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Local Dirtbike Racer Wins Grand Championship For 2011

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submitted by Crystal Gates
Tanner Wolfrum, a 12 year old seventh-grader at Hoosick Falls Central School, took his first solo ride on a PW50 at a little over two years old and has been racing dirt bikes since 2007. He is a member of the Stateline Riders Motorcycle Club, New England Trail Riders Association (NETRA) and AMA, competing in Hare Scrambles, Jr. Enduros, Motocross and Super Moto races.
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Twenty Years And Still Kicking

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by Bea Peterson
The Eastwick Press begins its 20th year of publication with this first issue of 2012. Over that time it has grown from an 8½ by 11 inch monthly news sheet to the 16 page weekly tabloid size newspaper it is today. Circulation has grown from less than 100 to near 2,000. Begun 20 years ago as the Petersburgh Poop (a military term meaning inside information) the name was soon changed to The Petersburgh Press. When the coverage area expanded to Grafton it became The Press and remained that as the coverage area grew. Ten years ago the name was changed again as The Press didn’t really describe who we were. So, using the old Dutch suffix, “wick” meaning area, the paper became The Eastwick Press. The name was chosen because we cover the eastern portion of Rensselaer County, once known as Rensselaerswyck, and it appears to have caught on – we get few references to the witches.
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Hoosick Falls Police And Fire Departments In Action This December

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by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe said the Department had a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Patrol on Thursday, December 29. “There were no DWIs,” he said, “but we issued 16 tickets from everything from unlicensed operator to not wearing a seatbelt.” The holiday season was very quiet, he added. The month, however was not without incident.
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Hoosick Planning Board Action – Veterinary Clinic On Route 67

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by Bea Peterson
On Monday evening, December 19, Dr. Leo J. Delaney addressed the Town of Hoosick Planning Board regarding his purchase of a 52′ by 27′ modular home with full cellar on Route 67 in Walloomsac and his plan to convert it into a Veterinary Clinic. The house is located on 2.3 acres and has parking for seven cars with a five foot turnaround. [Read more…] about Hoosick Planning Board Action – Veterinary Clinic On Route 67

Petersburgh Organizational Meeting 2012

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by Alex Brooks
Incoming Petersburgh Town Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst said he would like to set up some committees to move the Town forward. He hopes that interested citizens will join these committees. He suggests that each committee have two citizens and one Town Board member on it. He would like to appoint a committee to look into economic development and attracting business into town,  one to go over Town Laws, to revise and reconcile them to create a unified set of Town laws, one to look into the feasibility of using alternative energy to light and power the Town Buildings and an ethics committee to revise and update the Town’s ethics policy.
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Town Of Berlin Organizational Meeting

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compiled by Kieron Kramer
The Berlin Town Board met on January 3, 2012, at 7 pm for the Organizational Meeting. Board Members present were Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger, Councilmen Dean Maxon and John Winn and Councilwoman Tara Cinney. Also present was Richard deLeon Jr. who was appointed Tuesday to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Councilman James Saunders in September.
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