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Letter To The Editor – What To Be Proud Of

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To The Editor:
I was asked to offer the opening prayer at the Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Service on behalf of our Ecumenical Association as well as our Church to all our citizens gathered at the park. What an honor. As many of you already know, my dad and most of my aunts and uncles served in combat during World War II. Friends, relatives and neighbors have served before and after that war. Our family came here and have been proud Americans since 1892. After the opening prayer, I left the gazebo to stand with the people; I am glad I left. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – What To Be Proud Of

Letter to the Editor – Just So You Know

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Letter to the Editor:
I would first like to commend and thank all the active men and women who are and have served in any branch of the service. Thank You!
I would like to share with the constituents of the 5th Legislative District of Rensselaer County my reason for missing the Memorial Day Parade in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Letter to the Editor – Just So You Know

Letter To The Editor – Disabled Veteran Vs. Ignorant People

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To the Editor,
I’m a member of my local fire dept. and an elected official. I served in OUR US Military and was injured in the Gulf War. I was challenged by another member of my disability by him asking questions, etc. It’s a shame that uneducated people have a certain picture in their heads of disabled people. How quickly people forget they have free speech because of my experience. Before you or someone you know judges someone else, give that person the benefit of the doubt; don’t jump to conclusions, and remember there is American with Disabilities Act and HIPPA in place for many reasons!
Anthony Mazzone
Easy Street, Hoosick Falls

Memorial Day Rites 2012

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compiled by Bea Peterson
This year Memorial Day Rites will start at 8 am sharp in Wood Park with a flag raising ceremony under the direction of American Legion Post #40 Commander Walter C. Zwinge. Immediately afterwards wreaths will be placed at the new Veterans Memorial Wall. A short service will follow, and the Color Guard will fire a salute for all deceased veterans. Taps will be sounded.
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Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – May 6 to May 17, 2012

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Sunday, May 6 – Assist the NYSP on an assault on Tate Road
Monday, May 7 – 6:30 pm – Jason Shaw, age 28, of Willow Street, Hoosick Falls, was arrested for Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Governmental Administration; TOT (turned over to) NYSP on a warrant.
Tuesday, May 8 – 8:02 pm – Investigation of a larceny that occurred on Lyman Street
8:31 pm – Investigation of a Domestic Incident that occurred on Church Street
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Remembering A Navy Man’s Story From Wood Park During Memorial Weekend

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submitted by Megan Phyfe Barrett Myers
One of the many local veterans on the Memorial Wall at Wood Park in the Village of Hoosick Falls, is the late Joseph Manoogian, Jr. Manoogian was an Armenian-American born in Troy in 1933 who enjoyed being a swimming instructor and showing off his expertise in swimming and diving.
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