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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Meredith Lukas Is A Finalist For School Girl Queen At The Columbia County Fair

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Meredith Lukas is among six of Columbia County’s best and brightest young women who have been announced as finalists for the title of School Girl Queen by officials at the Columbia County Fair.
Lukas attends New Lebanon High School and is the daughter of Randolph and Carol Lukas of New Lebanon. Yearbook Club and class fund raisers are on her list of High School activities. She also enjoys teaching gymnastics and traveled to Ireland last summer on a Mission trip. This summer she is planning a trip to Peru.
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After-School Care Offered At Youth Center Beginning In September

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The Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition offers after-school care to elementary students in the Hoosick Falls Central School District. This service is available every day school is in session at the Hoosick Area Youth Center, 115 Church Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.
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Leverett M. LeBarron

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Hoosick – Leverett M. LeBarron, 100, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2010, at his residence on LeBarron Road in Hoosick, NY, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Prentiss) LeBarron, who died in 1974.
Born on LeBarron Road on December 10, 1909, Leverett was the son of the late Earnest and Nora (O’Neil) LeBarron. He attended schools in Potter Hill, Hoosick. Leverett worked for the Rensselaer County Highway Department as an equipment operator, retiring in 1972. Leverett was a member of the Moose Club in Bennington, VT, the Hoosick Grange, the Derby Club and was a Charter Member of the Eagles Aerie # 2467, both in Hoosick Falls, NY.
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Fatal Accident On Petersburgh Pass

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Petersburgh Emergency service personnel control traffic while EMTs and NY State Troopers respond to the fatal motorcycle accident which occurred Sunday at around 2:30 pm on Route 2 in Petersburgh. East Greenbush Police Officer Ed Witko was returning from a fund raising motorcycle ride to raise money for combat veterans when his motorcycle slid across the lane on the curve at the top of Petersburgh Pass into an oncoming car. The black Toyota Camry at the far left of the picture was the vehicle involved in the accident. Witko was pronounced dead at the scene. Photo by I.P.A.

McElheny Charged With Murder

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by Bea Peterson
Joseph F. McElheny, 30, of 3 River St., Hoosick Falls was indicted by a Grand Jury, arrested and arraigned in Rensselaer County Court before Judge Andrew Ceresia on Friday, August 13. He is charged with second degree murder, second degree manslaughter, three counts of second degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The charges stem from the death of his four and a half month old daughter, Ina Jane, on May 12 when the Hoosick Falls Police were called to the home because the child was unresponsive. Investigation into the death by the NYS Police has been underway since then. An autopsy was performed and the charges are based on that medical and other evidence.
McElheny is being held in the Rensselaer County Jail pending a bail application by his attorney.