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Rensselaer County Legislature Approves 2016 Budget; Fifth Consecutive Budget To Stay Under Tax Cap

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During a special meeting on December 1, the Rensselaer County Legislature approved the 2016 Budget. Chair of the Legislature Stan Brownell announced that this is the fifth consecutive year the County Budget has remained under the state tax cap. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature Approves 2016 Budget; Fifth Consecutive Budget To Stay Under Tax Cap

Ballet Students To Dance In Professional Production of Nutcracker

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Four students from the British School of Ballet in Hoosick Falls, NY auditioned for parts in in the Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker Suite; all four girls received parts. More than 200 students from different ballet schools auditioned and about 40 were chosen.  [Read more…] about Ballet Students To Dance In Professional Production of Nutcracker

BEHOLD! New Lebanon Named a Recipient Of New J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize

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$175,000 Award Recognizes Founder Ruth J. Abram For Leadership And Innovation

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BEHOLD! New Lebanon, the nation’s first living museum of contemporary rural American life, recently announced that it has been chosen to receive the J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize. [Read more…] about BEHOLD! New Lebanon Named a Recipient Of New J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize

Parson’s Corner In Hoosick Falls Nearly Finished

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by Deb Alter

At the Hoosick Rising Meeting November 17, developer Alex Buell said work on the “Corner” (formerly known as Doherty’s Corner) continues and he believes the building will be complete by the end of the year. Buell has had several inquiries from potential tenants of the ground floor space, but there is nothing solid yet. [Read more…] about Parson’s Corner In Hoosick Falls Nearly Finished