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Hoosick Board At Odds Over Armory

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by Bea Peterson
The Town of Hoosick Board meeting on Monday, February 13 was very straightforward until the Board chose to go into executive session to discuss a personnel issue. As they were leaving the Board room Councilman Bruce Patire said he had issues to be brought up under old business regarding the Armory. On that note the Board proceeded to the executive session, which lasted one hour and fifteen minutes. Upon returning the Board passed a resolution changing the Registrar of Vital Statistics payment from voucher form to salary.
Armory
Patire then stated there were two errors in the newspaper report regarding the Bidders Conference. [Read more…] about Hoosick Board At Odds Over Armory

No Love And Roses At The New Lebanon Town Board Meeting

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by Thaddeus Flint
Valentine’s Day was not a night of love and roses for the New Lebanon Town Board. The monthly meeting once again came a bit undone over problems with the Ethics Board, past administrations and how much the new Town Hall that doesn’t exist is costing to exist on paper.
Resident Joanna Johnson-Smith read out the Town’s own rules on Committee and Board members which require them to be at 75% of meetings or they should be dismissed. She also questioned Council Member Bruce Baldwin as to how many complaints he had faced so far that were investigated by the Ethics Board. By her count it is now four. [Read more…] about No Love And Roses At The New Lebanon Town Board Meeting

Paucity Of Information Stalls Grafton Board

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by Alex Brooks
At the Grafton Town Board meeting on Monday, February 13, Town Supervisor Ray Darling said he received an email on February 6 from Linda von der Heide, Rensselaer County’s Principal Planner, about an initiative the County is working on with FEMA. They call it a “Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.” The idea is to upgrade culverts and bridges so as to be better prepared for the next storm and flooding event. In practice it will mean FEMA will provide money to replace small culverts with bigger ones, or do other construction that would improve drainage and protect roads in a flooding event.
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Hoosipalooza

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by Bea Peterson
Billed as a “One Day. One Cause. One Community” event, Hoosipalooza lived up to the hype. Crowds were small, but everyone who participated had a great time! It began at the Nirvana Day Spa with scented candles, mellow music and guided meditation at 8 am. Very relaxing! Then there was coffee and breakfast at Bagels & Brew. At 9 winter tales were read to the little ones at the Cheney Library where there was also a display of beautiful handmade quilts and knitted items. At 10 kids put faces on balloons at Thorpe’s Pharmacy, and Julia Baker, Sandra Castro-Baker and John Hyde provided a fantastic hour of beautiful violin and guitar music at St. Mark’s Church. The music ranged from the classical to theater and movie themes to the Beatles!
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Berlin Town Board Action – February 2012

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A Prayer For Jane
by Kieron Kramer
The Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, February 9, began on a distressing note when Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger asked for prayers from everyone for Jane Fitzgerald. “Jane is in Albany Med and has had a couple of go-arounds,” he said. Jane Fitzgerald (aka Auntie Jane) had been a fixture at Town Board meetings for decades until her health kept her from attending regularly last year. There were meetings when the only sensible thing said in the entire meeting was one of Auntie Jane’s powerful one-liners.
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Sweet Treat For Board And Dissolution

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by Bea Peterson
The Village of Hoosick Falls Board meeting began with a presentation by the HAYC3 Youth Impact, Jr. team. Members Aleah, Karli, Rosabell and Sam made a presentation to the Board encouraging them and those attending the meeting to “Support the Heart and Soul of Hoosick Falls by Shopping Local.” As it was Valentine’s Day they had packets of sweets for Board members and everyone else in the room. They also had a handout with ten very good reasons for shopping locally. [Read more…] about Sweet Treat For Board And Dissolution

HFCS Bowling Team To Represent Section II In State Finals

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On Friday, February 10, the Hoosick Falls bowling team successfully defended its Section II C-D title with a great win at Boulevard Lanes in Schenectady. They won the title in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 and placed second in 2008 and 2010. They finished with a six-game total of 6,060 pins. Hoosick Falls beat the Class “A” team on Monday and the Class “B” team on Tuesday and now will represent Section II in the State Bowling Tournament on March 3 in Binghamton. [Read more…] about HFCS Bowling Team To Represent Section II In State Finals

Panthers Runners-Up As Burns, Weierbach Retain Section II Titles

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by Ryan Mosher
The Panther wrestling team has already this year won the Wasaren League title, the Ken Baker Classic title and the Class C Championship. The Panthers had four individual champions at the Ken Baker Classic and the Class C Championships as well and qualified ten wrestlers to compete this past weekend at the Section II Championships at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
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Patricia Jean McGarvin

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Hoosick Falls – Patricia Jean (Springer) McGarvin, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Robert McGarvin II, who died on December 30, 2009.
Patricia was born on January 21, 1944, in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the oldest daughter of Hazel (Surdam) Springer of  Eagle Bridge, NY, and the late Roland Springer. Pat is pre-deceased by her son, Robert J. McGarvin III (1996), her grandson, Joshua P. O’Brien (2011), and her sister, Lucy S. Mosley (2008).
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