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Dolores A. Crandall
Grafton – Dolores A. Gapp Crandall, 80, of Taconic Lake Road, Grafton, NY, died peacefully at her daughter’s home on Friday morning, January 16, 2009, under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
Leola M. Tarr
Stephentown – Leola M. Tarr, age 89, of Stephentown, NY, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Mrs. Tarr moved to the Stephentown area eight years ago from East Long Meadow MA. [Read more…] about Leola M. Tarr
Bessie B. Geerholt
Stephentown – Bessie Belle Goodermote Geerholt, 89, of Route 43, Stephentown, NY, died on Sunday, January 18, 2009, at her residence after being stricken.
Robert W. Lohnes
Hoosick – Robert W. Lohnes, 70, of Mapletown in Hoosick, NY, died Monday afternoon, December 22, at his home with his loving family at his side, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Arron T. Burdick
North Hoosick – Arron T. Burdick, 73, of Junction Road, North Hoosick, died on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City, FL, after a brief illness. [Read more…] about Arron T. Burdick
Part Time Pastor Appointed To United Methodist Churches
Kim Kie has been appointed by Bishop Susan Hassinger as part time interim pastor to the Berlin/Grafton United Methodist Churches to replace Pastor Robert Hurd who retired on December 31. [Read more…] about Part Time Pastor Appointed To United Methodist Churches
Folmsbee Van Was On Seasonal Road In Violation Of Contract
by David Flint
The driver of a school bus van that got stuck in the snow last Thursday, January 8 should never have been on that road, according to Rensselaer County spokesman Chris Meyer. The van got stuck on a seasonal portion of North Moore Hill Road in North Stephentown. Seasonal roads are not plowed in winter and are officially closed to traffic from October 15 to April 15.
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Amendment Named For Horse Killed In Hoosick
by Kieron Kramer
The brutal killing of the bay Skye, owned by Dawn Feathers, in her stall on Hill Road in Hoosick prompted County Legislators Lester Goodermote and Stan Brownell to introduce a resolution at Tuesday night’s Rensselaer County Legislative session calling for the State to strengthen Buster’s Law, a law which, several years ago, established the felony category of aggravated cruelty toward animals.
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Cowee Bought Out
by David Flint
Shareholders in the Cowee Forest Products company, the former W.J. Cowee, Inc., report that their shares have been bought up and an agreement and plan of merger drafted to sell the company on December 31, 2008, to Heartwood Forestland, a Real Estate Investment Trust based in North Carolina. [Read more…] about Cowee Bought Out