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Make An Investment In Hoosick’s Youth

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HAYC3 (Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition) is seeking support from the community to continue its programming for youth and families.  Although HAYC3 received a federal grant this year, the funds are restricted and cannot be used for recreation programs, after school activities or basic facility needs such as heat, electricity and maintenance.  Community investment is needed to keep the center operating at its current capacity.
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Kids Helping Kids

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by Bea Peterson
James Harrington, Director of the Ugandan Water Project, had the Hoosick Falls Elementary School students singing and dancing on Monday morning, November 28. They were dancing to African music and singing a few Ugandan words to go with the music. They were excited to learn about another culture, another country. They were also astounded to learn that in Uganda many girls their age don’t go to school because they have to walk three to five miles twice a day to get water for their families. They let out a collective yuck when they saw in the visual presentation what passes for drinking water in Uganda. They agreed with Harrington that the water source looked like a big mud puddle.
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Troops Receive A Taste Of Home From Hoosick Falls

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by Bea Peterson
On Saturday, December 3, Suzanne and Gary Fitzpatrick, assisted by family and friends, mailed 24 boxes, weighing 991 pounds and costing hundreds of dollars, to service men and women in eight different locations. The 735 containers of cookies and candies will be received by five units in Afghanistan and one each in Japan, Qatar and Honduras.
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Greenway Groundbreaking In Hoosick Falls

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by Bea Peterson
Close to 40 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hoosic River Greenway on Sunday, December 4. The event was the result of five years of effort by a group of dedicated people. Individual and company donors, spearheaded by the late Mark Revet, began the effort with the purchase of 26 acres from the Boston & Maine Corporation of the old railroad beds running along the Hoosic River. The land runs roughly from the old Village Wastewater Plant to the Village Water Plant. The purchase took over two years. Grants have been received for all additional work on the trail. Suttonscapes recently cleared and smoothed the trail from its beginning to the berm near Willow St. Next spring rock dust will be placed on the trail to make for smooth walking and biking.
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Tyler Sawyer Appointed Hoosick Bookkeeper

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by Bea Peterson
Town of Hoosick Bookkeeper, Janet DeLuca, recently resigned. “She resigned from all the departments,” said Town Supervisor Keith Cipperly in a phone interview on Monday, December 5. DeLuca was also involved with the Town’s swim program.
Cipperly said Tyler Sawyer of Grafton was appointed her replacement effective December 1. Sawyer was Grafton Town Supervisor from 1998 through 2007. He is again Town Supervisor, completing the term of Allison Kirchner who resigned earlier this year. Having lost the election in November, his term ends this month. Sawyer has been bookkeeper for Grafton for several years. “I think he’ll do a great job,” said Cipperly. “He has a lot of experience, and he will bring a lot to the Town.”

The Community of Hoosick Falls – Circa 1950 – A New History Book For Sale

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The Hoosick Township Historical Society received a donation of 200 books published and written by Barbara Burke Simoneau. The book, “The Community of Hoosick Falls – Circa 1950” is an excellent portrayal of the lives of young people and the community in the late 40s and 50s. Simoneau writes, “My father loved his hometown of Hoosick Falls and taught us that respect. In writing this booklet I wanted to remind folks once again of what a wonderful community we lived in back in the late forties and fifties when the town was bustling with employment, business and fun.”
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More Stars For Morningstar

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by Bea Peterson
The Morningstar Early Childhood Education Center at the corner of Route 22 and Johnson Hill Road has been looking after babies and toddlers and educating young children for 25 consecutive years. The Center has been NYS licensed for more than 25 years. Rev. Mike Benoit, President of the Board,  said, “All of our staff members have worked here at least five years and some of them have worked here for many, many years.” Staff training and site improvements are a regular part of the operation. “All our staff members have Child Care Development Accreditation,” added Executive Director Lois Benoit.
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