The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Hoosick ZBA Approves Business With Conditions

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by Gary Danforth
The Town of Hoosick Zoning Board of Appeals meeting took place this past Monday evening, March 1, in the Hoosick Falls Armory with Chairman Jim Hoag calling the meeting to order at 7 pm. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Hoag opened a public hearing on the Haskins Fuel Service business wanting to change the use of its property on Route 22 in North Hoosick from residential use to use as a business office. Adjoining neighbors to the property had been contacted by the Board and asked to air any concerns regarding this issue.
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Agnes Mary Powers

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Hoosick – Agnes Mary (Knapp) Powers, 92, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT, where she resided since 2001. She had formerly resided in East Hoosick, NY, with her husband Richard J. Powers Sr. Agnes and Richard were married on July 20, 1936, at St. Francis de Sales Church in Bennington and were married for 57 years.
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Fighting For The Battlefield

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by Bea Peterson
On Friday, February 19, the ax fell on the NYS Bennington Battlefield Historic Site, 38 NYS State Parks and 10 other NYS Historic Sites when Governor Patterson announced their planned closings due to budget cuts. Several other Parks and Historic Sites will have portions of their facilities closed, and others will have some programs and services eliminated. [Read more…] about Fighting For The Battlefield