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Hoosick Town Board Action – First Step Taken On The White Creek Road Bridge Repair

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by Jan Shields
The Town took the first step towards replacing the White Creek Road bridge Tuesday night.
The Board authorized an engineering study that will detail a plan to replace the structure at a cost of approximately $236,000. Of that, a federal grant will pick up 80 percent of the cost and a second grant is expected to pay 12.5 to 15 percent, leaving the town responsible for about 5 percent.
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Political Season Heats Up In New Lebanon – Clark Removed From Deputy Supervisor Position

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by Thaddeus Flint
New Lebanon Town Supervisor Margaret Robertson, in an announcement at the October 10 Town Board meeting, removed Council Member Doug Clark from his position as Deputy Town Supervisor.
According to Robertson, after the recent decision by Hannaford to no longer pursue their grocery store project in New Lebanon, “I learned a meeting arranged with our Hannaford representative was done so through my Deputy Supervisor, and another new member of the Business Association. I assumed I would be included in this discussion as I had been involved all along. So, I was extremely disappointed to find I was not part of the meeting at all. When I discovered the meeting was to be held at the Albany office of my political opponent, I was shocked as it became clear to me this economically challenging issue had suddenly become political, so I had to be excluded.”
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Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – Traffic Control

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by Jan Shields
The Village Board Tuesday approved a local law aimed at slowing traffic at dangerous intersections.
The Board authorized the placement of stop signs, including some four-way stops, at several intersections in the Village, including the corner of Carey and McCaffrey streets.
Removed from the law, however, was a no-parking area on a portion of Rogers Avenue. According to Mayor Matt Monahan, the no-parking zone was removed after the Highway and Police departments said it would only force vehicles to park on Main Street, causing a further hazard.
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Rensselaer County Legislature – Frozen Government

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by Kieron Kramer
It was cold enough to freeze a witch’s broomstick in the Chambers during Tuesday evening’s regular meeting of the Rensselaer County Legislature. By the end of the meeting the temperature in the large room was 57 degrees. People started stamping their feet, not in political protest but just to stay warm. There was the temptation to build campfires in the gallery and huddle around them. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature – Frozen Government

BCS Students Help With Irene Clean Up In Schoharie

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submitted by Karen Day
On Saturday, October 8, seven Berlin students traveled to Schoharie to help with the continuing clean-up from Hurricane Irene. Berlin staff members, Karen Day and Michelle Halleran accompanied the students. Once there, they met up with Global History teacher Bob Gould, his wife Jess, a music teacher for the Schoharie school district, and their niece. [Read more…] about BCS Students Help With Irene Clean Up In Schoharie

George Holcomb’s House

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by Alex Brooks
This is the beginning of a series about the life of George Holcomb, a Stephentown farmer of the early Eighteenth Century. He kept a journal of his activities which ultimately filled over 11,000 pages. It is a fascinating document, but the trouble is, the antique script is extremely difficult to read. This problem is solved by a typescript that, incredibly, was the work of only one woman. Betty McClave worked long hours every day for a year and a quarter, typing the journal and recording references to people in the Stephentown Historical Society’s cemetery list. It was her hard work which makes possible this series of articles on Holcomb’s life.
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Glenn Miller

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Hoosick – Glenn Richter Paul Miller, 48, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY. He had resided on Route 7 in Hoosick, NY, with the love of his life Sherry Marozas.
Born on September 10, 1963, in Weymouth, MA, Glenn was the son of Ronald K. and Anne F. (Dasey) Miller. Glenn worked as a self-employed carpenter throughout his life. He enjoyed working with his hands, woodworking and drawing. He enjoyed riding his Harley-Davidson.
Survivors, other than his fiancée and his parents, include his son, two brothers, three sisters, three step-daughters, a step-son, a step-brother, two step-sisters and three step-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are Friday, October 14, at 10:30 am from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 9:30 am until the start of the service. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Second Chance Animal Shelter or the American Heart Association through the funeral home.

Stephen Michael Walters

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Petesburgh/Berlin – Stephen Michael Walters, 56, went home to Jesus on September 24, 2011, in Ardmore, OK.  He was born January 23, 1955, in Troy, NY, to Harold Henry and Violet May (Kaiser) Walters.  Stephen graduated from high school in Averill Park, NY.  He then proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. [Read more…] about Stephen Michael Walters