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Town Of Hoosick Men Who Gave It All Honored At Flag Tribute

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By Gail Smith

You couldn’t ask for a more perfect day for Voice of a Vet’s Tribute Flag Program and Cemetery Walk on May 9. At 10 am, 25 Patriot Guard motorcycles streamed into Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church parking lot escorting the tribute flag Liberty. When the program began, there were about 140 people gathered to hear about her journey.

The power went out just before the program was to begin, so candles were lit and the program went on by candle light.

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Youth 2 Youth Berlin Visits the County Legislature

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submitted by Biffy Cahill

On Wednesday, May 6, Youth 2 Youth Berlin did a presentation to the Rensselaer County Legislature and Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino, during the legislative open forum. They thanked the legislature for sponsoring a youth’s attendance at the Youth 2 Youth Eastern States Conference in 2014, and delivered a presentation on their efforts to reduce the use of alcohol and drugs by youth in the four communities of the Berlin Central School District. [Read more…] about Youth 2 Youth Berlin Visits the County Legislature

Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Part Two

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by Bea Peterson

This is the conclusion of the report that began in last week’s paper.

Snow Street

Mary Jane Scott of Snow Street brought samples of dirty water to the meeting and complained that she received no notification that there was a problem with the water that went on for days. She asked for a return to having a Police cruiser drive on the street and announce such a problem. She does not read the Village’s legal paper and does not follow the television public announcements.

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TVSC U19 Team Has Strong Outing In Weekend Tournament

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by Jen Burhans

The Taconic Valley Soccer Club has started its Spring program. This past month K-6th grade youngsters have been coming together at Berlin Elementary school twice a week to practice soccer in an instructional setting.  The club also has two older teams in the CDSYL Spring travel league that play and practice at BES.

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