Legislators Say Post Office Closures Will Hurt County
submitted by Rich Crist, Legislative Liaison
The possible closure of the Lansingburgh and North Hoosick post offices will be harmful to Rensselaer County and not produce any significant savings in return, said members of the Rensselaer County Legislature.
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Wounded Vet Takes Other Wounded Vets To Ball Games
by Bea Peterson
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Miller is a man on a mission. He is co-founder of Warriors in the Bronx. On Friday, July 15, Miller was outside Weebs Fish Fry selling T-shirts and collecting donations for his project. On June 25 he rented a 12 passenger van and drove 10 wounded veterans to Yankee Stadium. The vets were given a tour of the stadium, the museum and Monument Park. [Read more…] about Wounded Vet Takes Other Wounded Vets To Ball Games
Hoosick Planning Board Action – July 2011
by Bea Peterson
First Family Subdivision
On Monday, July 18, Mark Cottrell appeared before the Planning Board to ask approval for a family subdivision, under the Town of Hoosick Local Law #1, which was passed at the Town Board meeting last week. [Read more…] about Hoosick Planning Board Action – July 2011
Walter A. Wood High School Alumni Reunion
submitted by Janice Tate Co-Chairperson, WAWHS Alumni Association
Nearly 200 Alumni and guests attended the 2011 annual Walter A. Wood High School (Hoosick Falls) Alumni Reunion on Saturday, June 11, at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corps. Co-chairperson Janice Tate welcomed the group with a special recognition of the new 50-year class and of Mr. Philip Leonard, a guest, who was Superintendent of the old high school and the new Hoosick Falls Central School for many years. Rev. Paul Mason of Class of 1955 gave the invocation.
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It’s Not All About Emergencies
submitted by Bill Gaillard
Members of the Hoosick Falls Fire Department and the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad met with seven and eight year old kids from the Town of Hoosick Camp on Friday, July 8. This is the second gathering of young people to visit the Departments this year. The first visit was during the elementary school village walk.
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Guimarra Creates Heirloom Iron
by Bea Peterson
High atop a hill in Buskirk John C. Guimarra spends hours in his shop designing and building fascinating creations of iron. He learned to work with iron as a kid helping his dad make horseshoes in Stephentown. “All I have left of those days is three horseshoes that went through the fire in the early 90s,” he said.
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Community Mural Workshops Begin At Youth Center
Community members have begun working on a mural project that will celebrate Hoosick Falls. The project is being led by Donna Maria deCreeft, a professional artist who has been teaching art since 1989. This project is made possible in part through Community Art$Grant, a program funded by the Arts Center of the Capital Region through the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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Hoosick Falls Soccer Club Registration Begins
The Hoosick Falls Soccer Club is now accepting registrations for Fall Soccer; both rec and travel teams are in need of players.
Travel soccer is open to players in grades four and up with a deadline of August 1.
Rec soccer is open to students in pre-k to second grade with a deadline of September 1.
Registration is open to players in Hoosick Falls and surrounding towns. For more information, go to www.hoosickfallssoccer.org.
Maria Renee Chapman And Jonathan Cary Hayward Are Wed
Maria Renee Chapman, daughter of Michael and Phyllis Chapman of Eagle Bridge, NY, was married to Jonathan Cary Hayward of Burlington, VT, on Friday, June 10, 2011, at the Park-McCullough House in North Bennington, VT. The officiant of the ceremony was Rev. Leonard Hayward, father of the groom. [Read more…] about Maria Renee Chapman And Jonathan Cary Hayward Are Wed
Hoosick Grange News – July
Hoosick Grange met on July 13. It was Dairy Princess Night, and David Schmidt was in charge of the program. David introduced Rensselaer County Dairy Princess, Miss Marilyn Lamb. Marilyn told us she grew up on a farm in Johnsonville. She will be a senior at Hoosic Valley High School this fall. She has been a 4-H member for 10 years. She owns registered Holsteins and shows them at the Schaghticoke Fair. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News – July