Interested in solar energy? Have you noticed all the panels popping up on businesses and homes in the area? Join us Thursday, September 4, at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Public Library for a presentation/discussion about solar energy, what it is, and learn about the process of community purchasing. The program will be given by Solarize Troy – a group of volunteer solar professionals, sustainability advocates and community organizers associated with Transition Troy. Check out their website http://xtroy.org/solarize.
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Enforcement An Issue At Petersburgh Public Hearing
by Alex Brooks
A Public Hearing was held at 6 pm on August 18 to hear comments from the public on revised Subdivision Regulations and Road Specifications. These new regulations, known as Local Law #3 of 2014, will replace the original Subdivision Regulations, which were put into effect in 1973, and all subsequent revisions to them. Planning Board Deputy Chairman Tim Church said the new regulations were not radically different from those that have been in effect for many years. They have been “updated” and a new set of Road specifications has been added.
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Petersburgh Town Board Action – Is Petersburgh Broke?
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board meeting began with a statement from Tom Berry. He said his intention has always been to help the Town manage its affairs more effectively, and to save the Town money. He said the Town has overspent its budget for years now and is “effectively broke.”
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Winners Of The Mt. Chapel Fishing Derby
Rev. Ivan F. Gossoo
Petersburgh – The Rev. Ivan F. Gossoo, 94, a resident of Petersburgh, NY, died on July 22, 2014. Mr. Gossoo was pre-deceased by his wife, Dorothea (Mathena), in 1994, following fifty years of marriage. He is survived by a son, Burton Gossoo of Hampton Bays, NY, a daughter, Lynnea Jones of Wolcott, CT, two grandchildren, Erin Jones and Shannon Jones, both of Bristol, CT, two great-granddaughters, Nina Andelin and Abigail Jones, and relatives throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Taconic Valley Historical Society Sponsors The History of the Fox Hollow Folk Festival
On Friday, August 22, at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center, 71 Main Street, Petersburgh, Historian Kathryn Sheehan of the Rensselaer County Historical Society will present a Lecture and slide show on “The History of the Fox Hollow Folk Festival.”
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Local Students Named To The Spring 2014 Dean’s List At The College Of Saint Rose
The College of Saint Rose in Albany has announced that 779 students have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester. Full time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or Pass/Fail are eligible for the Dean’s List.
Students from this area who are on the Dean’s List are:
Katherine Bakaitis of Petersburgh;
Chantel Bink of Petersburgh;
Tyler Pomakoy of Stephentown, and
Sonja Stewart of Petersburgh.
The Eyes Have It!
A Collaborative Petersburgh Youth Program
submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
The Petersburgh Youth Program ended on Friday, August 4. Many new, younger children attended this year making for a very high, energetic atmosphere.
The first three weeks involved a busy recreational program for 37 youth participants, this year slightly exceeding the typical previous years of 28 to 35 enrollees. [Read more…] about A Collaborative Petersburgh Youth Program