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Hubbard Hall Opera Theater Presents La Traviata

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Hubbard Hall Opera Theater (HHOT) will present Verdi’s most popular opera, La Traviata, in six performances February 7 to 17 in the GE Theater at Proctors, 432 State Street, Schenectady, NY.  Performances are fully costumed and staged, sung in Italian with supertitles and feature a 22 piece orchestra and live singers in front of a fifty foot hi-definition screen with stunning projection design by Caite Hevner.
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Marilynn Thurber

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Hoosick/Hoosick Falls – Marilynn (Hill) Thurber, 72, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She had resided on Windy Hill Road in the Town of Hoosick, NY.
Born on December 10, 1940, Marilyn was the daughter of Malcolm Hill of Hoosick Falls, NY, and the late Cretta (Benway) Hill. She graduated from Hoosick Falls High School. In her earlier years Marilyn was a hairdresser; she later worked at St. Gobain in Hoosick Falls. Marilyn was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hoosick Falls.
She is survived by her father, Malcolm, and friends, Wendy and James Larson.
Funeral services were Wednesday, January 30, at 11 am from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoossick Falls. Burial followed the service at Woodlands Cemetery in Cambridge, NY.  Friends called at the funeral home on Wednesday from 10 to 11 am.

Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – January 1, 2013 to January 8, 2013

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Wednesday, January 2 – 9 am – Investigation at the Hoosick Falls Central School – turned over to the NYSP
7 pm – EMS on John Street
10:30 pm Domestic dispute on Lyman Street
Thursday, January 3 – 11:19 am –  EMS Church Street
8 pm – Alarm of fire on  Ashley Street
Friday, January 4 – 11:17 – Traffic stop on Elm Street resulted in the arrest of Shelly Roberson, age 38, of Elm Street for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle
Saturday, January 5 – 9:59 am – Traffic Stop on High Street resulted in the arrest of Tamara Wong, age 3,1 of 770 East Street, Rensselaer, for Driving with a Suspended Registration
11:25 am – Domestic dispute on Church Street resulted in the arrest of Kyle Winters, age 21, of Church Street Hoosick Falls
Sunday, January 6 – 11:49 – Larceny on Elm Street
Monday, January 7 – 8:12 am – Assist the NYSP on a Domestic dispute, Rt. 22. North Hoosick
1:02 pm – Domestic dispute on Main Street; arrested was Jacob Burdick, age 19, of 55 Main Street, Petersburgh for Endangering the Welfare of A Child, Obstructing Governmental Administration, Disorderly Conduct and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana
3:59 pm – Domestic dispute on Breeze Hollow Road – Assist NY State Police
11:38 pm – Aggravated Harassment on Nixon Street
11:45 pm – Burglary Investigation on High Street
Tuesday, January 8 – 7:30 am – Noise Complaint on Church Street
10:10 am – DWI/Drugs on John Street; arrested was a 56 year old female from 1st Street, Hoosick Falls
5:20 pm – Domestic Dispute on Dove Street
7:56 pm – Aggravated Harassment on Wilder Avenue

The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District Organizational Meeting

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The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District held its organizational meeting on January 14, 2013, at 7:15 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire Station located at 2 Griffin Avenue, Hoosick Falls.
Resolutions
The monthly meetings are to be held every third Monday of the month at 7 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire Station at 2 Griffin Avenue.
The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District’s official bank is Trustco Bank.
The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District’s official newspaper is The Eastwick Press and/or the Bennington Banner.
Paul Aleksonis was elected as Chairman
Budget And Elections
The Budget Hearing will be held October 15, 2013, at 7 pm.
The District Elections will be held December 10, 2013, from 6 to 9 pm.
Commissioners
Paul Aleksonis – Chairman
Thomas Chirasello
Andy Kipp
Anthony Mazzone
The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District’s Treasurer/Secretary is Christine Coon.

Maggie’s Beauty Shop Doing Well

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by Bea Peterson
Maggie Kenney opened Maggie’s Beauty Shop on Main Street in Hoosick Falls in August. She has been very pleased with the results. “My schedule is full almost every week,” she said. Maggie is a licensed hairdresser with 25 years experience. She is a graduate of the Colonna Beauty School. The Shop is located next to the Post Office at 27 Main Street.
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Hoosipalooza 2013 Is Bigger And Badder

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HAYC3 would like to thank the Society of St. Stanislaw for jump-starting Hoosipalooza again this year with $900 for the food pantry. The Hoosipalooza is on Saturday, February 2.
The HooOwl hunt has been creating a huge buzz in the community. The person to find the HAYC3 HooOwl will win $250. The first clue to the HooOwl’s whereabouts was released on the HAYC3 website on January 19. If you haven’t started the search yet, there is still time. Visit www.HAYC3.org to catch up on the clues.
Two new spaces have already opened at the Armory. At 9 am guided meditation will be offered for all ages and levels in the Boddhidharma Room located in the basement of the Armory – curious community members welcome. At 3 pm Honey Heart Holistic Health will give community members the opportunity to discuss ideas and strategies on reaching their nutritional goals. The Honey Heart Health office is located on the second floor of the Armory.
If you are out of town or not able to make it to Hoosipalooza this year and would like to contribute then the HFCS Elementary School has your solution. The HFCS Elementary School classes will be collecting “Pennies for the Pantry” the week leading up to Hoosipalooza. If you are passing by, but won’t be able to stop at one of the events that day then SMA will gladly take your bottles at 10am outside of St. Mark’s Church on Main Street to benefit the Food Pantry.
Keep looking for that HooOwl, grease up your bed for the bed race, put on your layers and get ready for good music and warm food and a day full of laughs to celebrate Hoosick while benefiting our local food pantry.

Hoosick Federal Credit Union Annual Meeting

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The Board of Directors and President Jim Martinez of the Hoosick Federal Credit Union at 28 Church Street in Hoosick Falls invite all to join them for the annual meeting and election of Board membersto be held on Wednesday evening, February 27, from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Hoosick Falls Central School High School Cafeteria. Come enjoy a nice dinner, catered by the top notch HFCS dining staff, while you hear the “State of the Credit Union,” detailing what happened in 2012 and what we have in store for 2013. The meeting will conclude with an abundance of door prizes.  Positive things are happening.  Don’t miss this opportunity!
We hope to see you all there.  Please RSVP to 518-686-4504 by Wednesday, February 20. Seating is limited to the first 125 who respond.

Greenway Gala

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submitted by Shelly Stiles
The New Year’s Eve Gala Celebration held at the Hoosick Falls Country Club netted $2,145 for the Village’s Hoosic River Greenway initiative. Ninety-one tickets for the evening of dining and dancing were sold. Two raffles were held (Marcus Martinez donated his 50-50 raffle winnings to the Greenway). And the Hoosick Federal Credit Union and Thorpe’s Pharmacy each donated generously.
The Greenway steering committee thanks the Country Club, DJ Ric DiDonato and all those who attended the event for their support of the Hoosic River Greenway.