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Third Annual Taste Of Hoosick To Raise Money For The Food Pantry

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The Third Annual Taste of Hoosick on Sunday, May 6, from 3 to 6 pm at St. Mary’s Academy auditorium showcases fifteen of the top restaurants in the area to give the public the opportunity to taste specialty items from each of them and the opportunity to vote for their favorite taste. [Read more…] about Third Annual Taste Of Hoosick To Raise Money For The Food Pantry

Everchanging Hairstyles Celebrates 25 Years

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by Bea Peterson
On Saturday, April 28, Wendy Larson, formerly Wendy Saunders Morin, celebrated the 25th anniversary of her business, Everchanging Hairstyles. Friends stopped in from late morning to afternoon to celebrate the occasion. They talked about old times, looked through a scrapbook and enjoyed refreshments.
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Hoosick Falls Organizational Meeting

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compiled by Bea Peterson
A tentative agenda for each meeting of the Board shall be prepared by the Village Clerk and given to the Mayor, Trustees and each Department Head on the Friday before each regularly scheduled meeting. All Department Heads, Trustees and the Mayor should make a concentrated effort to include all business before them to the Village Clerk no later than 8 am on the Friday prior to each regularly scheduled Board meeting. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Organizational Meeting

HFCS Adopts 2012-2013 Budget

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by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board adopted the budget for  the 2012-13 school year last week. Total spending of $20,984,082 is up by a little over $1 million, which is just over 5%. About $349,000 of the new money will come from an increase in State aid, about $465,000 will come from a larger fund balance being applied to next year’s budget, and about $175,000 will come from a 2% increase in the tax levy.
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Vet Establishes Clinic In Hoosick

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by Bea Peterson
Dr. Lee Delaney graduated from Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990 and a week later he started his first veterinary job. Since then he has worked in clinics and animal emergency hospitals in Williamstown and Pittsfield, MA, Latham, Glens Falls, West Mountain, Chatham, Saratoga and Rutland, VT, and from his home in nearby Shaftsbury, VT. [Read more…] about Vet Establishes Clinic In Hoosick

HAYC3 Willing To Step Up And Take Over The Armory

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by Bea Peterson
“If the Town is not willing to purchase the Armory,” said HAYC3 Director Aelish Nealon, “then, as a backup plan, HAYC3 (Hoosick Area Youth Center and Community Coalition) is willing to step up and take ownership.” Nealon added that HAYC3 is a community based not-for-profit organization that is concerned with the welfare of the entire Hoosick community. “We don’t want to see the building be empty,” she said. HAYC3 is waiting to hear what sort of decision the Hoosick Town Board makes at its next regular meeting on Monday, May 14, before going any further with a plan.
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