Registration is open for the Hoosick Pumpkinpalooza 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 24, 2011. The race is sponsored by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. Start and finish is in Wood Park on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. The course runs through the Village of Hoosick Falls and includes hills, turns and a lovely stretch along the Hoosic River. The race will be held rain or shine.
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Rope Making At The Poestenkill Historical Society
The Poestenkill Historical Society will be starting their fall schedule Tuesday, September 27, 2011 with a program on the history of Rope Making.
Ropesmiths, Dave and Mike started making historically correct cordage in 1995,after noticing that Civil War Re-enactors were using nylon cordage in their portrayals. From the beginning of history, hemp has been the preferred fiber for rope making in Europe.The only shortcoming was that, since it came from the stalk of a plant, it was prone to rot if not treated with pine tar. [Read more…] about Rope Making At The Poestenkill Historical Society
Parent Toddler Classes At Mountain Road School
Mountain Road School’s Parent-Toddler classes begin again September 22, 2011. We welcome parents and caregivers with children aged 18 months to three years. The program has been expanded to ten weeks and will be held on Thursdays from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., September 22, October 6, 11, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, and December 1, 8 (no groups will be held on Rosh Hashanah, September 29th or Thanksgiving, November 24th). [Read more…] about Parent Toddler Classes At Mountain Road School
Our Valley Community Farmers’ Market Closes Season Early
Berlin-based Our Valley Community Farmers’ Market (OVCFM) will be closing its 2011 Market Season earlier than expected, Market Manager Trish Gerstel has announced. The decision, she said, had a lot to do with Tropical Storm Irene: “Unfortunately, the storm brought a significant amount of crop damage. Even those crops that weren’t flooded suffered from the excessive rain.” Gerstel herself lost a crop of cucumbers and several squash plants.
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Pumpkinpalooza Pancake Breakfast
The Hoosick Girl Scouts will host a pancake breakfast during the 3rd Annual Hoosick Pumpkinpalooza. They will be serving pancakes, juice and coffee under the tent at the Town of Hoosick Athletic Fields before and during this year’s Punkin’ Chunkin’ event.
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In Remembrance September 11, 2001 – Hoosick Falls Rescue Tech Brian Rousseau
Reprinted from September 2001, This is the story a local man who experienced “Ground Zero” in person in the days immediately following the 9-11 attack – with an update 10 years later.
by Bea Peterson
On September 11, while most of us sat stunned in front of our television sets, Hoosick Falls resident Brian Rousseau went into action. Rousseau is a Leader of the Capital District Regional Urban/Technical Search and Rescue Response Team (U/TSAR), which is an elite group of rescue specialists. Within hours his team of 100 and their fleet of five trucks had left their headquarters in Albany and were at Ground Zero, where the team remained for the next 16 days.
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In Remembrance September 11, 2001 – Hoosick Falls Guardsman Paul O’Malley
Reprinted from September 2001, This is the story a local man who experienced “Ground Zero” in person in the days immediately following the 9-11 attack.
by Bea Peterson
National Guard SSG Paul O’Malley of Hoosick Falls was at Ground Zero of the World Trade Center on Wednesday, September 12, one day after the horrendous tragedy occurred.
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In Remembrance September 11, 2001 – Stephentown Volunteer Rob Soncini
Reprinted from September 2001, this is the story of one local person who experienced “Ground Zero” in person in the days immediately following the 9-11 attack.
by David Flint
Rob Soncini, a firefighter in the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department, was helping out at the Muster Sunday, It was a pleasant fall day for the Muster, and the event was, as usual, fun-filled and upbeat. But Rob had just returned that morning from what some are calling the “jaws of hell”. He was a volunteer rescue worker at the World Trade Center from Thursday through Saturday. [Read more…] about In Remembrance September 11, 2001 – Stephentown Volunteer Rob Soncini
Stephentown Motocross At The ZBA – Everybody Showed Up, Not Much Got Done
by David Flint
After taking a break for one month, the Stephentown Zoning Board has resumed its monthly meetings focused on a request for a zoning variance for Howard Commander’s Motocross park proposed for a site off of Webster Hill Road adjoining his Lebanon Valley Race Track and drag strip. These meetings have been going on since the spring of 2010. [Read more…] about Stephentown Motocross At The ZBA – Everybody Showed Up, Not Much Got Done
Nick Hunt – A True Home Town Hero
The Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad extends appreciation to Nick Hunt for the time he gave in serving his community while on summer break from college. Since arriving home from SUNY Potsdam in May, Nick answered over 140 calls.
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