by Kieron Kramer
Two resolutions were passed at the Rensselaer County Legislative meeting on Tuesday night, January 12, relating to agriculture in Berlin and Petersburgh. The first commended Carl and Cynthia Greene for receiving the 2009 Young Farmer Achievement Award. The second carried forward from previous years the budget line for the Farmland Protection grants awarded by NY State for the Evergreen and Maple Lane Farms in Petersburgh and the Hooskip Farm, also in Petersburgh.
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Hoosick
New Faces At The Town of Hoosick Board Meeting
by Gary Danforth
The regular monthly Town of Hoosick Board meeting took place Monday evening, January 11, in the Hoosick Falls Armory with new Supervisor Keith Cipperly calling the meeting to order at 7 pm. [Read more…] about New Faces At The Town of Hoosick Board Meeting
HAPPY And Hoosick Area Youth Center Merge
New Organization Formed To Serve Youth And Community
Two outstanding, youth-driven organizations serving the Hoosick Falls community have now become one. The Hoosick Youth & Community Center (Youth Center) and the Hoosick Area Partnership for Parents & Youth (HAPPY) have agreed to merge into one entity, the Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3), effective immediately.
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Bowl For Hoosick Kids This Saturday
The Sixth Annual Bowl for Hoosick Kids is set for this Saturday, January 16, from 12 to 4 pm at Barbecue Recreation on River Road (Route 22) in Hoosick.
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Learn To Skate!
The Hoosick Friends of Skating Club offers eight half-hour basic skills lessons in figure or hockey skating fundamentals following the United States Figure Skating Association’s “Skate With US” program. Individuals must be 5 years of age or older to participate. [Read more…] about Learn To Skate!
Hoosick Cemetery Association Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Hoosick Cemetery Association will be held January 16, at 1:30 pm at the Hoosick Baptist Church for the election of officers and such other business as may come before said meeting.
Rensselaer County 2009 Year End 4-H Program Awards
In recent Recognition Events, year end awards were distributed to 4-H members in Rensselaer County. These events were held at the Hoosic Valley Rescue Squad and Tamarac School. Clubs who met a challenging level of criteria were announced as “Honor Clubs” for 2009 and they are as follows:
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Duane R. Mason
Bennington – Duane R. Mason, 69, a resident of Penny Lane in Bennington, VT, died unexpectedly December 19, 2009, at his home. Duane was born in Sunderland, VT, on December 10, 1940. [Read more…] about Duane R. Mason
Hoosick Changes Name Of Athletic Field
by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday, December 29, the Town of Hoosick Board, as it was, met for the final time. Members in attendance were outgoing Town Supervisor Marilyn Douglas, outgoing Councilman Kevin O’Malley and Councilmen Bob Ryan and Mark Surdam. Outgoing Councilman Mark Cottrell was absent. One of the items voted on during the meeting was a name change to the Joseph Bruno Athletic Field or Town Park. The Board unanimously voted to rename the area the Coach Ken Baker Memorial Sports Complex.
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Hoosick Republicans Sworn In
submitted by Cindy Mattison
Residents of the Town of Hoosick came together to celebrate the inauguration of a new Republican majority on the Town Board, along with the re-election of two popular county lawmakers on January 2, 2010.
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