HAYC3’s second annual Feed Your Soul, Feed Your Neighbor event will take place on Friday, January 27 from 6 to 8 pm, at the HAYC3 Armory in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about “Feed Your Soul, Feed Your Neighbor” Will Raise Funds For Those In Need
Local News
Berlin Girls Basketball Records First Two Wins; New Lebanon’s Lady Tigers Post A Victory
By Doug La Rocque
Last week the Lady Mountaineers coach Fleda Berschwinger told The Eastwick Press her team was having some problems finding the basket. [Read more…] about Berlin Girls Basketball Records First Two Wins; New Lebanon’s Lady Tigers Post A Victory
Village Board Gets An Earful From The Public
Tables PFOA Agreement And Will Reconsider It
by Alex Brooks
A rather large crowd of 90 or so citizens came to a meeting called by the Hoosick Falls Village Board of Trustees on Thursday January 12 to consider whether to accept an agreement negotiated between the Village and the two companies that caused the PFOA contamination in Hoosick Falls, Saint-Gobain and Honeywell. [Read more…] about Village Board Gets An Earful From The Public
Petersburgh Water System Boil Water Order To Take Effect Soon And Last Until Well #2 Is Modified To Comply With Health Department Regulations
Work Needed On Water System Exceeds The Water District’s Means
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Water District Superintendent Ben Krahforst issued a boil water order for the Petersburgh municipal water system, to take effect as soon as the new carbon filtration system goes online and needs Well #2 to be turned on. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Water System Boil Water Order To Take Effect Soon And Last Until Well #2 Is Modified To Comply With Health Department Regulations
Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action
by Alex Brooks
New Economic Development Initiatives
At the regular Village Board meeting on Tuesday, January 10, Mayor Borge announced that the Village has two applicants for the Economic Development position it is trying to fill. [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action
Panthers Get Big League Win
by Steve Bradley
HF 55 – Mt. Anthony 68
Monday, January 16 at HFCS. HF 9-3, L 8-0; MA 5-4. Mt. Anthony got the jump on the Panthers early, but the Panthers came back before the first quarter ended to be within three at 19-16. [Read more…] about Panthers Get Big League Win
Stephentown Town Board Action
Town Board Reviews 2016 Budget in Hindsight
by David Flint
There was only one resolution before the Stephentown Town Board at its January meeting last Monday and that one was tabled. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action
Ladies Win, DeGraaf Get 100th Win
HF 54 – Stillwater 24
Friday, January 13 at Stillwater HS. Eamonn DeGraaf, in his seventh year as head coach of the Lady Panthers, got his 100th win on this night. [Read more…] about Ladies Win, DeGraaf Get 100th Win
Berlin Town Board Action
NYS DOT Says “No” To Lowering The Speed Limit On Bly Hollow Road
By Doug La Rocque
After two fatal crashes and numerous other accidents and near misses, and at the request of several residents along the road, the Berlin Town Board in December of 2015 sent a letter asking the Department of Transportation for permission to reduce the speed limit from 40 to 30 miles per hour. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action
Berlin Town Board Action
Berlin Reorganizational Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
Prior to its regular meeting on Thursday, January 12, the Town Board held its annual organizational meeting for 2017. Tara Fisher will once again serve as Deputy Supervisor, and Donald Tate was re-appointed Town Attorney. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action