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Route 22/7 Gas Station Opening Soon

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Work has been underway for the last several weeks at the former Mobil station at the intersection of Routes 7 and 22 in Hoosick. On Tuesday a new lighted Sunoco sign was in place. The price for regular gas has been set, but not the price for diesel. The message area at the bottom of the sign, which is continually changing, states that the station/store is opening soon with Sunoco gas, convenience shopping and Price Chopper loyalty. Dunkin Donuts is still in operation, but on Wednesday the shelves and cases in the rest of the building remained empty. Efforts to reach the new owners were not successful. (Bea Peterson photo)

Stephentown Woman Volunteers At Olympics

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by David Flint
Debbie Pentak, a resident of Garfield Road in Stephentown, is off to Vancouver on Friday for the Winter Olympics. She won’t be competing as an athlete but will be helping out the Vancouver Organizing Committee as a volunteer. There’s no pay for this, but the experience, she said “is priceless.”
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Hoosick Falls Fire Dept. Installs Officers

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by Bea Peterson
The 2010 Hoosick Falls Fire Department Annual Banquet and Installation of Officers on Saturday, January 30, was dedicated to Jim Downey and Dennis Bornt, who passed away in 2009. The program stated, “These two men will always be remembered for their dedication and commitment to the community and the fire department. They will be greatly missed by all and will always be in our heart.”
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Berlin Elementary DARE Program

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by David Flint
Sixty-seven fifth graders at Berlin Elementary School received their diplomas from the DARE Program on Friday, January 29. D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through twelfth grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives. The lessons are led by a law enforcement officer – in Rensselaer County by Sheriff’s Deputy Jim Phelps.
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Beacon Power Accelerating Production Plans For Stephentown Fly Wheel Site

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from the Business Wire
Beacon Power Corporation a leading provider of advanced products and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, announced that it plans to hire approximately 50 new employees this year at its Tyngsboro, MA, headquarters, as it ramps up production of its grid-scale flywheel energy storage systems.
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Register This Month For The Taconic Valley Soccer Club

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The Taconic Valley Soccer Club will be holding CDYSL registrations at the Berlin Library four times in the month of February. Dean Maxon will be at the Library from 7 to 9 pm on Thursday nights, February 11 and 18, and Saturday mornings, February the 13 and 20, from 10 am to 12 pm.
You can register on your own before February 23 on line. Payment cannot be made on line but can be sent to the address listed on line. Payment must be made by February 28 for players to hold a spot on the team.
Annual Meeting
The TVSC annual meeting will be held at the Berlin Library on March 30 at 7 pm.

SYC Goes Tubing

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The Stephentown Youth Commission is going tubing at Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield, MA, on Sunday, February 21, from 10 am to 12 pm.  The bus will leave the Stephentown Elementary School at 9 am and return around 1 pm.  All children must be accompanied by an adult and a release form must be filled out by a parent or guardian.  Please call Samantha Bink 733-6729 to register or with any questions.