The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Hoosick Falls

Large Contingent Of State And Federal Scientists Talk About PFOA At HFCS Forum

By

Hoosick Falls Will Be Nominated As A
Superfund Site

by Alex Brooks
An informational meeting held at the Hoosick Falls Central School on Thursday, January 14 gave those attending an overview of what is known about PFOA and about the specifics of the PFOA contamination of the Hoosick Falls water system. [Read more…] about Large Contingent Of State And Federal Scientists Talk About PFOA At HFCS Forum

Ed Levin Donates For CNR Raffle

By

Submitted by Christa Caron, Activity Director
The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls is pleased to announce a donation from Ed Levin, Inc. of beautiful earrings, valued at $279 for our Valentine gift basket raffle. The monies generated from this raffle will help purchase a blanket warmer for our residents.   [Read more…] about Ed Levin Donates For CNR Raffle

Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action

By

Water Contamination Issue Draws Residents To Meeting, Mayor And Trustees Get On With Regular Village Business

by Deb Alter
The Municipal Building meeting room was packed to overflowing for the  monthly Village Board meeting on Tuesday, January 12. Again, it was the Village water issue that drew people to the meeting. Mayor David Borge officially announced that a temporary Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) will be installed at the HF water plant  very soon. There is about a two-week delivery time, and it takes about three weeks to install. There will be at least a week of sampling and testing. The system, which will filter out PFOAs to undetectable levels, should be online in February. [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action

Temporary Filtration System For PFOA Removal Will Be Up And Running In Weeks

By

by Deb Alter

The Village Board announced at a Special Meeting on Thursday, January 7, that a temporary carbon filtration system will be installed at the water plant and could be online as soon as five weeks. It will remove nearly all of the PFOAs in the Village water supply. This means that residents will no longer need to go to Tops for bottled water, although it will be there, paid for by Saint-Gobain, for those who need it. A long-term solution is still in the works. [Read more…] about Temporary Filtration System For PFOA Removal Will Be Up And Running In Weeks

Hoosick Town Board Action

By

Town Residents Speak Out On Commercial Solar Farms

More Public Discussions To Come

by Deb Alter

After introducing new Board Member Eric Sheffer to the large crowd at the January 11 Hoosick Town Board meeting, Supervisor Mark Surdam opened the meeting to public comments. Most of the comments concerned zoning and taxation issues surrounding the solar farm issue. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action