The Parade will begin at 1 pm in Wood Park, go down Main St., John St., Church St., Willard St. and back down Main.
Line Up At 12:15 pm
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American Diabetes Alert Day
The Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center will host a free talk for caregivers, patients with diabetes and health care professionals on Friday, March 19, at 2 pm, presented by Deborah Henley, MD. Topics include diabetic foot problems, foot care, neuropathy and preventions and treatments. If you have any questions regarding to this event or to RSVP please contact Rhonda Hickey at 802-753-5000. Bennington Health & Rehab is located at 2 Blackberry Lane (off of Dewey Street).
Rensselaer Plateau Nominated For Land Protection Program
Public Meeting On The Proposal Wednesday, March 24, At 6:30 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it is proposing to create a Rensselaer Plateau Forest Legacy Area under the USDA’s Forest Legacy Program (FLP).
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Disney And The Duke
You Gotta Hear This! salutes two great American impresarios. Walt Disney, the father of feature-film animation, and Duke Ellington, the master of mainstream jazz, are together on the same bill. There is more to the pairing of Disney and the Duke than some alliterative gimmick. [Read more…] about Disney And The Duke
Carol Walter
Buskirk – Carol (Scaglione) Walter, 59, died peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2010, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. She had resided on King Road in Buskirk, NY, with her husband Martin Walter.
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St. Pat’s Parade Grand Marshals Are Chosen
submitted by Kevin O’Malley
Three 1952 St. Mary’s Academy graduates will be the Grand Marshals of the Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year. Patricia Carknard, Nancy McCabe and Margaret O’Malley, all raised in the village by Irish mothers, will all celebrate their 75th birthdays this year. They attended St. Mary’s Academy, and in the seventh grade their Irish teacher, Sister St. Gerard, made sure they all learned how to do the Irish Jig before they left her class. [Read more…] about St. Pat’s Parade Grand Marshals Are Chosen
Dispatch Dilemma
by Bea Peterson
About sixty Hoosick Falls Village and Hoosick Town residents, Dispatch personnel, Rensselaer County 911 people and a large number of volunteer firefighters attended the Wednesday evening Public Hearing regarding the Village’s Dispatch service held at St. Mary’s Academy.
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Hoosick ZBA Approves Business With Conditions
by Gary Danforth
The Town of Hoosick Zoning Board of Appeals meeting took place this past Monday evening, March 1, in the Hoosick Falls Armory with Chairman Jim Hoag calling the meeting to order at 7 pm. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Hoag opened a public hearing on the Haskins Fuel Service business wanting to change the use of its property on Route 22 in North Hoosick from residential use to use as a business office. Adjoining neighbors to the property had been contacted by the Board and asked to air any concerns regarding this issue.
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Ladies Night Out
by Bea Peterson
The weather wasn’t the least bit cooperative last Thursday for Ladies Night Out at the Hoosick Community Youth Center. Many women braved the elements to have a massage or a manicure or a free soothing hand waxing treatment. [Read more…] about Ladies Night Out
Parents Raising Safe Kids Program Starts March 15
Parents are invited to participate in a free eight-week program called Parents Raising Safe Kids at the Hoosick Family Resource Center (CEO Head Start Building) on River Road. The program begins on March 15 and will be held each Monday from 5 to 8 pm.
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