The North Hoosick Fire Department will hold its final Kids Dance of the 2009-2010 school year on Friday, June 18, from 7 to 10:30 pm at the firehouse on Rt. 22. Students in grades four through eight who attend Hoosick Falls Central, Cambridge Central or St. Mary’s Academy are invited to finish out the school year. This dance will complete our 12th year of providing kids dances to the community.
The summer pool dance at the Town of Hoosick Community Pool will be on Friday, July 9. Tickets may be purchased by attending this final dance.
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Stephentown Extra Helpings
The July ordering date for the Extra Helpings Community Food Buying Club in Stephentown is Thursday, June 24, from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Stephentown Federated Church on Garfield Road. [Read more…] about Stephentown Extra Helpings
A Conversation With Gregory Peck
Malden Bridge Community Center, formerly Wesley United Methodist Church (located at intersection of Shaker Museum Road/Old Albany Turnpike and Route 66), invites the public to join in A Conversation With Gregory Peck on Saturday, June 26, at 8 pm.
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Funeral Notice For Hilda S. Allen
On Saturday, June 26, at noon, relatives and friends are invited to the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, where Rev. Canon Clinton Dugger will officiate a service in remembrance of Hilda Allen. The family will greet friends at the conclusion of the service to share memories. Memorial contributions may be made to the Petersburgh Public Library, P.O. Box 250, Petersburgh, NY, 12138, in loving memory of Hilda S. Allen.
Hoosic River Watershed Assn. Summer Excursions
June 27: Rick Dovey will lead a bike ride from Pownal, VT, to Buskirk. The group will meet at the Pownal Post Office (Rte. 346 just west of Rte. 7) at 10 am for a leisurely 40-mile ride through the Hoosic Valley to the Buskirk covered bridge and back. The average grade is 2%. [Read more…] about Hoosic River Watershed Assn. Summer Excursions
Stephentown Federated Church And Friends Provide Home Repairs
Some members of the Mission Group from First United Methodist Church of Greenwich, CT, teamed up with the Stephentown Federated Church to provide some needed repairs for people of the Stephentown area. [Read more…] about Stephentown Federated Church And Friends Provide Home Repairs
Another Antigone At Hubbard Hall
All-Star Photo Exhibit At Darrow School
The beauty of the Mount Lebanon landscape and the historic Shaker buildings that grace it have long provided inspiration for photographers. In June and July, Darrow School will be the site of the exclusive exhibit “Visions of Mount Lebanon,” a fund-raiser honoring the Shaker Museum and Library’s sixtieth anniversary. The exhibit, located in the School’s extraordinary Joline Arts Center, is open to the public daily between June 27 and July 3, from 12 to 5 pm. Admission is free.
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Four Die In Route 7 Crash
by Bea Peterson
A recent press release from NYS Police officer Maureen Tuffy stated “While police may never know why Mr. Martinez crossed over into the westbound lane of traffic, leading to the head-on collision with a tractor-trailer, driver fatigue may have been a factor.” The fatal accident occurred around 5 am Sunday morning on Route 7 in Pittstown. [Read more…] about Four Die In Route 7 Crash
Bentleys Cavern Preserve Opens
by David Flint
About twenty-five people gathered in the rain Sunday, June 6, for the official opening of Bentleys Cavern Preserve in Berlin. The land was donated to the Conservancy last year by Robert Bentley and the late Eleanor Bentley through their daughter Randi Bentley. The opening was attended by Robert and Randi Bentley, a number of officers and members of the Conservancy and a few local people including Berlin Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger.
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