by David Flint
A Cherry Plain woman lost her life last Thursday night when struck by a car as she walked along Route 22. State Police from the Schodack barracks reported that at approximately 9:15 pm on June 13 a 2005 Chrysler operated by Douglas S. Homiak, age 22 of Berlin, was heading south on Route 22 less than a half mile south of Bly Hollow Road. [Read more…] about Fatal Accident In Cherry Plain
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Petersburgh Town Board Action – NYS To Close Route 2 For Two Weeks
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board convened their regular meeting on June 17 with just three members of the Town Board present – Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst, Richard Snyder and Bill Seel. Duane Goodermote and David Alderman were not present.
Petersburgh Highway Superintendent Ray Harrison said the State DOT has alerted him that they will have to close Route 2 for two weeks to repair the damage from the June 5 downpour. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board Action – NYS To Close Route 2 For Two Weeks
Flag Day Ceremony In Hoosick Falls
by Bea Peterson
The weather was perfect for Flag Day ceremonies at Post #40 American Legion headquarters in Hoosick Falls on Friday, June 14. Legion members, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Hoosick Falls Community Band were all part of the program. Guests were welcomed by Post Commander Bernie Guerard. Boy Scouts and Legion members together lowered the flag from its pole and folded it.
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Reynolds Foundation Distributes $12,600
by Bea Peterson
On Saturday, June 15, Norma Brenenstuhl and Armand Rousseau distributed checks to nine local agencies totaling $12,600. The checks were presented to the Hoosick Falls Community Band for operating expenses, the Town of Hoosick Historical Society, the Hoosick Area Church Association (HACA) Food Pantry, the Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Service program and the Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Day Camp, the Cheney Library Children’s Reading program, the Wood Park Residents Association, the North Hoosick Fire Dept. Disaster Shelter Fund and the local Reynolds Foundation.
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Berlin Town Board Action – Enforcing Peace And Order
by Kieron Kramer
A public hearing on a revision to the Town of Berlin Dog Law, Local Law #2 of 2010, and on a new Dog Ordinance was held at 7 pm on Thursday, June 13, before the regular Town Board meeting. The hearing was well attended and, although it only lasted 15 minutes, included a wide ranging discussion of dog and dog owner behavior in Berlin.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Paint, Planners And A Counsel
by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board thinks the Town Hall is in need of some refurbishment. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt believes the interior has not been painted since it was built. Therefore, at their meeting on Monday, June 17, the Board authorized the publication of a Request for Proposals to paint the interior of the building and carry out some minor repairs. No specifications will be included. The proposals are due in the Town Clerk’s Office by Friday, July 12.
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Grafton Planning Board Action – Silence Should Be Golden
by Kieron Kramer
Three public hearings were held before the regular Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday, June 17. At 6:15 the subject was the Edelmann/MacNaughton major subdivision application; at 6:30 it was the Lawrence Meracle minor subdivision, and at 6:45 it was the Halloran-Minbiole lot line adjustment. None of these applications were controversial or opposed, and the comments were very brief.
Fifteen minutes were allotted to each hearing. The hearings should have been only five minutes long. Apparently the members of the Planning Board abhor a verbal vacuum. Led by impish Board Member Owen Grandjean, they began playfully trash talking each other. [Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action – Silence Should Be Golden
Hoosick Planning Board Action – Big Moose Has Plans
by Bea Peterson
Emil Baker, owner of the Big Moose Deli and Country Store on Route 7, appeared before the Town of Hoosick Planning Board for a second time on Monday, June 18. Baker has acquired the house and property next door to his store. He said the house will be used for storage and the lot in the back and on the side of the house will be used for parking. A split rail fence will define the parking area. The expanded area can hold 20 vehicles.
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The Karen McGovern Fund
by Bea Peterson
Everyone in Hoosick knows about the Karen McGovern Fund. They have either contributed to the Fund, benefitted from the Fund or know someone who has benefitted from the Fund.
The Fund was started at a volleyball tournament at the Sand Bar in memory of a special well loved individual who died from cancer in 2000. Karen McGovern graduated from HFCS in 1986. She had an interesting and varied career that eventually brought her to law school. She was in her second year studying law when her life ended.
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Letter To The Editor – Disturbed By The Warrantless Search Of Our Children
To the Editor:
I read with dismay the article in the June 7 Eastwick Press regarding the “Drug Sniff at BCS.”
It is refreshing to know that no drugs were found. However, it is equally disturbing to know our school administrators and County Sheriff’s Department felt it would be acceptable to conduct a warrantless search/sniff of our children’s belongings. If there was no explicit reason to suspect these children, there should have been no reason to conduct the search.
I wonder how the teachers, custodians, assistants, administrators would have felt if their pocketbooks, wallet, pant pockets, backpacks were sniffed as they entered the school or got out of their cars. Would the Sheriff’s Department have felt they could ask the adults to line up and place their belongings on the ground? Would the adults have complied?
This was not a drill. It was an assault on our children’s civil rights and privacy. I believe the BCS School Administration owes an apology to the children and to their parents.
Sincerely,
Anita Henry
Schmich Road, Stephentown