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Sigot Wins First Annual Kings And Queens Of The Community Award

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Sarah Sigot, a senior at Hoosick Falls Central School, is one of twelve Capital District students selected to receive the first annual Kings and Queens of the Community award. Recipients were selected based on academic success and community service. Sarah has been an honor student throughout her high school career. [Read more…] about Sigot Wins First Annual Kings And Queens Of The Community Award

What’s Happening At Stephentown Memorial Library?

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submitted by Laurenne Teachout
Web School at SML – Computer Classes – Mondays at 5:30 pm.  RSVP to reserve a space – 518-733-5750. Taught by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County.
May 23: Finding Facts Online – Need to brush up on some trivia, or swiftly win an argument? Get some tips for quickly finding facts and figures using the Internet. Featuring: Wikipedia, Google, and the Internet Movie Database. [Read more…] about What’s Happening At Stephentown Memorial Library?

Celebrate Recovery Meeting For Community Leaders

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By Gail Smith
Celebrate Recovery Hoosick Falls leaders are excited to offer an opportunity for community leaders to learn more about Celebrate Recovery by attending a “mock” Open Meeting on Monday, May 16, at 6:30 at Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church, 484 Hill Road, Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Celebrate Recovery Meeting For Community Leaders

Grafton Lakes Joins 110 Other Parks Across New York For “I Love My Park Day”

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By Doug La Rocque
More than 100 volunteers braved the early morning rain showers this past Saturday morning, to help give Grafton Lakes State Park its annual spring facelift.  The gathering broke into several groups, cleaning the pavilion areas, the beach and park offices as well as the shorelines, the gardens and blueberry fields, rebuilding rustic benches along Long Pond trail and some special attention paid to the Fire Tower trail.  The event is coordinated by Parks & Trails New York and involves 6,500 volunteers statewide.  Locally, several troops of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were joined by Cub Scout pack 911 and The Friends of Grafton State Park.  Gathering at Deerfield Pavilion before trekking off on their assignments, the workers were thanked by Veronica Fitzgerald, a member of the Parks & Trails Board.  Fitzgerald telling them “your work today will bring real, tangible enhancements to the park.  It will also send a strong message to elected officials that people love their parks.” [Read more…] about Grafton Lakes Joins 110 Other Parks Across New York For “I Love My Park Day”

Aging Grafton Ambulance Raises Questions About Viability Of Volunteer EMS Service

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By Doug La Rocque
The special meeting of the Grafton Town Board last Saturday was called by Town Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum to consider a proposal to purchase a new ambulance for the Grafton Rescue Squad, but turned into a sometimes intense discussion about the future of the Rescue Squad and just what would be the best way to provide emergency medical services to the town. [Read more…] about Aging Grafton Ambulance Raises Questions About Viability Of Volunteer EMS Service

PFOA Level In Petersburgh Water District Cut In Half

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by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh has announced that Water Superintendent Ben Krahforst has been able to lower the level of PFOA in the water of the Petersburgh Water District by using the wells which have the lowest PFOA contamination. Results released this week show a PFOA level of 47.4 parts per trillion (ppt) at the Town Hall and 44.1 ppt at the Town Library. Earlier tests of water in the Water District system showed levels of 95 to 100 ppt. [Read more…] about PFOA Level In Petersburgh Water District Cut In Half