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Hoosick Falls Seniors Hear About The Rescue Squad And Health Warning Signs

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by Bea Peterson
On Saturday, March 3, Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad President Bill Gaillard spent part of his afternoon talking with residents of the Wood Bridge and Wood Park apartments about the Squad and about stroke and heart attack warning signs.
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Burn With Extreme Caution

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William H. Rifenburgh Jr., Hoosick Fire Department Chief, advises residents to use extreme caution with outdoor fires this spring “due to a lack of snow pack and the likelihood of a drier than normal spring. Additionally, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Regulation Part 215 prohibits open burning from March 15 through May 15 of each year,” he said.

Hoosick Wrangles Over Armory

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by Bea Peterson
At the start of the special Hoosick Town Board meeting on Wednesday, February 29, Town Supervisor Keith Cipperly announced to the crowd of almost 50 people that he wanted to keep the armory open as much as anyone else. “We’re all on the same page,” he said. He, however, wants to see it kept open as a community center not as a Town Hall. [Read more…] about Hoosick Wrangles Over Armory

Rensselaer County Honors Brigadier General James Joseph Kenney

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submitted by Deputy County Executive Chris Meyer
The late Brigadier General James Joseph Kenney, whose service in the United States Armed Services began during World War II and continued through his retirement in 1987, was recognized on Monday, February 13, by the Rensselaer County Honor-A-Deceased Veteran Committee and County officials.
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