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Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action

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Water Contamination Issue Draws Residents To Meeting, Mayor And Trustees Get On With Regular Village Business

by Deb Alter
The Municipal Building meeting room was packed to overflowing for the  monthly Village Board meeting on Tuesday, January 12. Again, it was the Village water issue that drew people to the meeting. Mayor David Borge officially announced that a temporary Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) will be installed at the HF water plant  very soon. There is about a two-week delivery time, and it takes about three weeks to install. There will be at least a week of sampling and testing. The system, which will filter out PFOAs to undetectable levels, should be online in February. [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action

New Lebanon Town Board Action

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New Board Takes Care of Housekeeping

by David Flint
Newly elected Town Supervisor Colleen Teal presided over the first regular meeting of the 2016 New Lebanon Town Board on Tuesday, January 12. Other new faces on the Board are Councilmen Mark Baumli and Kevin Smith, along with newly elected Town Clerk Tistrya Houghtling. They join returning Town Board members Chuck Geraldi and Dan Evans, who was absent for this meeting. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action

Berlin Central School District Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration For The 2016-2017 School Year

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The Berlin Central School District has begun the process of registering students for the 2016-2017 Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. Students must be legal residents of the school district and reside with a parent or guardian within the school district at the time of registration. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School District Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration For The 2016-2017 School Year

Temporary Filtration System For PFOA Removal Will Be Up And Running In Weeks

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by Deb Alter

The Village Board announced at a Special Meeting on Thursday, January 7, that a temporary carbon filtration system will be installed at the water plant and could be online as soon as five weeks. It will remove nearly all of the PFOAs in the Village water supply. This means that residents will no longer need to go to Tops for bottled water, although it will be there, paid for by Saint-Gobain, for those who need it. A long-term solution is still in the works. [Read more…] about Temporary Filtration System For PFOA Removal Will Be Up And Running In Weeks

Grafton Town Board Action

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Former Supervisor Allison Kirchner Appointed To The Grafton Town Board, Local Soccer Star Honored

By Doug La Rocque

One of the most important pieces of business before the Grafton Town Board Monday night was to fill the empty seat on the Board created when Ingrid Gundrum was elected Supervisor and her position as Councilwoman became open.  By a unanimous voice vote, the Board approved Gundrum’s selection of former Town Supervisor Allison Kirchner as her replacement for 2016.  [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action