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Cheney Library Open House

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Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls will host an Open House on May 31 at 10 am to celebrate the renovation of a basement room into a beautiful and fun Children’s Room. Eric Amidon, of Stateline Builders,  worked through the winter months to insulate the outside walls, install new wiring, put up wallboard, paint, lay a new floor, install new light fixtures and build bookcases to house the Library’s collection of children’s books. He did a wonderful job, and the children who have used the room love it. There is a new rug for story time, a sitting corner, a wall mural painted by college student Emma Fricke, two puppet theaters with puppets and some new educational toys purchased with money from a grant.

Please come and celebrate with us at 10 am on May 31 at the Cheney Library. The Cheney Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 8 pm, Tuesday from 10 am to 5 pm, Friday from 11 am to 4 pm and Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm.

The Hoosick Lions Club 29th Annual Road Race

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by Bea Peterson

The Town of Hoosick Lions Club held its 29th Annual 5k Road Race on Saturday, May 17. The weather was perfect for running, pleasantly cool with plenty of sunshine and blue sky. The route was the same one the race has taken for many years, starting on Munsell Street to Abbott to Classic to Main Street for quite a distance, then back down Main to the finish line.

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Cambridge Historical Society And Museum Holds Open House

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After the long, cold winter the Cambridge Historical Society and Museum, 12 Broad Street, will open for the season with an Open House on Sunday, June 1, from 2 to 4 pm. The public is invited, free of charge. There will be new exhibits, food, music and tours of the Museum. The first 15 people (excluding Board members) will receive a “jug” of pure, New York State maple syrup. A door prize will be awarded and raffles for this year’s fundraiser, “Leaves,” by artist Elana Mark will be available. Come and see what our beautiful, historic House has to offer.

Firearms Safety Awareness Clinic

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The Firearms Safety Awareness Clinic on Saturday, June 7, is a full day event sponsored by the Owlkill Rod and Gun Club in Eagle Bridge. The purpose of this clinic is to provide interested members of the non-shooting public with the opportunity to learn basic firearms safety, an introduction to different types of firearms and the optional experience of shooting a firearm.

The morning session will cover firearms safety, history of firearms, different types of firearms and ammunition nomenclature. Following lunch individuals wishing to shoot a firearm will attend brief range safety classes specific to the type firearm they will be shooting and experience the opportunity to shoot a firearm under the guidance of qualified, trained range officers.

The event will start promptly at 9 am and end around 4 pm, with morning and afternoon breaks as well as lunch. This seminar (including lunch) is free and is open to adults and children 12 years old and over accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Please register as soon as possible as seating is limited to 25 participants. For additional information and to register, please call Bill at 518-677-5292 from 6 to 9 pm.

A New Magic Box At Hathaway’s

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by Bea Peterson

Things are bustling at the Hathaway’s Drive-In on Route 67 in North Hoosick as Duane Greenawalt prepares for the drive-in’s opening on Friday, May 16. The new $70,000 digital projector is in place and operating, the projection booth has been completely updated for another $20,000, new underground cabling has been installed, work is underway for improving the rest rooms and a new sign has been ordered and is on its way.

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Town Of Hoosick Board Action – Route 7 To Be Repaved

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by Bea Peterson

At the Monday, May 12, meeting of the Hoosick Town Board, Supervisor Mark Surdam announced that beginning on Tuesday, May 27, traffic will be reduced to one lane at times on Route 7 from Pittstown to the new bridge over the Hoosic River in Hoosick while State Highway crews perform preventative maintenance and paving on that section of roadway.

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Joint Meeting Of Hoosick Planning Board And ZBA

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by Bea Peterson

On Thursday, April 17, members of the Town of Hoosick Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board and their attorneys met jointly at the request of Town Supervisor Mark Surdam. At the March Town Board meeting Surdam said the two Boards were running smoothly but there were some hiccups and he wanted to see everyone working together with open lines of communication so that the application process runs smoothly. [Read more…] about Joint Meeting Of Hoosick Planning Board And ZBA