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The Friends of the Bennington Battlefield and the Brigade of the American Revolution will be hosting a reenactment of the Battle of Bennington on the weekend of August 13 and 14 at the Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site in the Town of Hoosick. The schedule of events for the weekend is as follows:
Saturday, August 13
Camps open to the public – 10 am [Read more…] about Battle of Bennington Reenactment Weekend
Earlier this spring, the Juniper Jill Cannabis Company (located at the Scarp Family Farm) was awarded one of the first conditional cannabis growing licenses by New York State. Under New York’s Cannabis legislation enacted in 2021, Juniper Jill will not be allowed to sell the product directly to the public. That will be done by approximately 100 dispensaries, still awaiting their conditional licenses.
Chief Operating Officer Jenny Scarpulla tells The Eastwick Press work is already underway to begin their cannabis growing operation, which will include [Read more…] about Local Farm Receives Cannabis Growing License
by Doug La Rocque
For over a year the Town of Hoosick has been involved with complaints by neighbors about both an odor and appearance problems at the Naturae LLC facility on NYS Route 67 in North Hoosick. The Town began legal proceedings to shut the operation down, citing a lack of compliance on the part of the owners. The court action was delayed, however, because of the pandemic.
After the Monday, June 13 meeting, Town Attorney Jonathan Schopf tells The Eastwick Press, a tentative disposition of the case has been reached, but the details cannot be released until that disposition has been approved by Town Court. Mr. Schopf says he and Codes Enforcement Officer Lloyd Moses met onsite with the ownership and their legal representation and were able to hammer out the proposed agreement. [Read more…] about Naturae Court Case Nears End
by Doug La Rocque
Two of the more important takeaways from the Monday, April 11 meeting of the Hoosick Town Council both involved transportation. First, Supervisor Mark Surdam was notified shortly before the meeting that the Town’s application to the Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC) for funding to complete an Assessment Management Plan to address the long-term needs of the Town’s roads has been approved. The second also involves CDTC, with Supervisor Surdam announcing he has been appointed to serve on that committee, one of only two Town and Village voting members. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Council Meeting
Johnson Hill Road (County Route 102) in the Town of Hoosick will be closed from Monday, April 4 to Monday, May 2 for the placement of a large diameter culvert and associated road work. Motorists, other than local traffic, should use Hill Road (County Route 96 to Ball Street Extension (County Route 101) as a detour.
From Monday, April 4 through Monday, May 2, County Route 102 (Johnson Hill Road) will be closed for repairs. The closure is required as a large diameter culvert is being replaced with associated vertical and horizontal road geometry changes. Providing the weather cooperates, it is anticipated the work will be complete and the road opened prior to May 2. Motorists other than local traffic should use County Route 96 (Hill Road) and County Route 101 (Ball Street Extension) to detour around the work. [Read more…] about Hoosick Road Closure and Detour
At their March 14 meeting, the Hoosick Town Board gave final approval to the organizations and projects they plan to spend their first installment of American Rescue Plan Act funding on. The largest expenditure will be $30,000 toward a Capital Improvement Project planned for the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad building. Hoosick employees will also share in the monies, with each non-elected full time employee receiving $1,000 and non-elected part-time office employees slated to receive $500.
[Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Unveils ARPA Spending List
by Doug La Rocque
The Hoosick Town Council came into the Monday, February 14 meeting expecting to “pull the trigger” on their plans for the use of the first installment of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money, slightly more than $173,000, but ended up tabling the measure until another time for several reasons. Chief amongst them was the fact that Councilman Bill Hanselman was unable to attend the meeting, and the Councilors wanted his input. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Council Meeting
Under new redistricting maps released today the towns of Hoosick, Pittstown, Schaghticoke, Grafton, Petersburgh, Brunswick and Poestenkill will move to Rep. Elise Stefanik’s district. The rest of the county will be represented by Congressman Antonio Delgado except the City of Troy which remains with Rep. Paul Tonko.
