by Bea Peterson
At the Town of Hoosick Board meeting on Thursday, November 15, Hoosick Falls Mayor Matt Monahan asked the Board members for their opinion of a Town Wide Police Force. He said it was nothing formal and he was not there to lobby the Board one way or another.
He brought up the issue because for several months the Village has had a Dissolution Study underway. The Committee has met on several occasions, and two public hearings have been held. It appears there are several issues that could be worked around, but police coverage is not one of them. [Read more…] about Town Of Hoosick Opposed To Keeping Police Force If Village Dissolves
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HFCS Girls Soccer Repeats As State Champions
by Bea Peterson
When the Hoosick Falls Girls Soccer Team headed to Cortland as one of the final four vying for the NY State Soccer Championship last weekend, they were ready. Actually, they were looking forward more to the Saturday game than they were the finals. On Saturday they were playing Friends Academy, the team they shared the Championship title with last year. There would be no sharing this year.
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The Berlin Middle School/High School Honors Veterans At Assembly
by David Flint
The Berlin Middle School/High School held an assembly to honor area veterans on Friday, November 16. This is “A day to honor our veterans who live in Berlin, Grafton, Petersburgh and Stephentown for the service and commitment you have given to our country,” said High School Principal Cathy Allain.
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HFCS Develops Exchange Program With Beijing China
by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls Schools Superintendent Ken Facin said he has been working with the Beijing School system to develop an exchange program which would initially bring a group of Chinese students to Hoosick Falls to study but which might eventually allow Hoosick Falls students to study in China as well. Facin described a visit from Chinese representatives of the Beijing School system to the Hoosick Falls school. They were quite impressed with the school and its programs and facilities, and they were eager to bring some of their students here to study.
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Stephentown Adopts Budget
by David Flint
Stephentown’s Budget for 2013, adopted on Monday by the Town Board, is basically the same as the Preliminary Budget that was presented last month at a public hearing. Projected spending remains the same at $1,261,972 and the increase in the tax levy stays within the cap at 2.2% (or 1.8% when the Fire District budget, unchanged from last year, is included). Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt pointed out that $10,000 less will be taken from the Unexpended Fund Balance as the Board now projects a 14% increase from County sales tax revenue rather than the 10% that was projected in the Preliminary Budget.
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Petersburgh Town Board – No Action On Energy Efficiency
by Alex Brooks
After the Board was less than enthusiastic last month about having an energy audit done on the Petersburgh Town Hall, Petersburgh Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst invited two guest speakers to address the Board about grants for improving energy efficiency in public buildings. One was Linda von der Heide, the Principal Planner for Rensselaer County, and the other was Don Fletcher of the engineering firm Barton & Loguidice. Both were very knowledgeable about what was available generally from government or private grants, but neither was able to point to specific programs that would be available to the Town for specific projects.
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Berlin Town Board Action, Part Two – Bridges
by Kieron Kramer
At the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, November 8, not all the highway talk was about buying the new truck which was reported last week. Highway Superintendent Jim Winn also informed the meeting that the bridge on Satterlee Hollow Road had been red flagged. By the Thursday of the meeting Winn had already had the bridge repaired, and the red flag was removed. The ibeams under the bridge decking “were getting bad” so metal plates and poured concrete were put under them by Dave Goodermote Construction. Winn added that the Department is getting ready for winter and is finishing patching, having recently just done some patching on Cherry Plain Square.
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HFCS Honor Society Inducts 26 New Members
by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday, November 13, the Hoosick Falls Central School Philip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 26 new members.
Current Members
The Society’s members before the induction included: Secretary Julia Baker, Brad Burns, Katherine Danforth, Grace Delurey, Historian Molly Fleming, Treasurer Alice Hayden, Frankie Pearson, Vice-President Mary Peters, Evan Phillips and President Jason Woods. Co-Advisors are Mrs. Theselia Nielsen and Miss Isabel McGuire.
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Some Future Female Engineers In Junior Girl Scouts
submitted by Robin Krause
On Saturday, November 3, Stephentown Junior Girl Scout Troop #1101 attended Engineering Day hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at RPI in Troy. The Junior Girl Scouts from Berlin Elementary School, fourth grade classes spent the morning learning about Civil, Chemical, Design, Nuclear, Structural and Biomedical Engineering. [Read more…] about Some Future Female Engineers In Junior Girl Scouts
Village of Hoosick Falls Gives Funds To Country Club And HAYC3
by Bea Peterson
The Board of the Village of Hoosick Falls met on Tuesday, November 13. All members were present, including John Hickey who has been recovering from illness. At the meeting Mayor Matt Monahan said he had approached the Hoosick Falls Country Club about applying for a grant through the Village’s Economic Development Fund. [Read more…] about Village of Hoosick Falls Gives Funds To Country Club And HAYC3