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Cheney Library In Hoosick Falls Is Celebrating Women’s History Month

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submitted by Carol Gaillard

Did you know that Clara Barton organized the American Red Cross in Dansville, New York? Dansville is located in Livingston County; it is a quiet, picturesque village in the Finger Lakes region of central New York. In 1873 when Clara returned from Europe to America she was exhausted and in need of rest. She sought out Dr. James Jackson, founder of Our Home on the Hillside in Dansville for his water cure. This health institute became home to the “Angel of the Battlefield.” [Read more…] about Cheney Library In Hoosick Falls Is Celebrating Women’s History Month

All Three Incumbents Re-elected In Hoosick Falls; Voting Results Shows Strong Support For Village Board’s Response To Water Crisis

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by Deb Alter

In the largest turnout of voters in a Village election since at least 2001, incumbents Robert Downing, Ben Patten, and Karen Sprague were reelected by a wide margin to the Hoosick Falls Village Board on Tuesday, March 15. [Read more…] about All Three Incumbents Re-elected In Hoosick Falls; Voting Results Shows Strong Support For Village Board’s Response To Water Crisis

Governor Comes To Hoosick To Say “The Filters Are Working!”

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by Deb Alter

Governor Andrew Cuomo visited Hoosick Falls on the morning of Sunday, March 13 for the first time since the water crisis began. He toured the water plant with local officials and then held a press conference at “Command Center” at the old Haynes Ford building.

Cuomo announced that preliminary test results of water coming out of the new carbon filtration system were coming back as “non-detect,” meaning the amount of PFOA in the water is too small to detect. “The good news is that the filters work,” he said. [Read more…] about Governor Comes To Hoosick To Say “The Filters Are Working!”

Sap Happy Hop: Swing Docs Big Band Concert And Dance

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CiviCure presents the Sap Happy Hop, a swing band dance and concert on Saturday, March 26. Spring will be in the air and in your step as the Swing Docs big band presents classic swing, Latin and rock selections featuring the vocals of Ric DiDonato and Tracy Teschka. Funds raised will support CiviCure’s efforts to restore the historic Wood Block building at 5 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York, where traveling and local artists once graced the stages in this 1878 village landmark.  [Read more…] about Sap Happy Hop: Swing Docs Big Band Concert And Dance

Innovative Art Show Comes To SVHC Corridor Art Gallery

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Three area organizations are contributing to an innovative art show at the Corridor Art Gallery at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) from March 10 to April 13, “The Healing Power of Art.”  Life’s Journey Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC (Life’s Journey), of Hoosick Falls, NY, the Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) of North Bennington, and Bennington Project Independence (BPI) are all furnishing artwork for the display that will reflect the healing properties of the artistic process. [Read more…] about Innovative Art Show Comes To SVHC Corridor Art Gallery