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Brown’s Brewing, Anthem Sports Sponsor Bicycle Tour September 19

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Route Highlights The Beauty Of Local Rural Landscape

Brown’s Brewing Company of Hoosick Falls and Troy, NY and Anthem Sports of Cambridge, NY are excited to announce the First Annual Brown’s Brewing Covered Bridge Cycling Tour on Saturday, September 19.

Starting and finishing at Brown’s Walloomsac Brewery in Hoosick Falls, the non-competitive ride features a tour of historic covered bridges over the majestic Hoosick and Battenkill Rivers. [Read more…] about Brown’s Brewing, Anthem Sports Sponsor Bicycle Tour September 19

St. Mary’s Academy Begins The Year With A New Principal

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by Deb Alter

St. Mary’s Academy’s new principal, Susan Bulmer, brings much experience and passion to her position at the Hoosick Falls Catholic school. She grew up in Clifton Park and Troy, where she graduted from Catholic Central High School. From there she went to HVCC and on to the College of St. Rose where she earned Masters Degrees in both music education and educational administration. [Read more…] about St. Mary’s Academy Begins The Year With A New Principal

Panthers Downed In Season Opener, 27 – 6

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by Steve Bradley

All great things come to an end. On Friday night, the Hoosick Falls Panthers 59 game Section II winning streak ended. Hoosic Valley, a team that has struggled in their football infancy, visited the Panther Den and went home with a historic program changing win. [Read more…] about Panthers Downed In Season Opener, 27 – 6

Restoration Of Remarkable Headstone Of Dr. Philander H. Thomas, Born In Stephentown And Former Sandlake Supervisor, Offers A Window Into Local History

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submitted by Chris Philippo

On August 8 Joe Ferrannini of Hoosick Falls-based Grave Stone Matters repaired the headstones  in the “Old” Mount Ida Cemetery of several people of historical significance who had ties to eastern Renssaelear County, including Dr. Jeffery W. Thomas and Dr. Philander H. Thomas of West Sand Lake, and his wife, Laura Hull Thomas. Her grandfather was Lt. Daniel Gray (1756-1830), who fought in the Revolutionary War and is buried in Center Berlin Cemetery.  [Read more…] about Restoration Of Remarkable Headstone Of Dr. Philander H. Thomas, Born In Stephentown And Former Sandlake Supervisor, Offers A Window Into Local History

HAYC3’s Hoosick Is Illuminated, A Community Art Celebration

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HAYC3 believes that art helps build stronger communities and creates a sense of place.

Light can symbolize many things to different people but for the Hoosick artists who are participating in the Hoosick is Illuminated art project, light brings inclusion and togetherness to a community. [Read more…] about HAYC3’s Hoosick Is Illuminated, A Community Art Celebration

Being Prepared To Act When Opportunity Presents Itself The Key To Hoosick Area Recovery

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By Doug La Rocque

An article in last week’s Eastwick Press focused on some of the economic misfortune that has befallen the Hoosick Falls and Route 22 corridor, and the glut of home foreclourses it has helped to spawn.  Now we ask, “what can local communities do to reverse the deterioration?” [Read more…] about Being Prepared To Act When Opportunity Presents Itself The Key To Hoosick Area Recovery

Cambridge Historical Society & Museum Holds Second Annual Victorian Tea

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On Sunday, September 27 at 2 pm, the Cambridge Historical Society & Museum will once again offer a “Victorian Tea” at the Museum on Broad Street in Cambridge, New York.  There will be homemade sweets, savories and tea to be enjoyed while watching a live fashion show of reproduction women’s costumes from the 1890s through the 1920s.  The theme for this year’s fashion show  will be “Downton Abbey Fashion:  Gilded Age to Jazz Age.” [Read more…] about Cambridge Historical Society & Museum Holds Second Annual Victorian Tea