Escape to Italy where love blossoms, friendship grows and unexpected love takes root. Enchanted April runs March 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8 pm and March 18 and 25 at 2:30 pm. [Read more…] about Enchanted April At SLCA
Local News
Fire Destroys Chuckleberry Park Motor Home
by David Flint
High winds and a fire in a trailer park are a recipe for disaster. But the quick response by Stephentown firefighters to a mobile home fire in Chuckleberry Park Tuesday morning, February 28, kept things under control. [Read more…] about Fire Destroys Chuckleberry Park Motor Home
Hoosick Wrangles Over Armory
RFP Process Suspended
by Bea Peterson
At the start of the special Hoosick Town Board meeting on Wednesday, February 29, Town Supervisor Keith Cipperly announced to the crowd of almost 50 people that he wanted to keep the armory open as much as anyone else. “We’re all on the same page,” he said. He, however, wants to see it kept open as a community center not as a Town Hall. [Read more…] about Hoosick Wrangles Over Armory
The Berlin Fire Co. Installation Banquet
by David Flint
Good food, music and camaraderie were enjoyed last Saturday evening at the Berlin Fire Company Annual Installation Banquet held at the Bridgeway Restaurant in Cherry Plain.
A large number of guests included State Senator Roy McDonald, County Executive Kathy Jimino, County Legislator Stan Brownell, Deputy Director of Public Safety Jack Thompson, County Fire Car-2 Bill Gummer and Battalion 5 and EMS Car 1 Coordinators Cyril Grant and Evan Eisenhandler, Berlin Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger and Highway Superintendent Jim Winn, Chaplain Matt Olson and Fire Chiefs and Assistant Fire Chiefs from neighboring towns. [Read more…] about The Berlin Fire Co. Installation Banquet
The Union Free School Mural Is Missing
submitted by Margaret Robertson
The mural and its wall was the last part to come down unscathed, amid the smashing of everything else. [Read more…] about The Union Free School Mural Is Missing
Rensselaer County Honors Brigadier General James Joseph Kenney
submitted by Deputy County Executive Chris Meyer
The late Brigadier General James Joseph Kenney, whose service in the United States Armed Services began during World War II and continued through his retirement in 1987, was recognized on Monday, February 13, by the Rensselaer County Honor-A-Deceased Veteran Committee and County officials.
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Grafton Planning Board Action – User Roads
by Kieron Kramer
The main issue at the Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday. February 27, was the Patrick Halloran and Linda Andriano 2-lot subdivision on Clickner Road. A number of Halloran’s neighbors attended the public hearing which began at 6:45 pm. They seemed to have two concerns. One was the actual number of lots that would result from the Halloran subdivision, since the property has already been sub-divided. The other was the clarification of Halloran’s responsibility and the responsibility of all the land owners there for the upgrading and maintenance of Clickner Road.
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The Joys Of Winter
Uncontested Village Election
by Bea Peterson
Trustees Robert Downing, David Borge and Jeremy Driscoll have filed the necessary papers to run for election as Village Trustees. [Read more…] about Uncontested Village Election
Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – February 19 to February 25, 2012
Sunday, February 19 – Alarm drop Oak Mitsui, Mechanic Street
Open door on Lyman Street
Monday, February 20 – Assist Pittsfield, MA, Police Dept. with a reported larceny that occurred at WalMart in Pittsfield. They requested that Hoosick Falls PD check a residence on Hall Street
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