Berlin – M. Patricia O’Dell of Brookside Park, Berlin, NY, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the age of 78.
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Edwin B. Dezendorf Jr.
Hoosick Falls – Edwin B. Dezendorf Jr., 77, died on Sunday, January 24, 2010, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center where he has been a resident since June of 2009. He formerly resided on Wilson Hill Road in Hoosick Falls, NY.
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Edna M. Blankenbiller
Hoosick Falls – Edna M. Blankenbiller, 86, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at the Danforth Adult Home in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the wife of the late Jerome Blankenbiller and formerly resided in Cambridge, NY.
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Gertrude M. Butler
Bennington – Gertrude M. Deakin Church Butler, 88, formerly of Beech Street, Bennington, VT, died on Sunday, January 24, 2010, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She had resided in the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington since 1994.
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It’s Mardi Gras Time!
by Bea Peterson
Plans are in full swing for the Immaculate Conception Church’s Fifth Annual Mardi Gras Gala on Friday, February 12. It is the first event to be held in the Church Hall since the installation of the new heating system.
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4H Teen Exchange Roast Beef Dinner
The Rensselaer County 4-H Teen Exchange will be holding a Roast Beef Dinner fund-raiser at the Pittstown United Methodist Church on Saturday, February 6, serving from 4 to 6:30 pm. [Read more…] about 4H Teen Exchange Roast Beef Dinner
Litigation Looming In Petersburgh?
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Planning Board Chairman David Miller appeared at the Petersburgh Town Board meeting Monday night to say that two Planning Board matters “are probably going to end up in court.” He identified these two matters as “Star Ridge Way” and “O’Donovan’s Shaving Mill,” and he said both are likely to come to a head at next Monday’s Planning Board Meeting. The Planning Board will meet January 25 at 7:30 at Petersburgh Town Hall.
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Berlin Highway Workers Unionize
by Kieron Kramer
Berlin Highway Department workers will be represented by the United Public Service Employees Union in future negotiations with the Town. A vote was cast by the Town Board at the regular Town Board meeting on Thursday night, January 14, recognizing the UPSEU as the representative of Berlin employees. The vote was 4-0 in favor of recognizing the union with Town Supervisor Robert Jaeger abstaining from the vote and recusing himself from the discussion because he is already a member of a union, CSEA, as an employee of the Berlin School District.
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Bowl For Hoosick Kids Raises Over $9,000
The Sixth Annual Bowl for Hoosick Kids raised over $9,000 for the Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3) on Saturday, January 16. Thanks to the generosity of primary sponsors, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and WCW, Inc., and the event host, Barbecue Recreation, the event was a tremendous success, according to organizers.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Board Seat To Be Filled By Special Election
by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board convened its first regular meeting on Monday, January 18, under the leadership of Larry Eckhardt, newly elected Town Supervisor. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Eckhardt asked for a moment of silence in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and in respect for the many victims of the ongoing tragedy unfolding in Haiti.
Board Vacancy To Be Filled By Special Election
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