Muster Results
Water Polo (Saturday night)
Bisselville teams took first and second place (no third place) defeating three Stephentown teams, two Hancock teams and two Lebanon Valley teams.
Parade (Sunday)
Best Marching – Stephentown Youth Commission
Best Appearing Muster Team – Hinsdale
Best Appearing Fire Department – Berlin
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Local News
Hoosick Falls Derby Club Remembers Veterans
The Hoosick Falls Derby Club has once again shown its generosity by donating $500 to the Veterans Memorial Wall to be constructed in the Village Park in the Village of Hoosick Falls. Club President Joan James said, “It is with great pride the Derby Club honors the Veterans of Hoosick who have fought to preserve our many freedoms.”
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Hoosick Post No. 40 American Legion Installs Officers
Hoosick Post No. 40, The American Legion, elected and installed their Post Officers for 2010-2011 at a recently held Post meeting. [Read more…] about Hoosick Post No. 40 American Legion Installs Officers
Stephentown Town Board Action – Concerns About Concert Sounds
by Phillip Zema
From August 19 to 22, the Bella Terra Festival was held at Gardner’s Field in Stephentown. Event promoter, Jeffrey Schneider, reported that 1,400 people attended the event and that it was well-received by the community. Several residents, however, expressed concerns about the amount of noise created by the concert. Reportedly, even during late-night hours, post 11 pm, the music was noticeably loud in parts of town. One resident asked whether there was a Town ordinance that regulated noise. The response was that there was no such ordinance at the local level, only at the state level.
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Paving For A Better Hoosick Falls
Girl Scout Troop 1174 Together Helping Our Community Help Our Planet
For the second year in a row Girl Scout Troop 1174 from the Berlin School District has been collecting used batteries, ink cartridges and cell phones for recycling. [Read more…] about Girl Scout Troop 1174 Together Helping Our Community Help Our Planet
Instrument Donations Needed For Berlin Elementary School
At Berlin Elementary School, over 90% of students in fourth and fifth grade are taking instrumental music lessons. Many students have begun lessons on recorders, an inexpensive plastic flute that helps beginners develop fundamental music skills. However, due to financial hardships, about 25 students cannot begin lessons on traditional band instruments such as flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn or trombone.
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Geneva Furlano Earns AP Scholar Award
Geneva Furlano of the New Lebanon Junior/Senior High School Class of 2010 has earned the AP Scholar Award in recognition of her exceptional achievement on AP exams. Furlano had a score of 5 on the three AP exams she took last school year – Calculus AB, English Language and Composition and Physics C- Mechanics.
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Stephentown Dems Endorse Jennings/Edwards
submitted by the Stephentown Democratic Committee
Stephentown Democrats gathered at the Fire Hall on Thursday, September 16, to choose candidates for the two local positions to be contested on November 2. A vacant seat on the Town Board and a Town Justice position will be up for election this year, along with a large number of state and national positions. A large voter turnout is anticipated.
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Hoosick Grange News
Hoosick Grange met on September 8 with Master David Cornell. The Master conducted the business of the Grange. The Lecturer presented the Grange with the blue ribbon and check for first place at the Schaghticoke Fair. The title of the exhibit was Mosquitoes. The Master thanked the committee. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News