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Petersburgh Planning Board Rebuffed In Star Ridge Way Ruling

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by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Town Justice Paul Montgomery has issued his ruling in the Planning Board’s suit against Joan and Michael Buzerak concerning the road at the Star Ridge subdivision. The Town had alleged that the road in this subdivision is an illegal sixth lot in an approved 5-lot subdivision, that it was not built to the standards set forth on the subdivision map and that the Buzeraks have failed to maintain the road properly.
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Funds Grow For Hoosick Veterans Memorial Wall

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by Bea Peterson
After the raffle winner was announced in Wood Park on Memorial Day, the Town of Hoosick Veterans Memorial Wall committee vowed to raise $10,000 by the fourth of July. With the greatest appreciation to a generous community, the committee was surprised and pleased to make that goal, and, in the weeks that followed, exceed it. On Tuesday evening, July 28, they gathered in Wood Park to proudly move the thermometer to the $27,000 mark. [Read more…] about Funds Grow For Hoosick Veterans Memorial Wall

Berlin Fire Dist. Vehicle Purchase Approved

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by David Flint
It was a pretty sparse turnout, 53 voters, especially compared with last week’s vote on purchasing the Berlin Lumber property in which 323 people voted, but those residents of Berlin Fire District #1 who did come out on Tuesday voted two to one to approve the purchase of a new fire truck and a new ambulance.  The tally was 35 in favor and 18 opposed.
The vote authorizes the purchase of an ambulance and a tanker-pumper, the total cost of which is estimated to be $398,000. District reserve funds up to $39,880 can be used toward the purchase with the rest being financed either by issuance of a serial bond or by an installment purchase contract.

New Lebanon Town Hall Project Moves Forward

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by Phillip Zema
Although the Town Hall referendum failed, Town Officials are far from giving up on the project. On Monday, July 26, members of the Town Council and Town Hall Committee held a public informational meeting at the New Lebanon Firehouse. The meeting served as a question-and-answer forum where community members had the opportunity to express their concerns about the project.
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Generous Grad Treats NLCS Alumni To Dinner

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by David Flint
New Lebanon Central School alumni filled the Stephentown Fire Hall on Saturday, July 17. It was the 2010 NLCS Alumni Dinner, sponsored and paid for once again by Richard Burns, Class of ’49. The generous Mr. Burns, who now resides in Shelton, CT, has picked up the tab now for the fifth straight year, and the turnout each year has, not surprisingly, been great.
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Dollar Deals Opens

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by Bea Peterson
“It’s great,” said Hoosick Falls Village Trustee John “Ersel” Hickey during the ribbon cutting for the Dollar Deals store that opened on Saturday, July 24, at 35 Church St. “I think and hope people will accept it,” he added. “The prices are low; it’s clean; they have a great assortment, and we’re [the Board] excited about it,” Hickey said.
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St. Mary’s Academy Class Of 1960 Reunion

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The Saint Mary’s Academy class of 1960 held its 50th reunion on July 10. The event was held at the Stirrup Square banquet room in Pittstown. Seventeen class members were present with their spouses, and the reunion was enjoyed by all. The class is planning a 55th reunion in 2015. [Read more…] about St. Mary’s Academy Class Of 1960 Reunion