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Hoosick

SMA Students Ready For The School Year

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by Bea Peterson
August was a waiting game for St. Mary’s Academy Principal Maureen Daurio. She was impatient for the school year to begin. Last week it did, and she is excited. “Two years ago we started preparing for the new State proficiency exams with professional development assistance from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany,” she said. “Last year the teachers transformed how they taught. They brought learning alive! This year will be even better.”
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Hoosac School Offers Open Gym Days

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Hoosac School, in Hoosick, will host two open gym days for local area prospective college basketball players. On Saturday, September 21, and again on Saturday, September 28, from 4:30 to 6 pm Hoosac School will invite area college coaches to our gym for open workouts. Student/athletes in grades 10-12 are eligible. You must register with Head Basketball Coach Mike Foster via email to mfoster@hoosac.org by the Friday prior to the event. Only those who are registered will be allowed to participate. Please bring your own numbered T-shirt or reversible practice top. Questions may be addressed to Coach Foster at the same email.
Hoosac School is located on Pine Valley Road in Hoosick. Hoosac is an Independent College Preparatory Day and Boarding School serving grades 8-12.

Warm The Children

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There will be a Music/Wine Festival on September 14 from 1 to 4 pm to benefit Warm the Children at Why Not Wine, 5152 Rt. 7 in Hoosick. The requested donation is $10.
Sample wines from Coyote Moon Vineyard and Swedish Hill Vineyard will be available. Live music will be performed by local Tim Blakeney.

Cheney Library Storytime

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Cheney Library will begin a Fall Storytime for preschool children and their caregivers. It starts on Tuesday, September 24, at 10 am and ends 8 weeks later on November 12. The stories will center around classics such as “The Three Little Pigs,” “Eensy, Weensy Spider” and “This Old Man.” There will be stories, songs, crafts, and snacks. This is a great time to be with your little one and have loads of fun. Come and join us starting September 24.
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 8 am – 1 pm.

McGuire Returns To Hubbard Hall “In Concert”

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Kevin McGuire, Broadway veteran and founding artistic director of The Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall, will return to Cambridge  “In Concert” Saturday, September 28, at 8 pm. His accompanist for the program, ranging from classic and contemporary show tunes to pop standards, will be David Tolley.
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Hoosick’s State Line Riders Host Off Road Motorcycle Scramble

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by Steve Bradley
Last Saturday and Sunday, the Bugbee Farm, which overlooks Hoosick Falls, was buzzing with activity as the locally based State Line Riders presented the State Line Hare Scramble off road motorcycling event. The event was sanctioned by the New England Trail Rider Association which consists of 28 clubs scattered across New England and New York. [Read more…] about Hoosick’s State Line Riders Host Off Road Motorcycle Scramble

Let the Gnome Hunt Begin

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submitted by Deb Alter
The two-week “No Place Like Gnome” search for the hidden Hoosick Gnome is returning for Pumpkinpalooza 5, and the hunt starts soon! He is hiding somewhere in our community, and the best way to find him (and win $100) is to brush up on your local Hoosick history, geography, architecture and legends so you can follow each clue. [Read more…] about Let the Gnome Hunt Begin