Hoosick Grange met on Wednesday, August 12. Before the meeting there was a delicious hot dog roast and corn on the cob with all the various covered dishes. After the supper they set up for their Bingo Games. There were lots of prizes and the grangers played until all prizes were gone. The prizes were really special and unique. They had lots of fun.
The next meeting was on August 26, and it featured the election of officers. Betty Kipp was in charge of the Lecturer’s program. David Cornell was in charge of the refreshments. Grangers are busy working on their fair booth for the Schaghticoke Fair.
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2008 Crane Of The Year At Caretaker Bridge
Scholarship Winner Visits Kiwanis
Kathryn Hayden, recipient of the Howard Haynes/Kiwanis Scholarship, came to the Kiwanis meeting to thank the Club. [Read more…] about Scholarship Winner Visits Kiwanis
Introducing Kontoulis Family Olive Oil At Hoosick’s Farmer’s Market
Being able to get to know your neighbor is just one of the many attributes of the Farmers Market in Hoosick. Artist John Recco and his wife Maria, along with their daughters Gia and Ianna, have made Hoosick their home.
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Need Help To Quit Smoking?
The Center for Smoking Cessation at Seton Health offers a six week program to assist those who want to quit smoking. Programs are held at locations in Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park and East Greenbush and will begin the week of September 14. For more information and registration, please call 518-459-2550.
Carleton Sprague Sr.
Eagle Bridge – Carleton Sprague Sr., 84, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT. He had resided on the Turnpike Road in Eagle Bridge, NY, and was the husband of the late Doris (Eddy) Sprague.
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An Historic Battle Remembered
by Bea Peterson
At the Bennington Battlefield in Hoosick on Sunday afternoon, August 16, Peter Schaaphok, dressed as General John Stark, reminded those attending the Battle Anniversary commemoration that, at that very moment, on that very spot, two hundred and thirty-two years ago, the battle of Walloomsac was underway. [Read more…] about An Historic Battle Remembered
Million Dollar Bridge Work Underway
by Bea Peterson
Work has begun on the Caretaker’s Bridge over the Walloomsac. Once completed, the one lane bridge will allow Battlefield visitors to drive their cars to the old cemetery, to another portion of the Battlefield and then cross over to the Barnett House.
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More Cell Tower Expansion In Hoosick
by Gary Danforth
The Town of Hoosick Planning Board meeting took place this past Monday evening, August 17, in stifling heat inside the Hoosick Falls Armory with Chairman Jim Dunigan calling the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. [Read more…] about More Cell Tower Expansion In Hoosick
Taste Of Hoosick Will Benefit HACA Food Pantry
Sample some of the area’s finest cuisine on Sunday, September 20, from 4 to 7 pm at the Hoosick Falls Country Club for the benefit of the food pantry run by the Hoosick Falls Church Association.
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