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Beacon Power Connects To Grid

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from Beacon Power Corporation
Beacon Power Corporation, a leading provider of fast-response energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, announced that it has energized and interconnected eight megawatts of flywheel energy storage and is now earning revenue at its frequency regulation plant in Stephentown.
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Sunny Skies For The Winter Festival

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by Liz Wagner
Despite forecasts of an arctic blast, Grafton Lakes State Park’s 26th Annual Winter Festival visitors encountered sunny skies and temperatures in the upper teens on January 22. Combined with the two feet of snow throughout the Park, the weather made for a perfect setting for an event that entertained about 1,500 patrons throughout the day.
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Dispatchers Honored At Hoosick Falls Fire Dept. Banquet

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by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Dispatchers were recognized at the Hoosick Falls Fire Department Annual Banquet and Installation of Officers on Saturday evening, January 22, at the Firehouse. Chairman of the Hoosick Falls Board of Fire Commissioners and President of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, Bill Gaillard, presented plaques to the Dispatchers attending the event and said familiar voices with their knowledge of the area will be sorely missed when the local Dispatch service is shut down at the end of April. [Read more…] about Dispatchers Honored At Hoosick Falls Fire Dept. Banquet

Grafton Planning Board Action – January 2011

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by Bea Peterson
Public Hearing On Firearm License
The Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday evening, January 24, was brief. The session began with a Public Hearing on the transfer of a Federal Firearms License for John Kelly of 141 Steve O’Dell Road. Kelly previously lived in Troy and has had this license for 20 years. By law he had to get the license transferred when he moved. There was no one at the hearing.
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Bowl For Hoosick Kids Held At Barbecue Recreation

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The Seventh Annual Bowl for Hoosick Kids event was held Saturday, January 15, at Barbecue Recreation on Route 22 in Hoosick Falls. Two waves of teams participated in the event, bringing in over $3,000 in pledges. Proceeds support programs for youth and families provided by the Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3).
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Deer Me!

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by Bea Peterson
The abundant snowfall this winter has deer moving around throughout the area and even in the Village of Hoosick Falls looking for something to eat. On Monday, January 24, at about 9 am a deer was seen on Main Street. The poor creature was so distracted by people and traffic that it jumped over a portion of collapsed fence at the corner of Main and John Streets and landed in the cellar hole of the former Dougherty’s Restaurant.
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Patricia Lamb Receives The Rosekrans 4-H Memorial Award

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Patricia Lamb, son of Chris and Terry Lamb of Buskirk, was selected as the Helen Rosekrans 4-H Memorial Award recipient.  Patricia is a 4-H member of the Country Bumpkins 4-H Club, was the 2009-10 Rensselaer County Dairy Princess, is a graduate of the Cornell Junior Dairy Lead Program and has competed at the District and State Level for 4-H Dairy Bowl.  [Read more…] about Patricia Lamb Receives The Rosekrans 4-H Memorial Award

Letter To The Editor – Just The Best

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To the Editor:
I have lived on roads maintained by the Town of Petersburgh all my life. During those 83 years I have seen Highway Supervisors and Highway crews come and go, in all kinds of weather. Recently we had two Northern storms of major proportions and many days of freezing rain and snowstorms over a very short time. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – Just The Best