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Grafton Town Board Action – Truck Rollover

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by Alex Brooks

At the Grafton Town Board meeting on Monday Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck said there was an incident with one of the Town trucks about a month ago. A Town 2000 International single axle dump truck was forced off the road by a reckless driver in a car, and the truck rolled over onto its side.  The insurance company declared the truck unrepairable, so it must be replaced. The Town Board voted unanimously to seek bids for a replacement truck immediately.

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Stephentown Fire Department Open House And Recruiting Day

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The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold an open house and recruitment drive at our fire station on Route 43 Saturday, April 26, from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will allow the fire department a chance to highlight the duties and rewards that come with being a volunteer firefighter. [Read more…] about Stephentown Fire Department Open House And Recruiting Day

Daniel E. Williams

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Hoosick – Daniel E. “Bulldog” Williams, 51, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy, NY. He had resided on Mountain View Way in Hoosick, NY, with his wife Kim (Mumley) Williams.

Born on April 3, 1963, in Bennington, VT, Dan was the son of Duane and Sally (Jones) Williams. He was educated at Hoosick Falls Central School. Dan was employed at Saint-Gobain in Hoosick Falls, NY, and as a school bus driver for Hoosick Falls Central School. He enjoyed the outdoors and was avid hunter, fisherman and archer. He also enjoyed playing golf.

Survivors, other than his wife Kim and parents Duane and Sally, include his children, Robert “RJ” Ruggles of Hoosick Falls and Stephanie Senecal and husband Eric of Bennington, his sister, Holly Grogan and husband Gary, and his brother, Matt Williams, both of Hoosick Falls, his grandson, Landon Senecal, and his nephews, Dillon and Blake Grogan.

Funeral services were Wednesday, April 16, at 11 am from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends called at the funeral home on Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rensselaer County Community Hospice through the funeral home.

The Village Of Hoosick Falls Adopts Budget With .5% Tax Increase

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by Bea Peterson

In addressing those attending the Village of Hoosick Falls Board meeting on Tuesday, April 8, Mayor David Borge said, “The 2014-2015 budget is a lean budget, but it is a fair budget.” He said, though details are not available, the Village, the Town and the County and the Associations of Towns and Counties are looking at ways to share services as a means to reduce costs. [Read more…] about The Village Of Hoosick Falls Adopts Budget With .5% Tax Increase

Berlin’s Elm Street Bridge Replacement Ready To Go

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by Kieron Kramer

Four resolutions relating to the project for the replacement of the bridge on County Road 38, Elm Street in Berlin, over the Little Hoosic River were passed unanimously at the regular meeting of the Rensselaer County Legislature on Tuesday. The bridge replacement is eligible for funding that calls for the apportionment of the costs to be borne at the ratio of eighty percent in Federal funds and twenty percent in non-Federal funds, in this case State funds. The appropriation for this project was authorized by the Legislature in 2011. Three of the resolutions Tuesday authorized payment for the work on the project, and one resolution authorized the arrangement for reimbursement to the County by the Town of Berlin for the substitution of a 10 inch water main across the bridge to replace the 6 inch main. Construction is expected to begin this June.

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New Lebanon Town Board Hears Defense Of School District

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by Thaddeus Flint

The monthly Board meeting at the Town Hall in New Lebanon was standing room only Tuesday night as a large group from New Lebanon High School came to defend their school’s reputation from what they felt were “outrageous rumors and comments” concerning the students of that District and heroin use.

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