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Fatal Collision On Route 22 In Stephentown

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by David Flint
A head-on collision in Stephentown on Sunday evening, January 20, resulted in the death of a Virginia man. Three people from New York City in the other car were seriously injured. State Police reported that Kevin H. Jensen, 45, of Grottoes, VA, was driving a white 2000 Plymouth Voyager north on Route 22 when for some unknown reason he crossed the double yellow line and collided head-on with a gray 2011 Lexus SUV. Jensen was pronounced dead at the scene by the Rensselaer County Medical Examiner’s office.
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Rabid Fox Attacks Three People In New Lebanon

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by Thaddeus Flint
A fox which attacked three people in New Lebanon has tested positive for rabies.
The attack occurred on Saturday, January 12, near the junction of West Street and Route 20. At around 6:30 pm Parks Maintenance Supervisor Scott Larabee returned to his home and was set upon by the animal.
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Petersburgh Town Board Action – Petersburgh Condemns Jones Garage

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by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Building Inspector Doug Hull presented a report to the Town Board at its meeting on Monday, January 21, on the Jones Garage (on the north side of Route 2 in the middle of town). It said he inspected the building on December 18 and declared it unsafe for occupancy. He posted signs to that effect on the building at that time.
Now the Town is considering whether the building needs to be taken down because it poses a safety hazard. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board Action – Petersburgh Condemns Jones Garage

Stephentown Town Board Action – In Good Financial Shape

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by David Flint
The Town of Stephentown ended the year 2012 in pretty good shape financially. Some of that was due to the weather. As Highway Superintendent Aldie Goodermote pointed out at the Town Board meeting Monday, “We had no winter.” That meant there was almost no overtime for the road crew. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt noted that there was $87,000 in the budget for payroll for snow removal but only about $53,000 was spent. Also payments from FEMA turned out to be a good bit higher than expected. And in the General Fund, Eckhardt said, receipts from the sales tax and the mortgage tax were considerably more than what was budgeted. For sales tax $250,000 was budgeted but $304,000 was received. For the mortgage tax $57,000 was budgeted and close to $92,000 was taken in. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – In Good Financial Shape

Town Of Hoosick Organizational Meeting 2013

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The Hoosick Town Board met before their regular meeting on Monday, January 14, to hold the Organizational Meeting. They adopted the following:
Meeting Date: second Monday of the month at 7 pm at the Armory
Depositories: Key Bank and Pioneer Commercial Bank
Official Newspaper: The Cambridge Eagle; Alternate: Troy
Record
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Cancer Blog For Teens Launched As Part Of A Berlin Student’s Project

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submitted by Michael McCagg
Teens fighting cancer or who have been affected by the dreaded illness in some way now have an online place to blog and share their experiences. The American Cancer Society HopeClub blog was launched this week by the local chapter of the HopeClub and Tech Valley High School senior Ashley Moon, who created the blog as part of her senior project. The blog is available by going to http://teenstouchedbycancer.tumblr.com/.
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