Reaching Out To The Community For Support
Hoosick Armory, Youth Center, and Community Coalition (HAYC3) never envisioned it would be where it is today. [Read more…] about HAYC3 Facing Financial Challenge
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Reaching Out To The Community For Support
Hoosick Armory, Youth Center, and Community Coalition (HAYC3) never envisioned it would be where it is today. [Read more…] about HAYC3 Facing Financial Challenge

Rensselaer County has learned its bond rating has been upgraded by Moody’s Investor’s Service. [Read more…] about Rensco Bond Rating Upgraded
Town Highway Department Shorthanded As Plow Season Begins
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Alan Webster began the December 17 Town Board meeting by telling anyone who didn’t know already that Petersburgh Highway Superintendent Ray Harrison had a heart attack on Saturday December 15. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
by Doug La Rocque
New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood has announced an agreement between her office and Charter/Spectrum on a $172 million consumer fraud settlement concerning what her office labeled misleading internet speeds. [Read more…] about Settlement On Spectrum Internet Speeds
Setting The Village Clerk’s Salary
by Doug La Rocque (continuation of last week’s report)
The Village Board unanimously established the annual salary for Village Clerk Marie O’Neil-Ferrannini for the rest of this fiscal year, ending in March, at $35,000. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Hoosick Town Board Debate On Solar Tax Exemptions
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Town Board heard commentary at its December 10 meeting from Town Attorney Jonathan Schopf, Town Assessor Anthony Rice, and Town Board member Eric Sheffer on the question of what to do about Tax exemptions for solar and wind installations. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board

HAYC3 and Dance Flurry have joined together to hold Contra Dances once a month at the Armory
According to Wikipedia (paraphrased here), “Contra Dancing is a folk dance made up of long lines of couples. [Read more…] about Contra Dancing At The Armory
Submitted by Pam Lever of Uncaged
A conference about potential remediation options for the Dewey Loeffel EPA superfund site in the Town of Nassau will be held January 5, from 9:30 am to 5 pm, at the Comfort Inn, I90 Exit 10, Castleton. [Read more…] about Conference On Dewey Loeffel Landfill
A Potpourri Of Year-End Items
By Thaddeus Flint
As another year winds down in New Lebanon, it was mostly end-of-year type discussions at the December 11 Town Board meeting, but also involved tourism and morons. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
Send us your scores, pictures and sports stories. [Read more…] about We Want To Know The Score
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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