Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Kieron Kramer
Perhaps aware that Santa will soon be checking his list of who is naughty or nice the Berlin Town Board met on Thursday, December 12, for its regular meeting, and they were decidedly nice. In fact, the Board has been nice virtually all year. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board – Naughty Or Nice?
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst said there is $36,152 left in the Town accounts. He said money is due to come in from Federal Highway funds to reimburse the Town for money it has laid out on the Broken Wheel Bridge project. He is hoping that that money, and maybe also this year’s CHIPS money, will come in before the end of the year.
[Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board Action – Money’s Tight
More CHIPS Money Than Expected
by David Flint
Stephentown Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt started off the Town Board meeting on Monday with some good news. The CHIPS money has arrived. The State aid revenue from the Consolidated Local Street & Highway Improvement Program came in at $128,197, about $33,000 more than was estimated in the 2013 budget.
[Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – December 2013
by Kieron Kramer
Like the amount of time it takes for the perfect soft boiled egg, the Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday, December 16, lasted three minutes. All the Board members braved a bitterly cold night to attend the meeting in which their only act was to approve the minutes of the previous month’s meeting and pubic hearing. There was no old business, no new business and no informal discussion. Only this reporter and Planning Board Secretary Jessica Crandall’s personal assistant were in attendance.
[Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action? – The Perfect Egg
Petersburgh – George C. Jones Jr. passed away on December 16, 2013, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, after being stricken at his home on Dayfoot Road in Petersburgh, NY. He was born in Troy, NY, on October 12, 1924, to the late George D. and Esther P. Snyder Jones. He married Barbara Wager on July 12, 1947; she passed away on April 22, 2011.
George attended Berlin Schools in Berlin, NY. He entered the United States Army at age 19 and with Company 1, 354th Infantry he traveled to central Europe, Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland. Upon being discharged he was employed in various positions at W.J. Cowee Inc. in Berlin, Warren Wire (General Cable) in Pownal, VT, Art Goodermote Carpentry in Berlin and Lawrence Church Logging in Petersburgh. He retired from the Greyhound Bus Company in Albany in 1981.
George was a Petersburgh Volunteer firefighter for 25 years and then served as Fire Commissioner for eight years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and ice fishing. He taught his grandchildren and great-grandchildren to hunt and fish. He also enjoyed woodworking, and his family truly enjoyed his handmade gifts.
George is survived by his two loving daughters, Sandra L. and husband David Hewitt and Susan M. Jones, both of Petersburgh, five grandchildren, Machelle and husband Jim Hurlburt of Hoosick Falls, NY, David Hewitt Jr. of Petersburgh, Gretchen Gundrum and Henry Quinones of South Burlington, VT, and Amanda Morse and Krystyn Denue, both of Bennington, ten great-grandchildren, Joseph Nusca, Anthony (“AJ”) and Ziena (“Z”) Hurlburt of Hoosick Falls, Joshua and Hannah Gundrum of Bennington, Eathan and Maeson Morse of Bennington, Tristan and Zachary Quinones of South Burlington and Ian Denue of Bennington, as well as many beloved nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends.
George is pre-deceased by his sister, Margaret Jones Maynard, a sister-in-law, Ruth Wager Woodcock, and his brothers-in-law, Raymond Woodcock and Frank Grant Sr.
Per George’s request there will be no services at this time. In the spring of 2014 there will be a Memorial Life Celebration for George and Barbara Jones. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in George’s memory to the Petersburgh Fire Department.
To leave a message of condolence for the family or to light a memorial candle please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.
Averill Park – Keith R. Meissner Sr., 60, of Thais Road, Averill Park, NY, died on Friday, December 13, 2013, at his home as a result of trying to save his horses during a barn fire. Through his efforts he was able to save six of his cherished horses.
Eagle Bridge – John Greene, 73, a former resident of Easton, NY, died on Friday, December 13, 2013, at his home on Beck Road, Eagle Bridge, NY, after a short illness of pancreatic cancer.
Hoosick Falls – Richard Grant Percey, 85, died on Friday, December 13, 2013, at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bennington, VT.
Born in Bennington on June 5, 1928, Richard was the son of the late Raymond F. and Alicia Armstrong Percey. He was a 1946 graduate of Bennington High School and served his country in the Army from 1946 to 1948. He later attended Perdue University. A resident of Hoosick Falls, NY, since 1967, Richard was employed for twelve years as a bartender in several area restaurants and clubs before taking employment with Norplex Division of Allied Signal in Hoosick Falls from where he retired in 1993 following 28 years of service.
Richard was a member of the Bennington Lodge of Elks and enjoyed wet fly fishing, photography, woodworking, downhill skiing, electronics and reading. He was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church in Hoosick Falls.
Richard was the husband of the late Stasia I. Miller Percey, father of Richard C. Percey of Westover, VT, Donald Percey of California and Darlene Knight of Washington. He is also survived by one grandchild
A funeral Mass for Richard was celebrated on Tuesday, December 17, at 10:30 am in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Hoosick Falls. The Reverend Thomas Zelker, pastor, was the celebrant. Following cremation, inurnment will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls.
Contributions, in memory of Richard G. Percey, may be made to the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad. Arrangements are by the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home in Petersburgh, NY.
Please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com for additional information.
