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Petersburgh Town Board Action – Petersburgh To Get Solar Panels

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by Alex Brooks
At a special meeting on Thursday, May 9, the Petersburgh Town Board agreed to a proposal from Monolith Solar to install solar panels on the Town Hall property which will supply electricity to all four buildings in the Town Municipal complex. The solar array will be mounted on the back section of the Town Hall and in the side yard east of the building, and it will be sized to supply all of the electricity used by the Town buildings. The solar panels will be installed, maintained and owned by Monolith Solar, and the electricity generated will be sold to the Town under a long term contract. It is expected to be at least 25% cheaper than what the Town is currently paying.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Reversing Gears

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by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board had to reverse gears on an action they took last month to finance the purchase of a new dump truck. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt said that a legal opinion requested from the Board’s attorney, Craig Crist, revealed that errors were made in approving a financing agreement with the First Niagara Bank for the cost of the 2014 International tandem axle dump truck and its plow and sander equipment. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – Reversing Gears

Hoosick Town Board Action – Town To Purchase A New Tractor

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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Town Board meeting on Monday, May 13, Highway Superintendent Louis Schmigel requested approval from the Board to purchase a New Holland roadside mowing tractor with cab and air conditioning from Capital Tractor. The price of the base tractor is $44,000 after discounts and an $8,000 trade in. The traded tractor is a 2005 and needs $7,350 in repairs. Full price for the new tractor is $62,000. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Town To Purchase A New Tractor

Three Local Families Are Memorialized By The County

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by Kieron Kramer
The families of three eastern Rensselaer County citizens who were memorialized by resolutions at last month’s Rensselaer County Legislative session came to the presentation period at the County meeting on May 14. The three citizens are the young fire fighter from Berlin, Steve Kellar, the beloved school bus driver and former Hoosick Falls Councilman, John “Ersel” Hickey, and Ray Darling, Sr., the Supervisor of the Town of Grafton at his death. The presentations to the families of deceased pillars of the community, those who have made the history of the County, are quite emotional and moving.
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The 28th Annual Lions Club Road Race

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by Bea Peterson
Saturday, May 18, was a perfect day for a run. The weather was just right, there were more runners than in the last few years and there were plenty of folks along the sidelines directing traffic and watching out for the runners.
The Lions Club crew was in top notch form, and the race went off without a visible hitch. After times were tallied, trophies and medals were presented to the overall top male and female finishers, Hoosick top finishers and first and second place finishers in each age group.
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Mable M. Tripp

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Petersburgh – Mable M. Tripp, 94, a longtime Petersburgh, NY, resident, died on Tuesday morning, May 21, 2013,  at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls.
Born July 31, 1918, in Petersburgh, she was the daughter of the late William and Minnie Scriven Reinicke, who both died in the flu epidemic of 1919. She was raised by George and Augusta Scriven since the age of six. Educated in Petersburgh and a graduate of the Walter A. Wood High School in Hoosick Falls, NY, Mable worked at Polygraphic in North Bennington, VT, and at the dentist office of Evans & Bacon in Troy, NY. She was a devoted member of the Petersburgh Baptist Church, the Petersburgh Senior Citizens and the Eastern Star. Besides her parents, she is pre-deceased by her husband, Raymond “Mark” Tripp, her brother, Lewis and his wife Edith Scriven, and her sisters, Dorothy and husband Robert Lent and Grace and husband William O’Dell.
Survivors include her niece and caregiver, Linda, widow of the late William Sharper, her sister-in-law, Elaine and husband Scotty Prentiss, her Goddaughter, Donna Hoyt, and her special nieces, Jean and husband Marvin Erbesfeld, Virginia Phillips, Tammy and husband Stephen Whitman and Kimberly Phillips, along with other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are on Friday afternoon at 1 pm in the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, with Rev. J. Mark Norland officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited for visitation at the funeral home from 11 am until the start of the service on Friday. To remember Mable in a special way, memorial contributions to the Second Chance Shelter, P.O. Box 620, Shaftsbury, VT, 05262, would be appreciated.

Judith A. Harrington

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Hoosick Falls – Judith Ann “Judi” Harrington, 48, of Railroad Avenue, Hoosick Falls, NY, died on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls after a valiant and courageous 18 month battle against cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Born in Cambridge, NY, on August 7, 1964, Judi was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and MaryJane E. Trimble Harrington Sr. A lifelong resident of Hoosick Falls, Judi was a 1982 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy and a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church. She attended Putnam School of Nursing in Bennington, VT. She worked as a LNA at the Bennington Health and Rehab and, for the last 16 years, as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls (formerly Hoosick Falls Health Center), where she made many lasting friendships. Judi was a past member of the Hoosick Falls American Legion Post 40 Ladies Auxiliary and Town of Hoosick Junior Rescue Squad.  She enjoyed crafting, gardening and especially tending to her rosebushes, which brought her much joy. Judi was also an avid cook who loved to bake and prepare culinary delights for all those around her. She took much pride in her home and loved spending time at the poolside surrounded by her gardens. Judi had a great passion for shopping. Her true love was that of her family and the many friendships she had. She had a smile that “would brighten the room” and always made those around her comfortable. She will be sorely missed.
Judi is survived by her brother, Thomas E. Harrington, Jr., her sister, Mary Dianne “Celeste” Harrington, her nephew, Thomas John “TJ” Harrington, her niece, Lorianne Elizabeth Harrington, her dearest friends, Nancy and Kelly Haynes and their daughter Kelsey (who is Judi’s goddaughter whom she called the “Tuna”) all of Hoosick Falls, her furry friends, Kermit, Daisey, Leo, Saidie, Sache, Pacheo, and her bird, Harley, along with numerous friends and work family. She is pre-deceased by a baby sibling.
Funeral services began on Tuesday, May 21, at 10 am in the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, NY, and then at 11 am in the Immaculate Conception Church, Main Street, Hoosick Falls, where Father Tom Zelker celebrated a Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial. Judi will be laid to rest next to her parents in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Relatives and friends were invited for visitation in the funeral home on Monday, May 20, from 4 to 8 pm.
To remember Judi in a special way memorial contributions may be made to the Activity Fund at the Center for Nursing and Rehabiliation at Hoosick Falls, the Town of Bennington Rescue Squad or the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 361, Petersburgh, NY, 12138, in loving memory of Judith A. “Judi” Harrington.

Brewery On The Walloomsac About To Start Production

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by Bea Peterson
It’s almost there. Garry and Kelly Brown’s dream of a brewery on the Walloomsac River in North Hoosick in the old Flomatic plant is very close to reality – very, very close. On Thursday, May 9, a tour of the plant showed all the equipment in place. Tour guide Gregg Stacy, Brown’s Vice President and Director of Marketing and Sales, said they were just waiting for some manufactured parts to arrive so they can begin brewing.
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