Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday, April 21, Alex Koks purchased the vacant lot at the corner of John and Main Streets where Dougherty’s Restaurant once stood. The first order of business Koks said was to empty the lot of the building remnants and the fill that was placed in there only weeks ago by former owner Bryan Pello.
[Read more…] about Construction To Start On Dougherty Corner
Don Bogardus, Chairman of the Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Parade, calls all officers and members of all organizations, together with the general public, to participate in the parade to honor our military men and women, past and present.
[Read more…] about Village Honors Military With 2009 Memorial Day Parade
by Bea Peterson
Rain postponed the 49th Annual Lions Club Penny Hunt in Wood Park until Saturday, April 11. Before each group started Lions members tossed handfuls of pennies into the air. The sun reflected off the shiny copper as they fell. [Read more…] about Lions Penny Hunt And Egg Toss
The Kiwanis Club of Hoosick Falls and the HFCS Key Club are raffling off a Wii Console with a Wii Fit. [Read more…] about Kiwanis Wii Raffle
The Annual Hoosick and Hoosick Falls Town Wide Tag Sale will be held on Saturday, May 23, from 9 am to 2 pm. Spaces will be available in Wood Park for $25.
Hoosick Falls – Vivianna Margaret Deysenroth, infant daughter of Daniel and Jessica (Holmstedt) Deysenroth of Shaftsbury, VT, died on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY, where she was born prematurely on April 7. [Read more…] about Vivianna Margaret Deysenroth
by Bea Peterson
On April 8 NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Regional Grants Administrator Cathy Jepson walked the new Hoosick Falls Greenway with Mayor Matt Monahan, Trustee Ric DiDonato, Hoosick Town Supervisor Marilyn Douglas, former Trustee and enthusiastic Greenway supporter Margaret Casey and members of the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA). [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Greenway – A Reality
by Kieron Kramer
Hoosick Falls bowling took center stage at the Rensselaer County Legislative session Tuesday night when Matt Brownell and the Hoosick Falls Central School bowling team appeared in the Chamber to receive copies of the resolutions passed last month that honored them for their achievements.
[Read more…] about Rensselaer County Recognizes Hoosick Falls’ Excellence In Bowling
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Cipperly of Hoosick Falls are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Meghan L. Cipperly to Tyler P. Thompson. [Read more…] about Meghan L. Cipperly And Tyler P. Thompson Are Engaged
Brian Cody, from FLY 92.3 FM radio station, will be the guest disc jockey for a dance open to Hoosick area youth in grades 7-10. The dance will be held on Saturday, April 25, from 7 to 10 pm, at the NYS Armory on Church Street. The admission fee is $5 per student, and food and drinks will be for sale.
Students attending the dance must sign in with a home phone number and must be signed out by an adult by 10 pm; students will not be allowed to leave the dance and return. Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Troop #1313 is hosting this event to raise money for their August 2009 trip to Washington, DC.
