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Town Of Hoosick Rescue Squad Members Attend NYS Conference In Syracuse

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by Bill Gaillard
Eight Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad members attended the 29th Vital Signs conference held in Syracuse, October 18-21. Members were President/Training Officer Bill Gaillard, Vice President/Assistant Training Officer Deborah Lohnes, Treasurer Susan Eddy, Captain Rita Kittel, Accountant Roseann Miller, Weapons of Mass Destruction Expert Ronald Sampath, Nathaniel Moseley and Pamela Mayhew.
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Festival Of Wreaths A Success

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by Bea Peterson
Friends of the Cheney Library were dressed in their holiday best for what they hope will be their first annual “Love Your Library Festival of Wreaths” Saturday evening, November 3. The Immaculate Conception Church hall was decorated with white holiday lights, adding a festive air to the event. The 130 people who attended enjoyed delicious sweets, beautiful violin music and had plenty of time to browse past the 40 wreaths to be auctioned.
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The Benoits Celebrate 30 Years At Cornerstone Fellowship Church

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by Bea Peterson
Pastor Mike and Lois Benoit celebrated their 30th anniversary at Cornerstone Fellowship Church in North Hoosick on October 30. At this point they can’t imagine being anywhere else. They were married in Cornerstone Church in 1975 by Lois’ father Rev. Philip Garippa. He was pastor there for 15 years. [Read more…] about The Benoits Celebrate 30 Years At Cornerstone Fellowship Church

Train Derailed In Hoosick

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by Bea Peterson
The silence through the Hoosick and Hoosick Falls area late Tuesday afternoon, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning into afternoon was deafening. Not a train rumble or whistle was heard. It was scarier than Halloween. The cause of the silence was a 14 car derailment not far from the Hoosick Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant at about four o’clock Tuesday. [Read more…] about Train Derailed In Hoosick

By And Large Spared By Sandy

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by David Flint
Stephentown Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt reported on Tuesday that according to a NYSEG official Stephentown was near the top of the list in Rensselaer County for power outages. Much of that was caused by trees down on Staples Road that brought down power lines and cracked a pole by the Historical Society’s Heritage Center. [Read more…] about By And Large Spared By Sandy