The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Hoosick Town Board Action – Stunned By White Creek Bridge Delay

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by Bea Peterson
When Hoosick Town Supervisor Keith Cipperly couldn’t get a vote to table withdrawing money from the fund balance to put in play the next phase of the White Creek Bridge project, he closed the Monday, August 8, regular Board meeting on the grounds that no new items could be added to the agenda. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Stunned By White Creek Bridge Delay

Route 43 Shut Down Will Add To Commuter Delays

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by David Flint
Due to road construction on NYS Route 2, Grafton folks have been finding it a slow go lately getting to destinations in the Albany/Troy area. Stephentown commuters can soon join the club. As of Monday, August 15, the State Transportation Department (NYSDOT) will shut down a stretch of Route 43 to replace a large culvert near Reno Road in the Town of Nassau. The road at that spot got washed out by the flooding that occurred in the summer of 2009 and was temporarily repaired.
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Water And Paving At The Village Board Meeting

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by Bea Peterson
At the Tuesday, August 9, regular meeting of the Hoosick Falls Village Board Mayor Matt Monahan said the Village will be reading water meters between August 19 and 22. He expects bills will be sent to residents by September 9 at the very latest. These will be the first bills Village residents will receive that reflect the amount of water households actually use.
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New Lebanon Town Board Action – Last Gasp For The Union Free School

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by Thaddeus Flint
The Union Free School building just refuses to die quietly, as some would certainly desire. Sentenced to death by the New Lebanon School Board, the building raised its aged head once again, perhaps for the last time, and became the focus of last Monday’s New Lebanon Town Board Meeting.
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Rensselaer County Legislature – Hoosick Falls Property Turned Over To Neighbor

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by Kieron Kramer
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 9, the Rensselaer County Legislature turned over the property at 43-45 Center Street in the Village of Hoosick Falls to Thomas  P.  Dooley,  Jr.,  the owner of  the adjacent  real property. All Dooley has to do is demolish the building on the parcel at his own expense. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature – Hoosick Falls Property Turned Over To Neighbor

Hoosick Falls Scout Soaring With The Eagles

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The Eagle rank was first awarded in 1912 and represents a ten year commitment on the part of the Scout. Some other recipients have included Neil Armstrong and 10 of the 11 other astronauts to walk on the moon, Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, President Gerald Ford, Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld,  Film Director Stephen Spielberg and Marriott CEO J.W. Marriott. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Scout Soaring With The Eagles

Stephentown Flywheel Failure Still A Mystery

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by David Flint
Beacon Power CEO Bill Capp, speaking to investors on Tuesday at a presentation of the company’s second quarter financial results, made mention of the flywheel failure that occurred in their Stephentown plant on July 27. Capp said that with all the flywheels operating in a 20 megawatt frequency regulation plant, it is assumed that there will be a limited number of failures and funds have been set aside to deal with that. [Read more…] about Stephentown Flywheel Failure Still A Mystery