by Bea Peterson
Tears flowed freely at St. Mary’s Academy on Friday, June 17, when students, staff and parents honored third grade teacher Linda McGuire, who is retiring after 38 years. Some of the fifth grade students who led the morning prayer service recognizing their beloved teacher found it hard to read their essays without some meltdown. [Read more…] about Linda McGuire Retiring From St. Mary’s Academy
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Shakespeare’s As You Like It At Wood Park In Hoosick Falls
Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy As You Like It is the Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall’s (TCHH) annual free summer Shakespeare touring production to area parks and historical sites in upstate New York and southern Vermont this year. The live outdoor production, directed by TCHH’s new Artistic Director John Hadden, will tour the region from July 22 through July 31. The performances, which begin nightly at 7 pm, are free and open to the public. Tickets are not required for this show, which will be performed on Sunday, July 24, in Wood Park, Hoosick Falls
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Michael R. Okerman
Hoosick Falls – Michael R. Okerman, 70, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2011, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. He had resided on Applegate Drive in Bennington.
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Mary Ann Maderer
Hoosick Falls – Mary Ann Maderer, 79, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She had resided on Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
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Community Garden In Hoosick Falls
The Immaculate Conception Church and the Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts have joined together to start a community garden. The garden is located at the corner of Main Street next to Immaculate Conception. The land for the garden belongs to Immaculate Conception Church. [Read more…] about Community Garden In Hoosick Falls
Lightning Strike Disables Wells In Hoosick Falls
by Bea Peterson
The powerful storm that swept through the Capital District last Wednesday, July 6, managed to inflict some heavy damage on Hoosick Falls. Unbeknownst to most residents, one of the Village wells took a direct hit from a lightning strike about 3:30 in the afternoon. The strike was so powerful it also knocked out the other two wells. [Read more…] about Lightning Strike Disables Wells In Hoosick Falls
Eva Blinstrub Celebrates Her 90th Birthday With Family
Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Disney Camp
The Sports complex at Hoosac School will once again host the Hoosick Falls Girl Scout camp this year on August 1 through August 5. Its sports field will be full of Disney-themed activities including Mickey, Donald, Princesses, Animal and Pixar movie crafts, games and other activities. Along with these activities there also will be hiking in the near by trials and other sport activities.
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Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts Selling At Wednesday Band Concerts
Girl Scouts of Hoosick Falls will be selling cookies, freeze pops and lemonade at the Community Band Concerts this summer; all proceeds will be benefit local Girl Scout programs and events and help with repairs to the bandstand gazebo. The Girl Scout booth will be staffed by a different troop each week.
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Hoosick Falls Cans For Cancer
Please help a great cause! Terri Burdick, member of the Hoosier Hopefuls Relay for Life team, is collecting cans and bottles for cancer (American Cancer Society) all year-round. Call her for pick-up at 686-7851 or leave cans and bottles at the Nickelback Redemption Center on lower Carey Avenue in Hoosick Falls, and add them to our account. When bringing your own collection, why not drop a few into our fund? We’d appreciate it!