More than 125 people gathered outside St. Mark’s Church in Hoosick Falls on Sunday to participate in the HAYC3 third annual Suicide Prevention Walk. Many people, affected by the loss of a loved one through suicide, signed prayer flags and hung them on lines strung in front of the Church. Others placed names on luminaries commemorating lost friends or family. The Immaculate Conception Church bell tolled as the walk began down Main Street to John Street, then Church Street to the point and back up Main Street. [Read more…] about Suicide Prevention Walk
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JLS Foundation Finalists Spend Two Days In New York City As Part Of Annual Trip
submitted by John Liporace
Five students from the Class of 2013 at Hoosick Falls Central school spent two days in New York City on September 16 and 17 visiting the city and meeting with professionals from various walks of life who shared their stories of success while offering college and career advice.
The five students – Samantha Brewer, Matt Brewster, Molly Fleming, Kassidy Hitt and Frankie Pearson – earned the trip to New York City after being named as finalists for a scholarship offered by the JLS Foundation. [Read more…] about JLS Foundation Finalists Spend Two Days In New York City As Part Of Annual Trip
Ronald L. Brock
Petersburgh – Ronald L. Brock, 70, of Potter Hill Road, Petersburgh, NY, died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, after an extended illness.
Born in Petersburgh on February 1, 1942, he was the son of Elizabeth May Wescott Brock of Walloomsac, NY, and the late Lester Elwin Brock, Sr. He was the loving husband of the late Thelma A. Knuetter Brock, who died on June 21, 1997. They were married in Grafton, NY, on March 19, 1965.
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Robbery At The Hoosick Area Youth Center
$500 Reward Offered
by Bea Peterson
For months staff and volunteers of HAYC3 (Hoosick Armory Youth Center Community Coalition) worked to promote and execute the fourth annual Pumpkinpalooza. Events took place in Wood Park and the Town Park all day and festivities concluded with the elegant Harvest Moon Dinner. After all the exhausted hard working crew left the Youth Center, it happened.
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Removing BCS School Board Members Will Not Be Easy
by Thaddeus Flint
At the September Berlin School Board meeting, the Board, or part of the Board, made it rather clear that the possible removal of some Board members, the three who continue to vote against the Capital Project bond flotation, was being explored. What was not clear, however, was how the Board might go about that. [Read more…] about Removing BCS School Board Members Will Not Be Easy
Pumpkinpalooza Day In Hoosick Falls
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls was jumping Saturday, September 29. It was Pumpkinpalooza Day! The weather wasn’t perfect, and a misty rain dampened the air at times. Whatever, everyone appeared to have a good time. The events were endless and it was often difficult to decide to watch the ones in Wood Park or the ones in the Town Park. Many folks traveled from one place to the other. If they didn’t want to walk, they could take the tractor drawn hay wagon or the horse drawn wagon. Either one was fun!
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Memorial Trees Planted In Echo Park
by Bea Peterson
Doug Goodermote and his sister Elizabeth Reynolds have lived in houses at the end of Echo Park in Berlin for more than 50 years. They have seen many changes in the landscape during that time. Particularly the loss of the maple trees that once lined the length of the street. “There was always big maples here and around,” said Goodermote last week. He believes they were planted by Frank Lewis about a hundred years ago. [Read more…] about Memorial Trees Planted In Echo Park
HFCS Board Scopes Building Project
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board held a workshop meeting September 27 to consider elements of a possible capital project. A presentation was offered by architects from the firm of Clark Patterson Lee. Their firm did a “building condition survey” for the District about a year ago, an evaluation required by the State Education Department every five years. They have built on the findings in that report to put together a proposed capital project. This initial presentation includes everything that the District might like to get done, with the idea that the District will prioritize and choose which projects to move forward with as they learn more about building needs and costs.
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Hoosick Republicans Nominate Louis Schmigel For Highway Superintendent
release from the Hoosick Republican Committee
The Town of Hoosick Republican Committee held a caucus in September for the purpose of nominating a candidate to run for the unexpired term of Superintendent of Highways. This office became vacant following the retirement of Bill Shiland Jr. in August. Louis Schmigel, a registered Independent, was nominated to run as Superintendent of Highways at the caucus.
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Voter Registration Hours Are Extended In Rensselaer County
The Rensselaer County Board of Elections and town halls in Rensselaer County will be open for extended hours in order to accommodate voters needing to register for the upcoming general election on Tuesday, November 6.
Commissioners of Elections Larry Bugbee, Republican, and Edward McDonough, Democrat, announced today that the Board of Elections, along with town halls in Rensselaer County will be open from 5:30 pm until 9 pm on Thursday, October 4, and from 2 pm until 9 pm on Saturday, October 13.