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Hubbard Hall Opera Presents A Charming Don Pasquale

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review by Alex Brooks
The Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre has opened a delightful production of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. This Bel Canto opera from the mid-19th century is full of gorgeous and memorable music, with a silly plot that comes straight out of the commedia del arte repertoire. A rich old man, fatuous and full of himself, presumes to dictate to his nephew whom the youth will marry, but he learns that youth and love are more than a match for a tyrant and his money.
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Hoosick Town Board Action – Stunned By White Creek Bridge Delay

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by Bea Peterson
When Hoosick Town Supervisor Keith Cipperly couldn’t get a vote to table withdrawing money from the fund balance to put in play the next phase of the White Creek Bridge project, he closed the Monday, August 8, regular Board meeting on the grounds that no new items could be added to the agenda. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Stunned By White Creek Bridge Delay

The Battle of Bennington: A Turning Point Remembered

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by John Sheaff, Walloomsac Battle Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
After the loss of Fort Ticonderoga to the British in 1777, British forces continued to pursue retreating American forces.  The British caught up with the Americans in the vicinity of Hubbardton, VT, and The Battle of Hubbardton was fought on July 7, 1777.  The result was a disaster for the Americans who suffered considerable loses, not only in terms of men and materiel but in area control as well.
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WCW’s Hoosick Falls Buildings In Foreclosure

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by Bea Peterson
According to Rensselaer County Attorney Stephen A. Pechenik, J.W. Realty, owners of the WCW properties at 1 Mechanic Street in Hoosick Falls, owe the County $1.4 million in back taxes; $320,000 of that amount is late penalties and interest. J.W. Realty has not paid any taxes on the Mechanic Street properties since WCW, owned by the Wilkinson family, moved into the buildings in 2007. [Read more…] about WCW’s Hoosick Falls Buildings In Foreclosure

Hoosick Town Hall Feasibility Study Presented

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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Town Board workshop on Monday, August 2, engineer Bill Cottrell of Cottrell Associates presented the Board with a feasibility study of three properties under consideration for the future Town Hall. The three are the Armory, Patire’s on Church and Main streets and Weeb’s Fish Fry, the former Harrison Vending, on Main Street.
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