The first Village Clean-up and Community Block Party was a great success according to the Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3), organizers of the event. More than 150 volunteers turned up to help clean roadsides, sidewalks, yards and flower beds throughout the Village on Saturday, May 14. [Read more…] about More Than 150 Volunteers Help With Hoosick Falls Cleanup
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Can’t We All Just Get Along? Yes, We Can!
HFCS District Budget Passes By Wide Margin
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls Central School Budget for the 2011-12 school year passed by a vote of 503 to 256. The bus purchase proposition passed by a vote of 500 to 254. Dave Sutton was re-elected to a 3 year term on the School Board with 587 votes. John Helft was re-elected to a 3 year term with 565 votes, and Greg Laurin was elected to a one year term with 499 votes.
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Petersburgh Town Board Action – Closing Town Park Temporarily
by Alex Brooks
The Town’s insurer visited the Town Park recently and asked the Town to immediately fix several things there. The circular plastic slide is broken and needs to be removed; S links on the swings are worn and need to be replaced; sawdust needs to be put down under the swings, and the seats are missing from some of the benches, so the remaining posts need to be removed.
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NYS Audit Report On New Lebanon
by Thaddeus Flint
The New York State Comptroller’s Office has released an audit report on the Town of New Lebanon in which they outline several areas of financial activities which the Town needs to work to further control.
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Eva G. Mayer
Stephentown – Eva Gladys ‘Sis’ Mayer was born in Springfield, MO, on December 29, 1904, and passed away on May 17, 2011. Eva went peacefully at the remarkable age of 106 in her home in Stephentown, NY, as were her wishes.
She was the daughter of Charles and Maude Jones Tyler of Springfield, MO.
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Margaret J. Kinn
Margaret Josephine Marie Kinn, a former resident of Berlin, NY, died peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Village at Fillmore Pond, Bennington, VT, her residence for the last six years. She was 100 years old, three weeks shy of her 101st birthday.
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Tammy L. Alvarado
Hoosick Falls – Tammy L. (Susee) Alvarado, 40, passed away suddenly on May 11, 2011, at her residence on First Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. She had resided there with her husband Angel Alvarado.
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Graveside Service For William Wayne Wells
There will be a graveside service for William Wayne Wells on Saturday, May 21, at 1 pm at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Hewitt Road, Petersburgh, NY. Rev. David Martin, pastor of Hope United Methodist Church, will lead the service. All family and friends are invited.
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Gompert Committal Services
Committal services with military honors for Harry B Gompert Jr. are on Friday, May 20, at 1 pm in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY. Harry passed away on April 25, 2011, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Gompert. He is survived by a son, Daniel Gompert, a daughter, Judith Cutler, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.