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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Hoosick Falls Extra Helpings!

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Join Extra Helpings and save money on your food bill. Extra Helpings is a community food buying club with no age limits or income limits. Now there are more choices and better quality. For $21 you will receive: 2 1-lb. packages of tilapia fish fillets, 1 lb. of 90% lean ground beef, 3 lbs. of sweet Italian sausage rope, a 1 lb. package of chicken patties, 1 cantaloupe and a 5 lb. bag of potatoes.
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Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company Pig Roast

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On Saturday, August 21, the Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company Inc. will hold its  22nd Annual Pig Roast on the firehouse grounds located just off Route 66 in the hamlet of Brainard.   Doors will be open at 1 pm, and the afternoon will be filled with fun events including door prizes and games as well as food and drinks.    At about 5 pm the Pig Roast will be served.  Tickets may be reserved by calling 518-766-3815 or purchased at Kreutziger’s Country Store and Deli on Route 20 at a cost of $20 for adults and $10 for children 5 – 12.
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Uriah Burhans Honored At Lyndon State College Athletic Awards Ceremony

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Uriah Burhans of Grafton was honored at the 2009-2010 athletics award ceremony at Lyndon State College on May 7, when he was named a Scholar Athlete. Scholar Athletes must have sophomore standing and a grade point average of at least 3.3
Burhans, a soccer player, is the son of Derek and Jennifer Burhans also of Grafton and a 2008 graduate of Berlin Central High School. He is majoring in Meteorology at Lyndon.
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Kevin Robichaud Graduates From MCLA

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Kevin Alan Robichaud graduated on May 22, 2010, from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA, with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. Having earlier graduated from Hudson Valley Community College, Kevin continued his education at MCLA to complete his B.A. in Mathematics. He remained on the Dean’s List each semester
Kevin will be pursuing his Master’s degree through the College of St. Rose in Albany. Meanwhile he has accepted a position as a Calculus teacher at Hoosac School in the Town of Hoosick.
Kevin is the son of Alan and Loraine Robichaud of Hoosick Falls.

Taylor Robichaud On Dean’s List

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Taylor Robichaud has just completed his first year in a six year Doctorate of Pharmacy program at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. With a GPA of 3.4, he has been named to the College’s Dean’s List. Taylor is a 2009 graduate of Hoosick Falls Central School. Taylor is the son of Alan and Loraine Robichaud of Hoosick Falls.

Three Local Students On UAlbany Dean’s List

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The following students were named to the University at Albany’s spring 2010 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement – Allison Davies of Stephentown, Rachel Hart of Petersburgh and Alysia Parisi of Stephentown.
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