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Hoosick Town Board Action – Out Of Town Bookkeeper

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by Bea Peterson
Margaret Casey told the Hoosick Town Board on Monday that she was disappointed that a non-Hoosick person was appointed Town Bookkeeper when so many local people need jobs. Cipperly responded that he had asked Laura Reynolds if she wanted the job and she said no. Casey replied, “Laura already has a job.” Cipperly said he reviewed several resumés, some from local people, and he felt Tyler Sawyer was the best qualified. He noted that bookkeeper is the one appointment the Town Supervisor can make.
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Bly Hollow Problem Settled In Holiday Spirit

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by Kieron Kramer
Perhaps it was the holiday spirit, but, after a difficult year with plenty of meetings in which more heat was generated than light, the Berlin Board ended its regular meetings of 2011 with much more light than heat. “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,” said Board Members Richard deLeon Jr. and Sheila Hewitt at the end of the meeting.
The best example during the meeting on Thursday, December 8, of a rediscovered sense of community was the very amicable and simple resolution of the contentious issue of the dangerous intersection at Bly Hollow and Watson Roads. [Read more…] about Bly Hollow Problem Settled In Holiday Spirit

Grafton Town Board Action – Open Governance For The Grafton Ambulance

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by Alex Brooks
After complaints at last month’s Grafton Town Board meeting that interested citizens have been excluded from meetings of the Grafton Ambulance Squad, Town Supervisor Tyler Sawyer sought an opinion from the New York State Committee on Open Government about whether those meetings, by law, are required to be open to the public.
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Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – Antlers For All

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by Bea Peterson
The Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting on Tuesday evening, December 13, began on a light note. Sam Wickenden, Karli Granger and Aleah Stowell, in elves hats, addressed the Board. Aleah told them they were from HAYC3’s  Youth Impact Jr. program. It’s a leadership program for kids who like to help the community. Sam told the Board that the program helped the community by putting a bird feeder in the front of the Wood Park Senior building and they had a Welcome Desk for the Village cleanup day. They also handed out candy to the community on Halloween and drew Thanksgiving pictures for the community in November. [Read more…] about Village of Hoosick Falls Board Meeting – Antlers For All

New Lebanon Town Board Action – December 2011

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by Thaddeus Flint
The New Lebanon Central School District’s Superintendent, Karen McGraw, was the featured guest at Monday’s New Lebanon Town Board meeting, and she delivered upbeat news on the District’s finances as she worked to bridge what she saw as a “perceived disconnect between the Town Board and the School Board.”
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Rensselaer County Legislature – Hoosick Area Athletes Recognized

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Sierra Bailey In The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
by Kieron Kramer
The first four resolutions passed at the Rensselaer County Legislature’s regular meeting on Tuesday, December 13, recognized the achievements of student-athletes from Hoosick Falls. Two teams were honored, the Hoosick Falls Central School Girls Soccer team and the HFCS Football team, and two individuals were honored.
The first resolution of the night told the story of Sierra Bailey, a senior cheerleader at HFCS. According to the resolution, Sierra has been cheerleading since the age of five. At seventeen she tried out for a spot on the Varsity Cheer Squad over the summer at a cheerleading camp and at the age of seventeen her dream came true. Although she tried out with no expectations of making the team, when the results came back she was one of five hundred accepted to take part in the synchronized cheerleading squad during the 85th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 24, 2011.
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Names To Be Added To The Hoosick Area Veterans Wall

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by Bea Peterson
The Veterans Wall with bronze plaques was dedicated in Wood Park in Hoosick Falls on November 11, 2011. For many individuals and families it was a very special moment. For a few others there was disappointment and heartbreak because their name or the name of a loved one was not on the plaques. [Read more…] about Names To Be Added To The Hoosick Area Veterans Wall

Make An Investment In Hoosick’s Youth

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HAYC3 (Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition) is seeking support from the community to continue its programming for youth and families.  Although HAYC3 received a federal grant this year, the funds are restricted and cannot be used for recreation programs, after school activities or basic facility needs such as heat, electricity and maintenance.  Community investment is needed to keep the center operating at its current capacity.
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Kids Helping Kids

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by Bea Peterson
James Harrington, Director of the Ugandan Water Project, had the Hoosick Falls Elementary School students singing and dancing on Monday morning, November 28. They were dancing to African music and singing a few Ugandan words to go with the music. They were excited to learn about another culture, another country. They were also astounded to learn that in Uganda many girls their age don’t go to school because they have to walk three to five miles twice a day to get water for their families. They let out a collective yuck when they saw in the visual presentation what passes for drinking water in Uganda. They agreed with Harrington that the water source looked like a big mud puddle.
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