Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
First Look At HFCS 2018-19 Budget
By Alex Brooks
At a meeting of the School Board on February 15, the Hoosick Falls Central School District presented a first draft of its budget for next year. Overall spending was $23,363,933, which is $85,000 less than the current year. [Read more…] about HFCSD Board Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
At its Monday night, February 26 Workshop meeting, the Grafton Town Board awarded the purchase of the long awaited new ambulance to P and L Custom, Vander Molen of Syracuse, for the bid price of $163,073. [Read more…] about Grafton Awards Ambulance Bid
Sam Cottrell, owner of Hos-Cot Builders, Inc. and Hoosick Self Storage, was named to the Rural Builder Hall of Fame at the 2018 Frame Building Expo in Columbus, Ohio, February 15. [Read more…] about Sam Cottrell Named to Rural Builder Hall of Fame
Hoosick Falls Boys Advance In Class C Sectionals
By Steve Bradley and Doug La Rocque
With a 63 – 36 win over Hadley-Lazurne Tuesday evening February 20, the second game of a sectional play double header with the HF girls, the Panthers move to the next round. [Read more…] about Wasaren League Boys
By Alex Brooks
Since Saint-Gobain has said it discontinued the use of PFOA in its production process about 15 years ago, there has been speculation about what chemicals they are using now to replace it. [Read more…] about No Gen-X In Village Water
Taconic Reimburses Petersburgh For PFOA Expenses
By Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Alan Webster said the Town has received a check from Taconic for $27,765 to reimburse it for various PFOA-related expenses. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
By Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board began its meeting on February 15 hearing comments from residents of the District about what they would like the Board to do about the proposed Capital Project, which failed to win the approval of the voters last fall. [Read more…] about Citizens At HFCS Meeting All Urge Capital Project Re-Vote
By Steve Bradley
This year the Wasaren League added a new format. With new teams joining the league, the league was divided into two divisions, basically a large school and a small school division. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls, Tamarac Win League Titles
By Alex Brooks
A very small amount of a chemical called PFBA (Perflourobutanoic Acid) was found in the water between the first GAC (Granulated Activated Carbon) filter and the second. [Read more…] about Perflourinated Chemicals Getting Through The First Municipal Water Filter
Submitted by James Lynch
The Hoosick Falls Bowling Team finished the week by competing in the NYS Section 2 Class C Boys Bowling Tournament on Friday, February 2. The Panthers bowled well in the morning session, seizing the tournament lead in the first game. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Bowlers Are Champions
