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VPS Control Systems Achieves SHARP Status

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by Alex Brooks
A ceremony was held at VPS Control Systems, Inc., this week to acknowledge the company’s achievement of SHARP status. The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) is an OSHA program that recognizes small businesses which operate an exemplary safety and health management system.
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Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – 50 Dwellings Lack Water Meters

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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting held on Tuesday, January 17, Mayor Matt Monahan said there are still 50 dwellings in the Village that do not have water meters. He said the owners will be fined $150 every three months until a meter is installed. The Village is also looking into having the water to those buildings shut off within 90 days of notification.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Finances In Pretty Good Shape

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by David Flint
At the first regular meeting of the year for the Stephentown Town Board, Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt reported that the Town’s finances appear to be in pretty good shape. Despite keeping the amount appropriated from previous years’ unexpended fund balance down to only $64,000, the Town still managed to end the year 2011 with a small surplus in both the General and the Highway Accounts. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – Finances In Pretty Good Shape

RFP For Hoosick Town Hall Engineering Services Is Approved

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by Bea Peterson
The Hoosick Town Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, January 18, at 6 pm to review and approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Architectural and Engineering Services for Design and Construction Management for the Hoosick Falls Armory and For Construction Of A New Building To Be Used As A Town Hall. Members of the Save the Armory Committee were on hand to answer any questions regarding the RFP put together by Committee Member Michael Batcher. [Read more…] about RFP For Hoosick Town Hall Engineering Services Is Approved

Randall E. James

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Eagle Bridge – Randall E. James, 67, passed away at his residence on Friday, January 13, 2012. He resided on Shaker Hollow Road in Eagle Bridge, NY, with his wife Judy Casciare-James.
Born on February 5, 1944, in Hoosick Falls, NY, Randy was the son of the late Everett and Phebe (Rice) James. He graduated with the first graduating class from Hoosick Falls Central School. [Read more…] about Randall E. James

Big Turn Out For And Against Stephentown Motocross

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by David Flint
A public hearing on Howard Commander’s proposed motocross project drew a good-sized crowd of over 60 people to the Stephentown Town Hall on Thursday, January 5. The Zoning Board of Appeals, chaired by Roland Barth and comprising also Joseph Champion, Peter Ellard and Richard Sime, with Freling Smith absent, listened to arguments pro and con prior to opening SEQR proceedings. The SEQR (State Environmental Quality Review) process will determine the environmental impacts of the motocross track that Commander proposes for a field off of Webster Hill Road in the southwest corner of the town.
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Hoosick Town Board Narrows Town Hall Choice

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by Bea Peterson
During the people to be heard portion of the Hoosick Town Board meeting Monday evening, January 9, Kevin Allard, a member of the Save the Armory Committee, suggested the Board reduce its options from four sites to two regarding a future Town Hall. He recommended that the Patire and Weeb’s Fish Fry properties be dropped from the list and the Board focus on either renovating the Armory or building a new Town Hall. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Narrows Town Hall Choice

New Lebanon Town Board Deletes Expletives

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by Thaddeus Flint
The Town Board of New Lebanon didn’t conclude the year 2011 on the best of notes. The end of year meeting on December 27 fell apart like a family holiday party where the family members had already seen far too much of each other over the holidays. Council Member Bruce Baldwin even started swearing out loud when a discussion on Ethics Board appointments turned to a resident’s blog comments. “We’re not here to read [expletive] blogs,” he said.
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Harry Weir Foundation Gives $8,000 To Hoosick Area

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submitted by Norma Brenenstuhl
On Saturday, January 7, Norma Brenenstuhl, on behalf of Key Private Bank trust administrator Michele Nichols, presented checks from the Harry Weir Foundation to the following individuals for their organizations. The amount distributed this year was $8,000. That is five thousand dollars less than was available from the fund the previous year. The presentations were made at the Cheney Library.
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