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Hoosick Falls

Hoosick And Hoosick Falls Residents Angry Over Water Bills

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by Jan Shields
In a plea for relief that spilled from the Village Board Meeting to the Town Meeting Tuesday night, residents from the Green Heights housing development sought help to control their ever soaring water bills.
The Village has changed to a metered water system, billing on usage instead of a flat rate. The transition has been rocky in the Village, with residents saying at the Village meeting Tuesday that many of their bills have tripled. Those complaints were soothed by Mayor Matt Monahan who explained that there had been some snags. The Village offered forms to log complaints.
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Hoosick Falls Suicide Prevention Walk Draws Hundreds

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by Jan Shields
Approximately 200 people took to the streets Sunday evening in a candlelight walk to raise awareness about depression and suicide and provide comfort to those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
The walk was spearheaded by two families who have turned their grief after losing teen aged sons to suicide into a campaign to prevent others from suffering the loss they have endured.
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Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – Traffic Control

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by Jan Shields
The Village Board Tuesday approved a local law aimed at slowing traffic at dangerous intersections.
The Board authorized the placement of stop signs, including some four-way stops, at several intersections in the Village, including the corner of Carey and McCaffrey streets.
Removed from the law, however, was a no-parking area on a portion of Rogers Avenue. According to Mayor Matt Monahan, the no-parking zone was removed after the Highway and Police departments said it would only force vehicles to park on Main Street, causing a further hazard.
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Rensselaer County Legislature – Frozen Government

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by Kieron Kramer
It was cold enough to freeze a witch’s broomstick in the Chambers during Tuesday evening’s regular meeting of the Rensselaer County Legislature. By the end of the meeting the temperature in the large room was 57 degrees. People started stamping their feet, not in political protest but just to stay warm. There was the temptation to build campfires in the gallery and huddle around them. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature – Frozen Government

Beulah Heil

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Hoosick Falls – Beulah (Boo) Heil, 91, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She had resided at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY, and formerly in Troy, NY, Venice, FL, and Ossining, NY. She was the wife of the late Henry J. Heil.
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HACA Food Pantry Holiday Food And Funds Drive

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The HACA Food Pantry has provided 23,067 nutritious meals to 2,563 of our neighbors in the Hoosick Area so far this year. A three day supply of food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus produce, bakery goods and personal care items is provided. The ever increasing demand has put a strain on the ability keep the shelves stocked. [Read more…] about HACA Food Pantry Holiday Food And Funds Drive

125th Anniversary Of The Hoosick Falls Monumental Works

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by Bea Peterson
David Begin, present owner of the Hoosick Falls Monumental Works, recently received a Citation from the NYS Assembly commending him for his part in keeping a Hoosick Falls business going for 125 years. Begin said, “I was born into the business.” His grandfather, Peter Begin, was a stone cutter. His father Antonio began cutting and carving memorials as a young man with an apprenticeship at the Ladrie Stoneshed, cutting and shaping round raised letters in granite. Begin said this was his father’s lifelong speciality. His uncle Raul was an expert in sand blast carving.
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County Legislature Recognizes Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts’ Remembrance Quilt

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submitted by Rich Crist, Legislative Liaison
Members of the Rensselaer County Legislature welcomed two Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts who designed a special remembrance quilt for the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The quilt was designed by Sarah Sigot and Tiffany St. Hilaire and includes depictions of American ideals and values and events that occurred during the terrorist attacks.
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