Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Town Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst began the May Petersburgh Town Board meeting with a comprehensive reply to criticism from resident Tom Berry. He said he has been working towards a transfer station solution since September 2013 and will be ready to present his findings to the public and seek input on what direction the public would like him to take.
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by Bea Peterson
On Saturday evening, May 17, the Grafton Fire Department held its 70th Annual Installation Banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy. There was a huge turnout for the event, which included dinner, presentations and dancing. Fire Chief Jim Goyer welcomed everyone with thanks and an Invocation. Pastor Jason White of the Grafton Baptist Church gave the Benediction. Music was by the Cool Cat DJ Services.
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submitted by Gail Smith on behalf of the American Legion
Bernie Guerard, American Legion Commander and this year’s Chairman of the Memorial Day Parade calls all officers and members of all organizations together with the general public to participate in our local parade to honor our military men and women, past and present.
by David Flint
Fees at the Stephentown Transfer Station will be going up soon, but the good news is the price of those pink trash bags will stay the same – for now. In an effort to reduce the cost of operating the facility, the Town Board voted on Monday to raise annual permit fees as well as the fees for dumping construction and demolition (C&D) materials.
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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting on Tuesday, May 13, the Board approved three Shared Services Agreements with the Town of Hoosick. Mayor David Borge said two of the agreements have been in place for years. However, they have been verbal “gentlemen’s agreements.” Keeping in mind Governor Cuomo’s desire for communities to share services, with the possibility of tax rebates, said Borge, it is important these agreements be more formal. The third agreement involves Green Heights and all those outside the Village who use Village water. The three agreements have been reviewed and approved by Village Attorney John Patterson.
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The Hoosick Falls Panthers are one of 20 teams from across New York State invited to play in the annual Kick-Off Classic at the Syracuse Carrier Dome the weekend of September 5-7. The Panthers will open their season against the Owego Indians, a Class B school, in a game at 1 pm on Sunday, September 7.
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by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst announced at the May 19 meeting of the Petersburgh Town Board that Callie Crisp had resigned as Petersburgh Town Clerk. He said he had received her resignation that very day.
by Bea Peterson
The Town of Hoosick Lions Club held its 29th Annual 5k Road Race on Saturday, May 17. The weather was perfect for running, pleasantly cool with plenty of sunshine and blue sky. The route was the same one the race has taken for many years, starting on Munsell Street to Abbott to Classic to Main Street for quite a distance, then back down Main to the finish line.
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Hoosick Falls – Anne (Kovage) LaFlamme, 96, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Emeritus at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, VT.
Born on October 23, 1917, in Hoosick Falls, NY, Anne was the daughter of Anna (Lugas) and Stanley Kovage. She attended St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls. In 1936 she married Anthony LaFlamme of Bennington, and they made their home in Burlington, VT.
While in Burlington Anne attended the Elie Academy of Beauty Culture and became a licensed beautician in 1963. After a brief internship, she opened Anne’s Beauty Shop, which she operated until 1998 from the basement of her long time residence on Pearl Street in Burlington.
Anne was an advocate of physical fitness long before it became a trend. She walked daily, practiced yoga and started downhill skiing in her fifties. She took great pride in her Lithuanian heritage and, after studying the Russian language at UVM, made a trip to Vilnius, Lithuania in 1988 to explore her parents’ homeland.
A devoted Catholic, Anne received her Holy Sacraments from the Immaculate Conception Church in Hoosick Falls, which she rejoined after her return to the Village in 1998. While in Burlington she was a faithful communicant of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, where she sang in the choir and was a long time member of the Third Order of Franciscans.
She was the last surviving member of her generation, pre-deceased by her brothers, Stanley, John, Charles and Anthony. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Susan Ratzan, M.D., Charles Kovage, Jr., Karen Arnold, Michael Kovage, Kimberly Hayden, Joan Kay, Katherine Reed, Constance Newell, Paul Kovage, Anthony Kovage, Jr. and Thea Hambright, as well as many grandnieces and grandnephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday, May 19, at noon from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial followed the Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. There were no calling hours. Arrangements were under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.
Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Mary’s Academy or the VNA and Hospice at Southern Vermont Health Care through the funeral home.
