Always Teaching, Always Learning
by Bea Peterson
Brian Rousseau was a Hoosick Falls Chief and volunteer fire fighter for 20 years. For 26 years he has worked for the NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control. As Deputy Chief of the Special Rescue Services Bureau he and his teams run training programs throughout the state. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Man Trains Rescue Workers Worldwide
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Neil Gardner To Run For Stephentown Highway Supt.
Eckhardt For Town Supervisor
by Kieron Kramer
The Stephentown Republicans who caucused Friday, September 11, had to make some hard choices for four of the seven offices to be voted on this November 3. The most controversial nominees were Neil Gardner for Highway Superintendent, defeating Aldy Goodermote 89 to 75, and Town Councilman Larry Eckhardt besting incumbent Tom Sherman for the Town Supervisor nomination, 99 to 68. [Read more…] about Neil Gardner To Run For Stephentown Highway Supt.
Berlin Town Board Action – Berlin At The Crossroads
by Kieron Kramer
When Town Supervisor Robert Jaeger announced at the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday evening, September 10, that the purchase of the Berlin Lumber site for a municipal center was no longer viable because three Board members were opposed to it, there was an immediate, quite vocal ground swell of support expressed for the project. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action – Berlin At The Crossroads
Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – VFW Project Approved
by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Falls Village meeting on Tuesday, September 15, the Board approved its first project under the recently created Urban Development Law. [Read more…] about Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – VFW Project Approved
President Obama To Visit Hudson Valley Community College
On Wednesday, Congressmen Scott Murphy (NY-20), who represents the Eastwick area among others, and Paul Tonko (NY-21) announced that President Obama will visit Hudson Valley Community College at 11 am on Monday, September 21. [Read more…] about President Obama To Visit Hudson Valley Community College
New Lebanon Town Board Action – Grappling With The Town Hall Dilemma
by Alex Brooks
The Town of New Lebanon seems to be poised to take action on the knotty problem of what to do about a new Town Hall. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action – Grappling With The Town Hall Dilemma
Anthony J. Wirmusky
Hoosick Falls – Major Anthony J. Wirmusky, US Army Retired, died on Thursday, September 10, 2009, surrounded by his family at the Hoosick Falls Health Center after valiantly battling cancer for the last several years.
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Steller Memorial Service
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Robert “Bob” Steller will be held September 19 at the North Petersburgh Chapel at 1 pm with Rev. P. Garippa officating. [Read more…] about Steller Memorial Service
Adele A. Kwasniak
Hoosick – Adele A. Kwasniak, 83, died quietly and peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She had resided on Babcock Lake Road in Hoosick, NY, and was the wife of the late Stanley Kwasniak, who died in 1987.
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Shirley L. Fowler
Hoosick Falls – Shirley L. Parent Fowler, 69, formerly of Grafton, NY, and Wallace Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, died on Monday at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, after a long illness. She had been a resident of Northwoods at Troy for the past two years.
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