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Bakaitis And Pomakoy On Dean’s List At The College Of Saint Rose

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The College of Saint Rose in Albany announced this summer that Katherine Bakaitis of Petersburgh and  Tyler Pomakoy of Stephentown have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 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 inclusion on the Dean’s List.

Nicole Hensler On URI Dean’s List

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The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that Nicole Breanne Hensler of Petersburgh was named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2013.
To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average.

Florence Townsend

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Petersburgh – Florence Townsend, 92, passed away on Friday, August 30, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She had resided on Green Road in Petersburgh, NY.
Born on March 27, 1921, in Cambridge, NY, Florence was the daughter of the late Wesley and Fannie (Burch) Sherman. She graduated from Walter A. Wood High School in Hoosick Falls, NY, in 1939. Florence was a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed gardening and sewing. She was well known for her flower gardens.
Survivors include her daughters, Sally Webster, Peggy Morin, Joyce Strait and Judy LaFond, all of Hoosick Falls, Jeanette Chaffee and Nancy Coulter, both of Pownal, VT, and Molly LaBonte of North Petersburgh, NY, her son, Malcolm Townsend of Petersburgh, twenty-eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews. She is pre-deceased by three brothers, Malcolm, Duane and Clarence Burch.
Services will be private. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls.

Highway Superintendent Nomination Contested At Petersburgh Caucus

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by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Republican Party held its caucus on Friday evening, August 23. Siegfried Krahforst was renominated as Supervisor as was Callie Crisp as Town Clerk, Ray Harrison as Highway Superintendent and Emily Harrison as Tax Collector. The only contested position was Highway Superintendent. [Read more…] about Highway Superintendent Nomination Contested At Petersburgh Caucus

Alison Bouchard Graduates Magna Cum Laude

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Alison Bouchard of New Lebanon, daughter of Ronald Bouchard of Petersburgh and Cynthia Winchell of Lewisville, Texas, was awarded the Associate of Applied Science degree in the networking technology program, magna cum laude, at the 156th commencement of Bryant & Stratton College on Saturday, April 27, at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany.
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Letter To The Editor – Just For The Record…

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To the editor:
In response to recent allegations made about the Town Highway Department not purchasing gravel from O’Donovan Sand & Gravel: the fact is, over the past few months the Town has spent $32,722.00 to date with another bill pending from O’Donovan Sand & Gravel. Statements about the Highway Department and other offices made public just for the sake of elections or any other reasons are unwarranted. The Town Highway Superintendent and Town Supervisor are available to discuss any questions or concerns the public may have at any time.
Siegfried Krahforst
Petersburgh Town Supervisor