by Alex Brooks
The Friends of the Dyken Pond Environmental Center have purchased a 23 acre parcel of land near the center of the Dyken Pond Center’s developed area. The parcel has frontage on “Otter Cove” beginning at a point right next to the Center’s boat launch. The back of the property extends to a point very near the “Amphitheater” which the Center uses for some of its programs.
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Local News
Caught Mid-Stream In Petersburgh
by Bea Peterson
It is very frustrating to follow all the laws and have those around you ignore the same laws. It is altogether maddening when their not following those laws leads to damage to your property. That is the case with Ron Alund and some of his neighbors on Lewis Hollow Road in Petersburgh.
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Stimulus Money Provides Face Lift For Hoosick Meadows
by Bea Peterson
New York State received $3,507,722,854 in stimulus money from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. The Department of Housing and Urban Development received $15 million. The Town of Hoosick Housing Authority received $50,421 for Hoosick Meadows. [Read more…] about Stimulus Money Provides Face Lift For Hoosick Meadows
Ryan & Courtney 6th Annual Memorial Motorcycle Run
by Lorri Parisi
The Ryan & Courtney 6th Annual Memorial Motorcycle Run held in Stephentown, Saturday, August 1, attracted approximately 260 motorcyclists on a beautiful, sunny day. [Read more…] about Ryan & Courtney 6th Annual Memorial Motorcycle Run
Luke Hoag Is Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk Hero
The Walk is September 13
Luke Hoag, 2, of Hoosick Falls, has been named a Hero of the 21st annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk. As a Walk Hero, Luke will inspire more than 8,000 participants to walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic route of the Boston Marathon® and raise money for cancer care and research through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and its Jimmy Fund. [Read more…] about Luke Hoag Is Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk Hero
Celebrating The Hudson 100 Years Ago
by David Flint
This is the year of Hudson 400 – the celebration of 400 years since Henry Hudson’s exploration of the river that bears his name and Samuel de Champlain’s exploration further north and 200 years since Robert Fulton’s maiden voyage up the Hudson in the first commercially successful steamboat. In another celebration 100 years ago, New Yorkers pulled out all the stops commemorating the 300th and 100th anniversaries respectively of those events. [Read more…] about Celebrating The Hudson 100 Years Ago
Petersburgh Rod And Gun Club Gets New Signs In Honor Of Vern Bentley
Battle Weekend Events At The Bennington Battlefield
The Bennington Battlefield NYS Historic Site will host its annual Battle Weekend Events on Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16, in three locations on the site – the upper Park, the Visitors’ Center at the Barnett Homestead and the “Tory Fort” on Cottrell Road on the opposite bank of the Walloomsac River. [Read more…] about Battle Weekend Events At The Bennington Battlefield
Letters To The Editor – African Safari
We have had numerous responses to the picture and story of the Stephentown father and son on an African safari that we published last week. The two letters we received are published below.
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Little League All Star Celebration
submitted by Arlene Wysocki
If you’re wondering what all the horn tooting was about on Friday night, July 24, it was a celebration for The Beavers baseball team. The Town of Hoosick Little League Majors Baseball All Stars entered the Town with a “horn-tooting caravan” to celebrate their victories.
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