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The Polish hall will hold a turkey contest, open to the public, for all adult and youth hunters during the months of April and May.
Youth contest will begin on Saturday, April 23 and run through Sunday, April 24. Adults will begin on Sunday, May 1 and run through Monday, May 2. [Read more…] about Polish Hall Turkey Contest Adult And Youth
Attention everyone: We are K2FCR Cornerstone Fellowship Amateur Radio Club. There is a new club in the Hoosick Falls area. This new club is an amateur radio club started by local people. [Read more…] about Amateur Radio Club
The North Hoosick Fire Department will be holding an open house on Saturday, April 23 from 10 am to 2 pm at the fire station on Route 22. [Read more…] about North Hoosick Fire Department Open House
Cheney Library wants your gently used books for our book sale room. Please consider giving the library books that you have read and probably won’t read again. [Read more…] about Give Your Books To Cheney Book Sale
The Town of Hoosick Lions Club is sponsoring a Comedy Night on Saturday, April 16 from 7 to 9 pm at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. [Read more…] about The Hoosick Lions Club “Night of Comedy”
It was Grange Night on March 13. Master, David Cornell presented the business. Many issues were brought up and discussed. One of these was the legislature needing a raise, and another was the water issue. At our last meeting Natalie Ryan announced on August 27, Shelburn Falls Grange will celebrate its 75th anniversary, in Shelburne Falls, Mass. We are all invited to attend. Natalie is a Grange member of both Hoosick and Shelburne Falls Grange. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News
HAYC3 is offering Texas Hold’em on the first and third Friday of each month. The next date is April 15. [Read more…] about Texas Hold’em Tournament At HAYC3
by Alex Brooks
The EPA has declared the sports fields in Hoosick Falls safe for recreational use, after finding very low levels of PFOA in the soil there. A “Community Update” released by EPA on April 4 said, “Based on the data, the EPA does not plan any further actions at either the ballfields along Waterworks Road or at the Athletic Field on Barton Avenue. The EPA does not see a need for any closure or restriction of any of the fields, which were thoroughly sampled. Therefore, additional investigation is not needed in any of the areas sampled. EPA considers the soil at the fields to be acceptable for recreational use.” [Read more…] about Ball Fields In Hoosick Falls Are Clean
by Deb Alter
At the Monday, April 4 Town of Hoosick Zoning Board meeting, attorney Edward Gorman presented some early plans for his client, Mace Security International, Inc., a world-renowned, publicly-held company, to lease the old Haynes Ford property on Route 7 in Hoosick (near Sunoco and Dunkin Donuts) that is owned by John Carmody. [Read more…] about Mace Tactical Solutions May Lease Haynes Ford Property
submitted by Brian Bushner
The Hoosick Falls Central School District is hosting ‘Empty Bowls’, an event that connects art to hunger awareness. The event is a partnership with Hoosac School and St. Mary’s Academy that brings all three schools in the Hoosick community together for a great cause. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Hoosick Area Church Association (HACA) Food Pantry. Additionally, the event will recognize all of the dedicated HACA volunteers by awarding the first ever Community Spirit Award to each of them. [Read more…] about Schools Will Host ‘Empty Bowls’ Event To Benefit HACA Food Pantry, Recognize Community Volunteers
