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Battle Of Bennington Reenactment To Be Held August 16 And 17 In Hoosick

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submitted by Ingrid Schaaphok and Liz Wagner, Park Naturalist

On August 16, 1777, in a small hamlet of Hoosick called Walloomsac, a rebel force of roughly 2,000 men under the command of General John Stark decisively defeated a detachment of Germans, loyalists and native allies. This action diminished General Burgoyne’s army by 1,000 men, prevented the capture of important supplies located in nearby Bennington, VT, and set the stage for the American victory at Saratoga.

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Nancy L. Carr

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Petersburgh – Nancy L. Carr, 69, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, July 31, 2014, after a long battle with cancer.

Born in Woodbury, NJ, Nancy was a daughter of the late Lewis and Delta Cassel. She honorably and valiantly served her country in the United States Army. Nancy received her Bachelor’s Degree in teaching and was qualified to teach kindergarten up to sixth grade. She retired from working for various health service companies as a home health aide. Nancy enjoyed knitting, crocheting and gardening.

Survivors include her beloved husband, Charles E. Carr, her loving daughter, Christine and husband Terry Sprague, her stepsons, Charles P. Carr and Christopher A. Carr, her beloved granddaughters, C’Anna, Darian and Abigail, and her adoring stepgrandson, Denver Divens. She is also survived by many wonderful friends. Nancy is pre-deceased by her first husband, Russell Smith, and her son, Kenneth Smith.

Interment will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy’s memory to the Petersburgh Fire Department, P.O. Box 109, Petersburgh, New York, 12138.

To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.

Marlene Cipperly

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Hoosick – Marlene (Blakeney) Cipperly, 80, died Friday, August 1, 2014, at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. Marlene formerly resided on Cipperly Road in Breese Hollow, Hoosick, NY. She was the wife of the former Dean W. Cipperly, who passed in 1992.

Born on October 10, 1933, Marlene was the daughter of David and Madeline (Fletcher) Blakeney. Marlene was a member of the Vermont Grange, NY Farm Bureau, Woman’s Farm Bureau, Hoosick Miss Softball, Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad and the Hoosick Falls PTA. She loved her gardens and going to her granddaughters’ events. Her life-long ambition was to be a nurse, but she became very satisfied being a LNA at the Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington, VT. Marlene worked at Crescent Manor for 31 years. In her younger years she had worked at the Chelsea Nursing Home.

Survivors include her two daughters, Beth Cipperly and Nellie Miller, and the light of her life, her precious granddaughter, Sydney Miller, her sister, Jessie Mundell, her three brothers, John Blakeney and wife Violet, Raymond Blakeney and David Blakeney, her sisters-in-law, Mary Cipperly, Betty Kipp, Marion Cipperly, Vera Griswald and Becky and husband Bob Cipperly, as well as many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews and many loving neighbors. She is pre-deceased by a brother, Charles “Tom” Blakeney.

Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Monday, August 4, from 3 to 5 pm. The funeral service was held from the funeral home on Monday at 5 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad or the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad Youth Group through the funeral home.

Not A Missing Lynx At The Grafton Library

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by Bea Peterson

Wildlife educator Bernadette Hoffman presented a fascinating program on Saturday morning, July 26, behind the Grafton Library. Folks of all ages listened as Hoffman described the pelts she had of two red foxes. One was the usual red while the other was almost black, with gray in it. Both were red foxes. She also showed everyone the head of an alligator, noting that the size of the head from eyes to snout gave an estimate of the length of the creature. She estimated that one to be nine feet long at one time.

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Taconic Expansion Approved

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by Alex Brooks

The Petersburgh Planning Board held a Public Hearing on July 28 on Taconic’s application to expand their plant on Coon Brook Road. They plan a one story building of 10,600 square feet, about 140 feet by 82 feet, and a new 92 space parking lot across the road from the plant. It will be the same height as the existing building and the same color.

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Grafton Historic Marker Dedicated

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by Bea Peterson

Saturday morning, July 26, was pleasant and sunny. It was a perfect day for dedicating Grafton’s first historic marker. Many people turned out, including NYS Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino and Rensselaer County Legislator Stan Brownell as well as Town officials and members of the Grafton Historical Society. Behind the crowd stood the stately building described on the marker.

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Hoosick Rising – Community Development

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by Bea Peterson

Forty people attended the third Hoosick Rising meeting at the HAYC3 Armory Tuesday evening, July 22. It wasn’t just a meeting of Hoosick Falls residents. Besides facilitators from Camoin Associates, Hoosick Falls Mayor David Borge pointed out that there were representatives from the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce and Rensselaer County Development as well as Town of Hoosick Supervisor Mark Surdam.

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