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Angela Longhi Named To SUNY Oneonta Dean’s List

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Angela Longhi, from Petersburgh, was among the 1,458 students who earned Dean’s List honors for the fall 2011 semester at SUNY Oneonta. To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduate students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 semester hours or more

Corned Beef And Cabbage Dinner

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The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department along with the Grafton Ladies Auxiliary will be holding a buffet style corned beef and cabbage dinner on Saturday, March 17, from 4 to 8 pm at the Grafton VFW/Firehall on South Road. The cost is $9 for adults, $4 for kids six to twelve years and free for kids five and under.
We look forward to serving the community and hope you can join us!

Johnsonville Rescue Squad Breakfast

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The Johnsonville Rescue Squad located at 4 River Road will be holding its monthly breakfast on Sunday, February 5, from 7:30 to 11:30 am. Omelets, eggs, sausage, toast, French toast, pancakes, juice, coffee and fruit are on the menu. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children.

Joan Rogers

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Hoosick Falls – Joan (Hewson) Rogers, 82, passed peacefully on January 22, 2012, at her residence on High Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. Joan was the wife of Raymond Rogers, who died in 2009.
Born in Troy, NY, on December 24, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James and Dora (Gooden) Hewson. She was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church and a 1948 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Joan Rogers

Jerry D. DeLuca

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Hoosick Falls – Jerry D. DeLuca, 87, formerly of High Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, died peacefully at the Eddy Village Green Nursing Facility in Slingerlands, NY, on Saturday evening, January 21, 2012, surrounded by his loving family.
Born October 8, 1924, in Hoosick Falls, he was the son of the late Santo and Laura D’Amico DeLuca. He was pre-deceased by his loving wife, Marjorie Cranston DeLuca, on February 23, 2010. They were married on December 17, 1977.
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Charles W. Cornell

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Hoosick – Charles W. Cornell, 97, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY. He had formerly resided on Pine Hill Road in Buskirk, NY, for 93 years and was the husband of the late Lois (Baker) Cornell who died in 1999.
Born on May 30, 1914, in Buskirk, Charles was the son of the late Walter G. and Minnie (Fisk) Cornell. He was educated at the Groveside School House. He was an eighty year member of the First Baptist Church in Hoosick Falls; he served as a Trustee and a Deacon for the Church. [Read more…] about Charles W. Cornell

Robin C. Kessler

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Hoosick Falls – Robin C. Kessler, 30, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. She had resided on Munsell Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, with her husband Courtney Kessler and their children.
Born on April 30, 1981, in Bennington, VT, Robin was the daughter of Jeffrey and Crystal (Metcalfe) Pierce of Pownal, VT. She attended Hoosick Falls Central School and was a former member of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, and she also played in the Hoosick Falls Community Band. [Read more…] about Robin C. Kessler

Berlin Municipal Center Is Reborn With Purchase Of Berlin Lumber

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A New Era Begins For Berlin
by Kieron Kramer
At its first regular meeting of the new year the Berlin Town Board voted unanimously to purchase the former Berlin Lumber facility for use as a municipal center that will include a Town Hall and Town Highway Garage. Almost 40 people attended the meeting, and it seemed that they might have been there just to get a view of the new Town Board in action with its three new Board members, Tara Cinney, Dean Maxon and John Winn. But many were there hoping the Board would address the Berlin Lumber issue and wanted to be present when it did. [Read more…] about Berlin Municipal Center Is Reborn With Purchase Of Berlin Lumber