.O. Box 109, Petersburgh, New York, 12138.
To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.
Hoosick – Marlene (Blakeney) Cipperly, 80, died Friday, August 1, 2014, at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. Marlene formerly resided on Cipperly Road in Breese Hollow, Hoosick, NY. She was the wife of the former Dean W. Cipperly, who passed in 1992.
Born on October 10, 1933, Marlene was the daughter of David and Madeline (Fletcher) Blakeney. Marlene was a member of the Vermont Grange, NY Farm Bureau, Woman’s Farm Bureau, Hoosick Miss Softball, Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad and the Hoosick Falls PTA. She loved her gardens and going to her granddaughters’ events. Her life-long ambition was to be a nurse, but she became very satisfied being a LNA at the Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington, VT. Marlene worked at Crescent Manor for 31 years. In her younger years she had worked at the Chelsea Nursing Home.
Survivors include her two daughters, Beth Cipperly and Nellie Miller, and the light of her life, her precious granddaughter, Sydney Miller, her sister, Jessie Mundell, her three brothers, John Blakeney and wife Violet, Raymond Blakeney and David Blakeney, her sisters-in-law, Mary Cipperly, Betty Kipp, Marion Cipperly, Vera Griswald and Becky and husband Bob Cipperly, as well as many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews and many loving neighbors. She is pre-deceased by a brother, Charles “Tom” Blakeney.
Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Monday, August 4, from 3 to 5 pm. The funeral service was held from the funeral home on Monday at 5 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad or the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad Youth Group through the funeral home.
