Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
You Gotta Hear This! Presents a vocal Master Class, taught by mezzo-soprano Kara Cornell, Monday, April 20, at 7 pm at All Saints Episcopal Church on Route 7 in Hoosick. The class, which is being given for area voice students, is free and open for the public to observe.
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Hoosick Falls – Phoebe Elizabeth (Lisa) Richard, 52, of Ellenville, NY, died Thursday, April 9, 2009. She was born to William and Dorothy Peckham in Troy, NY, on May 20, 1956. [Read more…] about Phoebe Elizabeth Richard
Stephentown – Michael J. Fox, 56, of 1110 Route 43, Stephentown, NY, died on Monday, April 13, 2009, at Albany Medical Center Hospital in Albany, NY, following an automobile accident Wednesday, April 8, on Route 43.
Hoosick Falls – Eugene P. Burdick, 75, of First Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, died on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at his residence surrounded by his loving family under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
by Bea Peterson
The building at 34 Elm St. is no more. Neglected for years, the windows were boarded and the roof was collapsed in places. In winter snow covered the floor of the second story. The building was finally condemned, and last month the Village accepted a bid from Champagne LLC to demolish it for $59,000. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Demos Condemned Building
Elizabeth Mateer of Stephentown won High Gold for performing a ballet routine, “Bluebird,” on pointe, at the Starquest Dance Competition held at the Palace Theater in Albany on Sunday, March 15. [Read more…] about Stephentown Girl Wins Dance Competition
by Bea Peterson
Letters From Third Grade
Newly elected Hoosick Falls Mayor Matt Monahan thanked Mrs. Terri Burdick’s HFCS third grade class for their letters of congratulations and suggestions. [Read more…] about Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting
by David Flint
The Dutch really did wear wooden shoes. Wooden footwear has been around for centuries, actually, and not just in Holland. They were very practical for working the farm, but you wouldn’t see them much in urban areas and probably not much among the Dutch in America. [Read more…] about Dutch Clothing At The Stephentown Historical Society
by Bea Peterson
Laura (Webster) Lohnes was born at her grandmother’s house at 6 River St. on April 7, 1909. [Read more…] about Laura Lohnes Hits The Century Mark
