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Shaker Museum / Mount Lebanon To Hold Peace Weekend

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The Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon will host a weekend of events and programs to commemorate over 200 years of Shaker pacifism, Saturday, August 29 through Monday, August 31. The Mount Lebanon Peace Weekend will consist of readings, a brunch and facilitated discussion about Shaker pacifist history, a panel of speakers currently active in the peace movement, and a special walking tour. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum / Mount Lebanon To Hold Peace Weekend

New Business Growing In Hoosick Falls

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by Deb Alter 

Little Sprouts Baby Bump and Beyond, a children’s boutique offering pre-loved clothing, toys, furniture, baby gear, books, and more, opened on Saturday, August 1. The owner is Renee Parker (née Koronas), a graduate of Hoosick Falls High School (Class of ’02) and the mother of two children, aged four and eight and a half months. She has a degree in business and marketing from HVCC. [Read more…] about New Business Growing In Hoosick Falls

A Soft Summer Night Of Music And Memories In Grafton

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By Doug La Rocque

An appreciative audience filled the room at the Everett Wager Senior Center in Grafton last Wednesday to enjoy the acoustic sounds of the Lost Radio Rounders. The duo of Tom Lindsay and Michael Eck kept their listeners entertained with ballads about such tragedies as the love triangle involving Tom Dooley and death on the Streets of Laredo, to sea shanties from the Canadian Maritimes and Mexico. There were even songs about groundhogs and rattlesnakes, as well as classics like Frankie and Johnnie, 16 Tons and the Sloop John B. [Read more…] about A Soft Summer Night Of Music And Memories In Grafton

HFCS Bus Routes To Stay The Same Despite River Street Bridge Delays

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The River Street Bridge has been under construction since early summer and was originally expected to be completed before the school year begins. Since school starts on September 8, and the bridge will not be finished, the Hoosick Falls Central School District has built in a four minute delay on that bus route to compensate. [Read more…] about HFCS Bus Routes To Stay The Same Despite River Street Bridge Delays

HFCS Presents “State Of The Schools” Report

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by Deb Alter

Hoosick Falls Central Schools Board of Education Work Session, August 20 was an opportunity for the School Board, Superintendent, Principals and other key administrators to review the 2014-2015 school year, examine the data and anecdotal highlights, and use this information to plan for next year. [Read more…] about HFCS Presents “State Of The Schools” Report

Hoosick Falls School Board Approves Preliminary Report On A Capital Project

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by Deb Alter

Architects and Engineers from Clark, Patterson and Lee, the organization that is guiding the Hoosick Falls Central School District in developing its capital project, presented the Preliminary Scope of Work for that project to the Board at its August 20 workshop. The Board voted to accept the Preliminary Report. Some of the highlights are: [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls School Board Approves Preliminary Report On A Capital Project