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Hoosick Falls Central School Bowling Team Wins Adirondack League Tournament

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submitted by Coach Lang

On Tuesday, February 2, the Hoosick Falls bowling team won their Adirondack League Bowling Tournament at Broadway Lanes in Fort Edward.  They finished with a great 6-game total of 6,179 pins using the format of the best five scores of seven bowlers for each game.  [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School Bowling Team Wins Adirondack League Tournament

Temporary Water Filters Are Delivered

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by Alex Brooks

The temporary water treatment system which will remove PFOA from the Hoosick Falls municipal water system was delivered on Tuesday, January 26.

After a pilot study requested by the Village showed a Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filtration system to be very effective in removing PFOA from the water, Village officials searched nationwide for GAC filtration equipment for immediate use in Hoosick Falls, and found one available from Calgon Carbon of Pittsburgh, PA. [Read more…] about Temporary Water Filters Are Delivered

Tireless Advocate Tackles Tiny Pest, Earns Excellence In IPM Award

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Dale Ila-Riggs, president of the New York Berry Growers Association, knew well the danger when SWD (aka spotted wing drosophila) blew into New York in 2012. This tiny new pest ravished millions of dollars worth of raspberries and blueberries. Now, for her leadership and resolve on behalf of an industry worth $15 million and growing, Riggs has received an Excellence in IPM award from the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYS IPM) at Cornell University. [Read more…] about Tireless Advocate Tackles Tiny Pest, Earns Excellence In IPM Award

Grafton Lake State Park Winterfest A Blast Despite Lack Of Snow

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By Doug La Rocque

Old Man Winter wasn’t very cooperative this year but most events at the 31st Annual Winter Festival went off as planned.  The major casualty of the mild winter season was the annual ice fishing contest, postponed until February 13, because the ice was deemed not thick enough to be safe.  [Read more…] about Grafton Lake State Park Winterfest A Blast Despite Lack Of Snow

PFOA Found In Well Water At HFCSD Bus Garage

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Carbon Filtration Plans Sent To County Health Department for Approval

submitted by Brian Bushner

A test of the water at the Hoosick Falls School District’s bus garage has found PFOA in the water at a concentration above the EPA Provisional Health Advisory level. The bus garage is 1.2 miles from the School District’s main campus. The water at the school does not have PFOA in it. It is tested regularly, and it is clean. [Read more…] about PFOA Found In Well Water At HFCSD Bus Garage

David Borton Talk At New Lebanon Library Takes Global Perspective On Solar Energy

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by Alex Brooks

Retired RPI professor David Borton spoke to a full room on Thursday, January 21 about solar energy in general, and about the solar powered boats that he has created in particular. He began by talking about global energy needs, calculating the global need for energy and the potential solar energy available, and finding that there is way more solar energy available globally than we need – it’s just a matter of harvesting it and making it available in the forms needed. [Read more…] about David Borton Talk At New Lebanon Library Takes Global Perspective On Solar Energy