The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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BCS Bond: Déjà Vu All Over Again

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by David Flint
Bond authorization for the Capital Project approved by Berlin School District voters in December came up once again at the School Board meeting on Tuesday and once again failed to get the required super-majority fifth vote. Board Members Gina Goodermote, Frank Zwack, Rachel Finney and James Willis voted in favor of proceeding with authorizing the bond, but Beverly Stewart and John Nash could not be moved. Board Member Alan Webster Jr. was absent.
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Provost Road Gets Face Lift

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by David Flint
Provost Road in Stephentown is getting a face lift. The road has figured in a lot of discussion at Town Board meetings in recent years. Residents complaining of dust and high traffic because of people using it as a shortcut between Routes 43 and 22 were successful back in 2004 in having the road designated one way. Six years later the Town Board returned it to two way traffic. For various reasons, including the traffic, it has been a difficult road to maintain properly.
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Heavenly Quilters Raise $1,200 For Stephentown Library

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by David Flint
Stephentown resident Andrea Beckwith was the winner of the Heavenly Quilters’ annual Quilt Raffle but the community, through the Stephentown Memorial Library, was also a big time winner. The Quilters held their drawing on Tuesday morning at the Federated Church’s Pearce Hall. The beautiful 102 x 106 inch sampler quilt goes to Beckwith and $1,200 in proceeds from the raffle goes to the Library.
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Pre-Kentucky Derby Benefit; Derby Hat Contest Optional

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The Derby Club of Hoosick Falls will host a Pre-Kentucky Derby Celebration on Friday, May 4. The track location for the event will be the St. Stanislaw Hall, 12 Mechanic Street, Hoosick Falls, with post time at 6 pm. Dress code is your favorite silks whether formal, informal or casual. [Read more…] about Pre-Kentucky Derby Benefit; Derby Hat Contest Optional

Alice M. Brock

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Petersburgh – Alice M. Brock, 96, of Route 2, Petersburgh, NY, died on Saturday morning, April 21, 2012, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY. Born in Petersburgh on May 5, 1915, and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Porter and Nellie Jones Crandall. She was the loving wife of the late Claude L. Brock, who died on June 18, 1985. They were married on May 14, 1938
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