The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Rensselaer County Legislature: In Memory Of Gary Moses

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by Kieron Kramer
With the exception of two resolutions authorizing expenditures for the expert witnesses in the murder trial of Joseph McElheny of Hoosick Falls, there were no resolutions passed at the Rensselaer County Legislative meeting on Tuesday, January 10, that related directly to the communities of Eastern Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature: In Memory Of Gary Moses

HFCS Considers Accepting Non-Resident Students

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by Alex Brooks
At their December meeting the Hoosick Falls School Board discussed the possibility of accepting non-resident students on a tuition basis. Superintendent Ken Facin said he has been contacted by families from outside the District who are interested in sending their children to the Hoosick Falls Schools. He suggested to the Board that this could be an opportunity for the District to raise its revenue without appreciably raising its costs if they accept students only where they have available space. Business Manager Pam Hatfield said the tuition they would pay is determined by a State formula.
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Skating Lesson Registration For Local Skaters

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The Hoosick Friends of Skating Club will hold skating lesson registration on Saturday, January 14, from 9 am to 1 pm at the Reynolds-Gilchrest Skating Rink on Barton Avenue in Hoosick Falls.
The Club offers eight half-hour basic skills lessons in figure or hockey skating fundamentals following the United States Figure Skating Association’s “Skate With US” program. [Read more…] about Skating Lesson Registration For Local Skaters

Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – January 1 to 7, 2012

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• January 5 – Car and deer accident at Route 22 and Danforth Street.
• January 6 – Burglary on Carey Avenue – copper piping was cut out of house and stolen.
[private]• January 6 –  Arrest for Harassment and Criminal Contempt 2nd.  Officers responded to a residence on Wilder Avenue for a reported Domestic Dispute. Arrested for Harassment 2nd and Criminal Contempt 2nd was Earl F. Hunt, Jr.  Subject was arraigned and released to reappear in court on January 12.[/private]

Miriam Friedman

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Petersburgh – Miriam Friedman of Babcock Lake, Petersburgh, NY, passed away on January 4, 2012. Miriam is pre-deceased by her husband of 42 years, Harold Friedman. Miriam is survived by her two sons, David and wife Maribeth Friedman of Elverson, PA, and Michael and wife Diane Friedman of Voorheesville, NY. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Sarah Friedman and Peter Kueny-Rongione of Shillington, PA, Gordon Friedman of Boston, MA, and James Friedman of Albany, NY, and by her great-grandchild, Logan Harold Kueny-Rongione.
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Twenty Years And Still Kicking

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by Bea Peterson
The Eastwick Press begins its 20th year of publication with this first issue of 2012. Over that time it has grown from an 8½ by 11 inch monthly news sheet to the 16 page weekly tabloid size newspaper it is today. Circulation has grown from less than 100 to near 2,000. Begun 20 years ago as the Petersburgh Poop (a military term meaning inside information) the name was soon changed to The Petersburgh Press. When the coverage area expanded to Grafton it became The Press and remained that as the coverage area grew. Ten years ago the name was changed again as The Press didn’t really describe who we were. So, using the old Dutch suffix, “wick” meaning area, the paper became The Eastwick Press. The name was chosen because we cover the eastern portion of Rensselaer County, once known as Rensselaerswyck, and it appears to have caught on – we get few references to the witches.
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