by Alex Brooks
A celebration of the accomplishments of the Hoosick Falls sports program was held as part of the School Board meeting on December 20. Assemblyman Tony Jordan was on hand to congratulate the teams as was State Senator-elect Steve McLaughlin and Robert Zayas, Executive Director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.
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Grafton Organizational Meeting
A New Secretary To The Supervisor
by Alex Brooks
On Wednesday, January 2, the Grafton Town Board held its annual organizational meeting at 6:30 pm in the Town Hall. Most of the appointments passed with little or no comment, but Resolution #6 on the printed agenda nominated Doug La Rocque to the Planning Board to fill the remainder of Scott Newell’s term. Newell resigned in December. This resolution failed by a 3-2 vote. Supervisor Ray Darling and Barbara Messenger voted in favor of the appointment, but Marie Claus, Mike Crandall and Rick Ungaro voted against it.
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After Newtown, School Safety Is The Issue At The HFCS Board Meeting
by Alex Brooks
After having a packed auditorium for the athletic celebration which began the Hoosick Falls School Board meeting on December 20, the regular meeting itself took place in a nearly empty auditorium.
Superintendent Ken Facin said it had been a tough week following the Newtown school shooting, trying to reassure apprehensive students and holding meetings aimed at improving school safety. Facin said the State Police will be visiting the school once a week, getting to know the school and consulting on security issues.
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Broken Wheel Campground Raised $500 During Statewide Fundraiser For Camp Good Days
Campground Owners of New York (CONY) recently announced that Broken Wheel Campground in Petersburgh raised $500 in donations for Camp Good Days and Special Times, as part of CONY’s first ever statewide fundraising event for charity held this past summer.
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A New Way To Heat An Old House
by Bea Peterson
Bob and Linn Becker live in the elegant brick house at the corner of High Street and Parsons Avenue that was built in the early 1830s. “We’re only the third family to live in this house,” said Bob. Becker said the first owner was Levi Chandler Ball. Originally the house was encompassed by a 400 acre farm. The house next door was the home of the farm supervisor. According to Becker, there wasn’t a kitchen in the house until 1960. Both the Ball family and the George McKearn family, the next owners, had their meals prepared at the farm supervisor’s home and brought over to the main house.
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The Fiscal Tree
Stephentown Food Pantry Distributed 47 Christmas Dinners
by Freling Smith
Christmas dinner bundles were prepared for 47 families served by the Stephentown Food Pantry. The Stephentown Food Pantry volunteers assembled the finished packages with help from the Girl Scouts and many donations from businesses and the community. The festive and re-useable bags were provided, for the second year, by Blue Q.
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Petersburgh Community Rallies For Votra Family
by Andy Zlotnick
Boy Scout Troop 222 provided several scouts and leaders to help with a spaghetti dinner held at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center for the Votra family on December 14. Many Community members came together to assist with the fundraiser that Friday night. Since the Votra family lost their house to a fire on November 26 the community has risen to the challenge. Over 200 meals were served and all the funds raised go directly to the family.
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Hoosick Falls Scout Troop 63 Takes C.P.R. Training
It Takes A Village To Make A Village Thrive; Volunteer Days At The Armory
HAYC3 is about to embark on the ambitious task of readying the Armory for new events and programs to benefit the entire community, and we need your help.
Volunteer Days will be held January 12 and 13 and February 16 and 23 starting at 9 am. With a bit of elbow grease, good humor and love from the entire community, we’ll be able to revive this beautiful structure into a thriving hub for events, markets, galleries, recreation, studios and more. If you can hold a paintbrush, push a broom, make a sandwich, change a light bulb or simply make a neighbor laugh, then you are more than qualified and, more importantly, needed!
Please stop by for any period that fits into your busy schedule. Any gift of time will be greatly appreciated. For more information call 686-9050.