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Village of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Snow Emergency Parking Regulations To Be Enforced

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by Bea Peterson

At the January 14 Village Board meeting Trustee Bob Ryan brought up the issue of street snow removal. He pointed out that there has been a law on the books since 1989 regarding odd/even street parking in emergency snow conditions. However, it hasn’t been enforced in recent years. He said it isn’t fair to residents, particularly in the fourth and second wards, that they have only one lane of traffic open on their streets because of snow packed around parked cars. And, he added, it would be very difficult for emergency vehicles to make it through many of the streets should they be needed. [Read more…] about Village of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Snow Emergency Parking Regulations To Be Enforced

The County Commends Stephentown’s Wes Edwards For His Fifty Years On The Bench

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by Kieron Kramer

In an extremely brief meeting, the Rensselaer County Legislature passed only three resolutions that directly related to eastern Rensselaer County. They began the meeting by honoring Wesley Edwards for his 50 years as Town Justice in Stephentown. They also approved a contract with the Agricultural Stewardship Association which manages Rensselaer County’s Farmland Protection Program in which a number of local farms are involved. And it re-appointed David Huskie of Petersburgh to the County Health Board for a term to expire December 31, 2019.

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Berlin Town Board Action – The Missing Report

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by Kieron Kramer

An oddity at the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, January 9, was that there was no Code Enforcement Officer report even though Allan Yerton was present at the meeting and even though the report appeared on the agenda as usual. No mention was made of it. About 40 minutes later Allan Yerton was re-appointed Code Enforcement Officer by the Board after a thirty minute executive session which Yerton attended. Until this appointment after the executive session there was, technically, no Code Enforcement Officer in Berlin and hence no report. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action – The Missing Report

Berlin’s #511 Post Tappen

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from Rensselaer County Historical Society’s commentary in the Civil War exhibition in the Rensselaer County Legislature’s lobby

Between June of 1884 and 1885, Berlin veterans formed #511 Post Tappen. Following the National Grand Army of the Republic’s (GAR) that began, in 1866, honoring soldiers by decorating their graves, Berlin’s Post Tappen commemorated Decoration Day. [Read more…] about Berlin’s #511 Post Tappen

Laura Larwood

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Hoosick Falls – Laura Larwood, 78, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014, at the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. She had formerly resided on John Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.

Laura was the wife of the late Ralph Larwood, who passed several years ago. She enjoyed walking around the village. She is survived by her friends Pam McGarvin and Rick Cuddihy.

Committal services will be held on Saturday, January 18, at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls at 2:30 pm. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls.

Louis G. Reyman

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Buskirk – Louis G. Reyman of Buskirk, NY, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, surrounded by his daughters and family. He was born May 23, 1925, to Louis and Rufina (Michels) Reyman, in the Hague, Netherlands. He immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands in 1934 to New York City as a young boy and lived in Manhattan and the Bronx. He became a naturalized citizen on March 8, 1949, at the age of 23.

Louis held many positions in NYC as a young man and was a member of a local electrical contractors union prior to meeting and proposing to the farmer’s daughter, Arlene G. Sherman.

Louis and Arlene were married on April 24, 1954, and settled in Buskirk. He was a loyal and dedicated 23 year employee of the Ford Motor Company in Green Island, NY, and a proud member of the United Auto Workers union. He also drove a local paper route for the Troy Record for many years. After retiring from the Ford Motor Company in 1975, Louis wrote a weekly column for The Eagle newspaper known as “Tilting at Windmills.”

Louis was a founding member of the United Taxpayers Association for Cambridge Central School and was a member of the restoration committee for the Buskirk Covered Bridge.

Louis and Arlene built a beautiful life together during their 37 years of marriage that produced four courageous and loving daughters and many adoring grandchildren. Sadly, Louis lost Arlene on April 27, 1991.

After the loss of his wife, Louis found love again via his pen pal Jane Allyn Ross. They enjoyed a very intellectual relationship sharing many conversations relative to history, culture and the arts. Jane brought laughter and gourmet cooking and showed him that real men do eat quiche! Jane cared for Louis and was a loving companion – Mum to his daughters and Grandma Jane to their grandchildren until her death on January 6, 2011.

Louis was known for his ability to fix anything with a soldering gun and duct tape. He was known as Mr. Fix It and The Wizard of Buskirk because he could fix anything from toys to a Model T Ford. As a father and grandfather he could even fix a broken heart. He was born with disabilities and overcame many medical issues to make a life for himself and his family.

Louis is survived by his daughters, Rufina Reyman and Jeffrey May, Patricia Gangloff and Scott Pearson, Jacqueline Reyman, Ellen Redden and Dorothy Marcoux and husband Michael Marcoux, his sister, Dorothy Holland, his brother, John Reyman, and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Louis is pre-deceased by a brother, William Reyman.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, January 18, at 11 am from St. Patrick’s Church on South Park Street in Cambridge, NY. Burial will follow at Island Hill Cemetery in Buskirk.

Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Friday evening from 5 to 8 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to either the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad or the Rensselaer County Community Hospice through the funeral home.

Building Wild – A New National TV Series With Heavy Local Input

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by Bea Peterson

It is amazing how one thing can lead to another and another and life takes an incredible turn. That is what happened this summer when television producer and Hoosick native George Verschoor introduced Paul DiMeo, nine year feature designer of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to Hoosick Sand and Gravel’s Pat Bakaitis. Verschoor produced “Extreme Makeover” for two years.

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