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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Stephentown Town Board Action – In Good Financial Shape

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by David Flint
The Town of Stephentown ended the year 2012 in pretty good shape financially. Some of that was due to the weather. As Highway Superintendent Aldie Goodermote pointed out at the Town Board meeting Monday, “We had no winter.” That meant there was almost no overtime for the road crew. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt noted that there was $87,000 in the budget for payroll for snow removal but only about $53,000 was spent. Also payments from FEMA turned out to be a good bit higher than expected. And in the General Fund, Eckhardt said, receipts from the sales tax and the mortgage tax were considerably more than what was budgeted. For sales tax $250,000 was budgeted but $304,000 was received. For the mortgage tax $57,000 was budgeted and close to $92,000 was taken in. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – In Good Financial Shape

Town Of Hoosick Organizational Meeting 2013

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The Hoosick Town Board met before their regular meeting on Monday, January 14, to hold the Organizational Meeting. They adopted the following:
Meeting Date: second Monday of the month at 7 pm at the Armory
Depositories: Key Bank and Pioneer Commercial Bank
Official Newspaper: The Cambridge Eagle; Alternate: Troy
Record
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HFCS Champion Teams Honored Over Weekend

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by Bea Peterson
Girls Soccer
On Saturday, January 19, the Hoosick Falls Central School’s  2012 Girls Soccer team gathered to celebrate one last time. The Immaculate Conception Church hall was decorated with poster size photos of each of the team’s seniors. There were championship banners on display and plenty of blue and white. Each senior had framed photos of the season next to her place at the head table. The sign that carried them through the season was prominently displayed. It said, “Dream it Believe it Achieve it!” And, of course, they did!
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Cancer Blog For Teens Launched As Part Of A Berlin Student’s Project

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submitted by Michael McCagg
Teens fighting cancer or who have been affected by the dreaded illness in some way now have an online place to blog and share their experiences. The American Cancer Society HopeClub blog was launched this week by the local chapter of the HopeClub and Tech Valley High School senior Ashley Moon, who created the blog as part of her senior project. The blog is available by going to http://teenstouchedbycancer.tumblr.com/.
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Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – January 1, 2013 to January 8, 2013

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Wednesday, January 2 – 9 am – Investigation at the Hoosick Falls Central School – turned over to the NYSP
7 pm – EMS on John Street
10:30 pm Domestic dispute on Lyman Street
Thursday, January 3 – 11:19 am –  EMS Church Street
8 pm – Alarm of fire on  Ashley Street
Friday, January 4 – 11:17 – Traffic stop on Elm Street resulted in the arrest of Shelly Roberson, age 38, of Elm Street for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle
Saturday, January 5 – 9:59 am – Traffic Stop on High Street resulted in the arrest of Tamara Wong, age 3,1 of 770 East Street, Rensselaer, for Driving with a Suspended Registration
11:25 am – Domestic dispute on Church Street resulted in the arrest of Kyle Winters, age 21, of Church Street Hoosick Falls
Sunday, January 6 – 11:49 – Larceny on Elm Street
Monday, January 7 – 8:12 am – Assist the NYSP on a Domestic dispute, Rt. 22. North Hoosick
1:02 pm – Domestic dispute on Main Street; arrested was Jacob Burdick, age 19, of 55 Main Street, Petersburgh for Endangering the Welfare of A Child, Obstructing Governmental Administration, Disorderly Conduct and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana
3:59 pm – Domestic dispute on Breeze Hollow Road – Assist NY State Police
11:38 pm – Aggravated Harassment on Nixon Street
11:45 pm – Burglary Investigation on High Street
Tuesday, January 8 – 7:30 am – Noise Complaint on Church Street
10:10 am – DWI/Drugs on John Street; arrested was a 56 year old female from 1st Street, Hoosick Falls
5:20 pm – Domestic Dispute on Dove Street
7:56 pm – Aggravated Harassment on Wilder Avenue

Grafton To Buy New Sander

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by Alex Brooks
The Grafton Town Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, January 23, at 6 pm. They approved the purchase of a new sander for one of the Town’s big tandem-axle plow trucks at a cost not to exceed $9,250. The motion passed unanimously.
The Town will now have brand new sanders on both of its big plow trucks. The other one was replaced with insurance money after a mishap wrecked the sander.
The sanders on the smaller trucks are quite old, but Supervisor Ray Darling said that as far as he knows, they are all operational. Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck was not able to attend the meeting.
The Board then made a motion to pay all bills as audited, and adjourned the meeting, as there was nothing else on the agenda.

The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District Organizational Meeting

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The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District held its organizational meeting on January 14, 2013, at 7:15 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire Station located at 2 Griffin Avenue, Hoosick Falls.
Resolutions
The monthly meetings are to be held every third Monday of the month at 7 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire Station at 2 Griffin Avenue.
The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District’s official bank is Trustco Bank.
The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District’s official newspaper is The Eastwick Press and/or the Bennington Banner.
Paul Aleksonis was elected as Chairman
Budget And Elections
The Budget Hearing will be held October 15, 2013, at 7 pm.
The District Elections will be held December 10, 2013, from 6 to 9 pm.
Commissioners
Paul Aleksonis – Chairman
Thomas Chirasello
Andy Kipp
Anthony Mazzone
The Hoosick Falls Joint Fire District’s Treasurer/Secretary is Christine Coon.