This Weekend The 11th Annual EC Golf Scramble will be held Saturday, August 13 at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. This event is a benefit to support youth participation in sports activities in the Town of Hoosick. [Read more…] about EC Golf Scramble
Local News
A Walk To Commemorate Hiroshima Day And Offer Prayers For Peace
By Doug La Rocque
A long line of marchers left the Grafton Town Park Saturday evening August 6 in a walk to the Grafton Peace Pagoda, with the desire to forever renounce war and create a nuclear-free world. [Read more…] about A Walk To Commemorate Hiroshima Day And Offer Prayers For Peace
Hoosick Grange News
Hoosick Grange met on July 27, with Master, David Cornell. After the business meeting, Norma Brenenstuhl was in charge of the lecturer’s program. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News
Petersburgh Library News
submitted by Sharon Hodges The Petersburgh Public Library encourages everyone to participate in the summer reading program. Adults are invited to submit raffle slips into our drawings for prizes. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Library News
University At Albany Announces Spring Graduates
The University at Albany congratulates the more than 2,800 students who graduated in May.
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Faraci Lange and Weitz & Luxenberg Named Co-Lead Counsel in Hoosick Falls Water Contamination Lawsuit
by Alex Brooks
The law firms of Faraci Lange LLP and Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. have been appointed co-lead counsel in a class action lawsuit involving the contamination of the Hoosick Falls drinking water supply with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). [Read more…] about Faraci Lange and Weitz & Luxenberg Named Co-Lead Counsel in Hoosick Falls Water Contamination Lawsuit
NYS Department Of Health Offers Medical Information Sessions On The Health Impact Of PFOA
By Doug La Rocque
On Friday evening July 29, Dr. Geoffrey (Cappy) Collins from the famed Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City sat down individually or by couples with about 30 Petersburgh residents to answer their questions and provide information about PFOA’s effects on the human body. [Read more…] about NYS Department Of Health Offers Medical Information Sessions On The Health Impact Of PFOA
Petersburgh Tries To Formulate Plan For Water System
Filtration System Delayed; Water Rebate Check Has Arrived
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held a special meeting on August 2 with Don Fletcher and Rich Straut from Barton & Loguidice about the water grant application. Fletcher said Petersburgh’s application has been deemed complete, and those reviewing the applications have said they expect it will take about five weeks to review them. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Tries To Formulate Plan For Water System
Injured North Bennington Man Sent To Albany Med
At noon on Tuesday the Hoosick Fire Department responded to a request to prepare a medical helicopter landing zone at the Hoosac School athletic fields.
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Berlin Town Board Proactive On Issue Of Town’s Involvement In Petersburgh Dump
By Doug La Rocque
When the issue of PFOAs first surfaced, the Berlin Town Board breathed a sigh of relief when test results showed the village water levels to be less than 10 parts per trillion (ppt), far below the levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as dangerous. That relief has now turned to concern, with the discovery of PFOA laden leachate at the dump they once shared with the Town of Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Proactive On Issue Of Town’s Involvement In Petersburgh Dump