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Dennis Flynn To Speak At Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Event

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Dennis Flynn of Stage Road, Buskirk, will be guest speaker at the Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Celebration, following the annual parade on May 30. Flynn served as a staff sergeant in the US Army, Army Reserve and the Army National Guard.
Sergeant Flynn served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief with the 101st Airborne Division and in support of Army Special Forces. [Read more…] about Dennis Flynn To Speak At Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Event

Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion

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The Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 11, at the Pittstown, NY, Volunteer Emergency Corps Building. Dinner will be served at 12:30 pm.  Special classes to be recognized are the graduating classes of 1961, 1951, 1941 and prior years. Any graduate who has not received a letter and is interested in attending, please contact Mrs. Janice Tate at 518-686-7036.  Reservations close on June 1.

HFCC Golf Results – Giffy’s Chicken BBQ Opening Party Scramble

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Low Gross
Celia McEvoy, Dennis McEvoy, Bill Suite and Frank Mulvihill – seven under par 61
Low Net
Shari Spangenberg, Kevin Gorman, Wally Davendonis, Steve “Dogger” Carknard and Jamie Reveal with a net 56

Closest To The Pin

Ladies – Val Bulson;

Men –  Steve “Dogger” Carknard

Longest Drive
Ladies  – Peg Crossman;

Men – Keith Buck

Merrily We Roll Along A Poignant & Moving Story

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Review by Alex Brooks
Hubbard Hall has opened a new production of Merrily We Roll Along, a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Despite its upbeat title, it’s rather a sad story, with the lead character making a series of bad decisions that estrange him from those he loves, and make himself and them miserable.
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Gompert Committal Services

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Committal services with military honors for Harry B Gompert Jr. are on Friday, May 20, at 1 pm in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY. Harry passed away on April 25, 2011, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Gompert. He is survived by a son, Daniel Gompert, a daughter, Judith Cutler, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.

The End Of An Era: Hoosick Falls Dispatch Radio Tower Taken Down

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On Wednesday, May 11, members of the Hoosick Falls Fire Department and Wells Communications dismantled the communications tower on the Hoosick Falls Municipal Building. Rescue Squad President Bill Gaillard said the antenna was paid for by the Squad and installed 25 years ago. With the Village dispatch gone, there is no need for the tower. Most of it will be scrapped, but Gaillard hopes to relocate one of the radio portions to the North Hoosick Fire Department as backup. [Read more…] about The End Of An Era: Hoosick Falls Dispatch Radio Tower Taken Down

Hoosick Falls Property Owners Without Water Meters To Be Fined

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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting on Tuesday, May 10, the Board approved a motion to enforce the local law for fines on those property owners who do not yet have water meters or have not had broken meters repaired. The Village will also re-levy all unpaid invoices pertaining to water, sewer, solid waste and property maintenance.
Residents have already received mock bills based on water meter readings to give them an opportunity to understand the new payment process.
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