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TRACs Coalition Attends National Substance Abuse Prevention Conference

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submitted by Biffy Cahill
TRACs Coalition Members from Stephentown headed to Washington, D.C. this week to join nearly 3,000 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists and advocates from throughout the country for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum. CADCA’s National Leadership Forum is the nation’s largest training for substance abuse prevention and treatment professionals and researchers.
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Panthers Clinch Wasaren League Boys Basketball Title With Win Over Granville

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by Ryan Mosher
Playing in their final home game at Hoosick Falls against Granville, the Panthers’ five senior basketball players clinched another Wasaren League championship. Tanner Williams, Ryan Hyde, Matt Gormley, Aaron Perkins and Alex Lilac were honored prior to the game, as was Jenni Steller, Emily Hoag and Stephany Bradley, the team scorekeeper and videographers. After the brief ceremony, the boys wasted no time in making their big push towards the win.
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William M. Rose, Sr.

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Petersburgh – William Michael Rose, Sr., 54, of Stewart Road, Petersburgh, NY, died on Tuesday evening, February 7, 2012, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Troy, NY, on September 23, 1957, he was the son of the late Irving D. and Mary Alice Morey Rose, Sr. Bill was the loving husband of the former Julia “Vicky” Burdick, whom he married in Pownal, VT, on May 28, 1982.
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Frank A. Jones

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Hoosick Falls – Frank A. Jones, 52, passed away on February 1, 2012, at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. He had resided in Niskayuna and formerly in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Born May 4, 1959, in Bennington, VT, he was the son of Jerry Jones Sr. and the late Beverly (Travis) Jones, who died in 2007. He attended Hoosick Falls Central School.
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Local Marine Returns Home

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by Bea Peterson
There is a large poster in the main lobby of Hoosick Falls Central School with the names of men and women who were, or are, in the military. The poster states the year they graduated and in which combat area they served. It doesn’t mention what branch of the service they were, or are, in. The graduating years range from 1973 to 2009. Twenty men and one woman from HFCS have served in Iraq. One was in Iraq twice, another four times. One served in Kuwait and Iraq. Thirteen men and one woman have served in Afghanistan. The list may be far from complete.
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At Special Meeting BCSD Board Votes To Accept Barter Proposals For Empty Buildings

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by David Flint
The Berlin School District has decided to seek specific proposals from the Grafton Fire District and the Stephentown Town Board for taking over ownership of the closed elementary school properties in those towns. School Board President Gina Goodermote, having failed to get approval two weeks ago to hold a referendum in March on this issue, came back to the Board at a special meeting on January 31 with a new resolution. It calls for the Board to request the Grafton Fire District and the Town of Stephentown to submit “barter” proposals by March 6. [Read more…] about At Special Meeting BCSD Board Votes To Accept Barter Proposals For Empty Buildings

Grafton Wind Energy Project Moves Forward At Last

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by Kieron Kramer
At its meeting on Monday, January 30, the Grafton Planning Board finally approved the application of Gamesa Energy to erect a meteorological tower in the wilderness at the end of Stuffle Street. This is a significant development for the Town of Grafton and another example of the positive future for alternative energy in the northeast. [Read more…] about Grafton Wind Energy Project Moves Forward At Last

HF Cumby Presents Check To Varsity Club

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by Bea Peterson
During a break in the HFCS Ken Baker Classic Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, January 28, Cumberland Farms District Manager Jim Long and Hoosick Falls Store Manager Kristi Hebert presented a check for $2,337 to members of the HFCS Varsity Club. The check was the result of a month long promotion by Cumberland Farms to celebrate the upgrading of the Hoosick Falls store. For a month Cumberland Farms donated 20 cents from every Chill Zone beverage, iced tea and coffee (iced or hot) and several other items to the Varsity Club. Cumberland Farms guaranteed the Club $1,000. The drive far exceeded that goal.
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Sheriff Cites 28 Teens At New Lebanon Drinking Party

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by Thaddeus Flint
A January 23 Columbia County Sheriff’s raid on a drinking party at the New Lebanon residence of New Lebanon Town Supervisor Mike Benson on County Route 5 resulted in the arrest of 28 teens.
Twenty-seven teens were cited by Sheriff’s Deputies Hofstetter and Madison for underage drinking. Another teen was cited for possessing marijuana. All of the teens cited were from counties other than Columbia County except one.
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The Stephentown Memorial LibraryGets Grant For New Books For Children And Young Adults

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Stephentown Memorial Library recently received 82 new books for children and young adults thanks to The Libri Foundation “Books for Children” Grant. The Library was also selected to receive $350 worth of math and science books. The total amount of donated books is valued at over $1,400. Libraries may apply to the Libri Foundation grant every three years. This is the third time the Stephentown Memorial Library has received this generous grant.
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