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HFCS PTA is proud to announce its featured raffle items for the Sixteenth annual Fall Festival being held on Saturday, October 22 from 9 am to 3 pm, at Hoosick Falls Central School.
[Read more…] about HFCS PTA Fall Festival Celebrates Its 16th Year
The Panthers defeated Greenwich 3-0 on Thursday, October 6. [Read more…] about Ladies Continue To Add Wins
[private]By Doug La Rocque
Following more than a year in the planning stages, state and local officials gathered last Thursday morning to mark the construction of the center that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office said will provide a year-round public gathering place for enhanced educational, recreational and volunteer programming in the heart of the park. [Read more…] about Ground Is Broken For The New 3.2 Million Dollar Grafton Lakes State Park Center
New York State Department of Health has offered blood testing for several months for people with concerns about exposures to PFOA from having lived or worked in the Hoosick and Petersburgh areas. [Read more…] about NYS DOH Announces Additional First-round Biomonitoring Dates
by Alex Brooks
The possibility of including a timber harvest in the management plan for a 1200 acre parcel of land in Mattison Hollow has some local folks up in arms. [Read more…] about DEC Plan To Harvest Timber In Mattison Hollow Provokes Opposition
By Doug La Rocque
With visitors from as far away as Maine, Ontario, Tennessee and South Dakota, more than 100 people gathered at the site of the Pagoda on Grafton’s Crandall Road last Saturday to mark the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1993. [Read more…] about Grafton Peace Pagoda Celebrates 23rd Anniversary With Prayer And Reflection
By Doug La Rocque
There are a couple of old phrases about losing. “Don’t get mad, get even and Revenge is Sweet.” Both apply to the Lady Mountaineers Soccer Team this past week. [Read more…] about Another Stellar Week For Berlin Sports As Teams Begin To Wrap Up League Play And Look Toward The Sectionals
After falling behind by 7 in the first quarter, the Hoosick Falls Panthers (3-3) held the Coxsackie – Athens Indians (4-2) scoreless and scored 30 points.
C-A started their first possession on their 20 yard line and marched down the field in six plays to the Panther 26 yard line. From there C-A’s Tyler Westervelt ran in the remaining yards to give C-A a six point lead. The PAT kick was good. With C-A having scored 62 points the previous week, this quick score didn’t appear to be a good thing. [Read more…] about HF Scores 30 Unanswered Points, Wins 30 – 7
by Steve Bradley
The annual St. Mary’s event was held at the Town of Hoosick Athletic Fields on Sunday. The car show featured almost 80 cars of all types. [Read more…] about SMA Cow Plop And Car Show
by Gail Smith
Some of the Town of Hoosick Veterans who frequent Coffee and Camaraderie visited the U.S.S. Slater on Wednesday, September 14. [Read more…] about Veterans Visit U.S.S. Slater
