The Northeast New York Safety & Health Council will sponsor the Defensive Driving Course at the Hoosick Falls Health Center, Danforth Street, Hoosick Falls, on Saturday, January 30, beginning at 8:30 am promptly.
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Berlin Comprehensive Plan Workshop
The Berlin Comprehensive Plan Workshop will be held Wednesday, January 27, at 7 pm, snow date February 3 at 7 pm, at the Berlin Jr./Sr. High School, Rt. 22, Cherry Plain. The purpose of the workshop is to gain the public’s insight concerning the present and future of Berlin. Please come to this workshop to share your ideas and vision for the Town.
Texas Hold’em
The Stephentown Fire Department will sponsor a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, January 30, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located on Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
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A Stuffed Pasta Assortment For Hoosick Falls Extra Helpings!
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. [Read more…] about A Stuffed Pasta Assortment For Hoosick Falls Extra Helpings!
Follow A Fisher
The Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center has lots of snow and there are perfect conditions for an Animal Tracking Day for Families on Saturday, January 23, from 1 to 4 pm. This program will teach animal tracking skills as you follow fisher tracks for the afternoon. [Read more…] about Follow A Fisher
Full Wolf Moon Cross-Country Ski Trek
Enjoy the stillness of the full wolf moon at a guided cross-country ski trek at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Saturday, January 30, beginning at 7 pm. This ski trek will cover about 2 miles and is designed for the intermediate skier. No beginners or snowshoes, please. We will be traveling under the natural light of the full moon. This program is free. Please call the Center for updated snow conditions at 658-2055.
Friends of GLSP Sponsor Silent Art Auction At Winter Festival
A silent auction of photos, drawings and paintings created during Grafton Lakes State Park’s Art in the Park program will be held at the Park’s Winter Festival on Saturday, February 6. The auction and exhibit, sponsored by the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park, will be held in the maintenance shop from 11 am to 3 pm.
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John B. Makinson
Stephentown – John Bruce Makinson, 84, died Monday, January 18, 2010, at Springside of Pittsfield, MA, health care facility. Born on September 23, 1925, in Queens, NY, he was the son of Marie DuPlant and Bruce Makinson.
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Lohnes Pleads Guilty To Horse Torture And Burglary
by Bea Peterson
On Wednesday, January 13, Michael Lohnes, age 27, appeared in Rensselaer County Court and pled guilty to the full indictment against him. According to Assistant District Attorney Laura Krugler, the Judge told him straight up, there will be no promises. Sentencing will be February 4.
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Village Dispatch Faces Elimination
by Bea Peterson
At the regular meeting of the Hoosick Falls Village Board on Tuesday, January 12, Mayor Matt Monahan announced that a special public meeting would be held at the Senior Center on Thursday, February 4, from 6 to 8 pm to discuss consolidating Village Dispatch with the Rensselaer County 911 system. [Read more…] about Village Dispatch Faces Elimination