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Petersburgh’s Water District Law Under Discussion

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by Erin Hogan
On June 7 a public hearing at the Petersburgh Town Hall about the revisions to Local Law 2 of 1986 regarding the water district was held. Town Board Members Amy Manchester and Richard Snyder along with Town Supervisor Peter Schaaphok and Town Clerk Callie Crisp were in attendance.
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Hoosick Falls Landlords Steamed Over Water

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by Bea Peterson
The Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting opened Tuesday night, June 8, with a Public Hearing on metered water. Mayor Matt Monahan said there are 1,208 services on the Village’s water system. The Village has not received meter installation reports from 172 of those services. The information should have been turned in to the Village by the meter installer. Twenty percent of the services, he said, still either don’t have meters or have faulty meters. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Landlords Steamed Over Water

BCS Budget Hearing On Amended Budget

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by Phillip Zema
As indicated by Tuesday’s budget hearing, not everyone is on board with the amended budget. In May the budget, which called for a 1.74% tax levy increase, was voted down. On May 28, an amended budget was adopted by the BOE, and it will go before the voters on June 15. The amended budget stands at $18,281,716, which is the exact level as the 2009-2010 budget. So if it passes, there will be no tax levy increase. Furthermore, while the elementary schools will be consolidated, no modular classrooms will be added at Berlin Elementary, cutting roughly $400k from the first budget. To create additional classroom space at Berlin, the District’s business and administrative offices will be sent to the Jr./Sr. High School in Cherry Plain.
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Results Of The New Lebanon School District Election

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by Phillip Zema
The New Lebanon School budget passed 279-125. Incumbents JoAnn Gavrity (300 votes) and Raymond Sowalski (289) were re-elected to three year terms. BOE member Susan Downy-Luhrmann did not run again, and her seat was taken by David Kroboth, who received 320 votes. [Read more…] about Results Of The New Lebanon School District Election

Native Of Averill Park Promoted To Brigadier General

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Scott Jansson’s family from Averill Park was able to watch the Air Force officer’s promotion to Brigadier General on May 17 live via a video hookup between Baghdad and the state Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham, NY. Jansson’s parents, Wes and Eileen Jansson, sister and brother-in-law Susan and Neil Gardner, brother, Randy Jansson, sisters, Deanna Harrington and Aimee Dodge and Aunt Edie Beach watched the ceremony on a television monitor.
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Rollover On Route 7

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by Pete Gregory

An 18-wheeler traveling west on Route 7 in Hoosick ran off the road and rolled on its side around 6 pm on Tuesday, June 1. The trailer spilled its contents onto a front yard after failing to negotiate a turn. The driver was fortunate to avoid hitting any houses or trees as his truck slid to a halt on the side of the Route 7, just west of Hobson’s Choice, in Hoosick. Emergency crews were on the scene immediately to assess the situation. The driver of the truck was able to climb out of the cab prior to the emergency crew’s arrival. Although shaken, he didn’t appear to sustain any injuries.

Photo by Pete Gregory.