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Lucille Collier

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Petersburgh/Hoosick Falls – Lucille (ne’e Lucia) Virginia Collier, 99, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Danforth Adult Care Center in Hoosick Falls, NY, where she had lived since February 2009. A resident of Petersburgh, NY, from 1975 until 2009, Lucille was the wife of the late Eugene Collier, who died in 1989. She is pre-deceased by her three brothers, Anthony, Angelo and Albert Incani.
Born on May 3, 1914, in Hoboken, NJ, Lucille was the daughter of Michael and Gabriela Incani. While working as a secretary during the day, Lucille pursued a passion for painting and drawing by attending night classes at the Grand Central Art School in NYC during the 1930s. It is there that she met and fell in love with Eugene Collier, a fellow student. When the Second World War broke out Eugene was drafted and sent to North Africa where he served his country from 1943 until 1945. When he returned home, Eugene and Lucille were married on September 26, 1945.
Survivors include her son, Michael and daughter-in-law Lynne Anderson of Canaan, NY, her devoted niece and nephew, Jane and Peter Curran of Barnegat, NJ., her loving granddaughter Rachel Collier and great-grandson, Roman.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
The family also wishes to express its deep appreciation to the management and staff of the Danforth Adult Care Center for the tremendous love, care and support they extended to Lucille throughout her stay with them.

Florence Brown

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Hoosick Falls – Florence Brown, 78, passed away on Tuesday April 9, 2013, at the Center for Living & Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the wife of Earl C. Brown. Born on February 2, 1935, in Hoags Corners, NY, she was daughter of the late Vernon and Esther (Heimburge) Hall.
Survivors include her daughter, Joanna Patterson, her sons, Michael and Matthew Brown, two sisters, Angelina New and Ruth Skoda, and seven grandchildren. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, in Hoosick Falls.

Hoosick Town Board Action – Town Pays Rent And Provides Funds To HAYC3

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by Bea Peterson
On Monday, April 8, at its regular monthly meeting, and before a capacity crowd of HFCS students, Village and Town residents, the Hoosick Town Board agreed to pay $9,000 in rent due to HAYC3 since November 2012. The rate is $1,500 a month and covers November through April. The Board also agreed to give HAYC3 $10,000 this year to be used toward setting up the food co-op that had been planned.
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New Faces On The Hoosick Falls Board

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by Bea Peterson
Three Board members and the Mayor were sworn in at the beginning of the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting on Tuesday, April 9. Village Trustee Ric DiDonato was re-elected in March for a fourth term. He was appointed Deputy Mayor. Kevin O’Malley was recently elected Trustee. Ben Patten was appointed Trustee to fill the one year remaining of Mayor Dave Borge’s term. Borge was elected Mayor in March. The Mayor said newly elected Trustee Bob Ryan had day surgery on Friday and was not well enough yet to attend Tuesday’s meeting, but he is going to be fine. The other Trustees are Robert Downing and Jeremy Driscoll.
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New Lebanon Town Board Action – Plushness Is All

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by Thaddeus Flint
New Lebanon has just become a bit more comfortable. The new Town Hall was completed a few months back, but residents at Tuesday’s monthly Town Board meeting noticed that two and a half hours of listening to their elected officials officiate had suddenly become a bit less arduous. The old hard folding chairs were gone, and new soft ones were neatly lined up replacing them.
“Was everyone comfortable tonight?” asked Councilman Bruce Baldwin.
Indeed, many of the few residents who attended the meeting were rather impressed with the new cushy comfort of New Lebanon.
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Rensselaer County Legislature – Endings And Beginnings

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by Kieron Kramer
Perhaps the best part of the Rensselaer County Legislature’s monthly meeting is the presentation period before the regular business starts. The presentations to the families of deceased pillars of the community, those who have made the history of the County, are quite emotional and moving, such as the presentation on Tuesday to the husband of Cathy Wickswat, a farming agent for the Cornell Cooperative Extension, which honored her for her service to the farming community in the Capital District. At the other end of life’s road are the presentations to the County’s youth who are beginning to leave their mark on the community. On Tuesday the presentations to the Hoosick Falls Central School bowling and wrestling teams heralded the future of these dedicated, hard working, talented, young people.
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