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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

2012 In Hoosick: A Look Back

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by Bea Peterson
The biggest topic of the year in the Town and Village was the Armory. The Town Board was in a quandary as to whether to purchase the building for use as the Town Hall or not. A Save the Armory Committee threw themselves into gathering information to justify making the building the Town Hall and adding uses to the building to make it feasible. There was a bidders’ conference held. Later all the RFPs were rejected by the Board. HAYC3 offered to purchase the Armory from the State for $1. [Read more…] about 2012 In Hoosick: A Look Back

Vision Of CiviCure Founder Rolf M. Sternberg Realized For Website

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Despite the passing of Rolf Sternberg on November 29, the vision of the Founding President of CiviCure will always inspire its efforts. CiviCure is a non-profit organization created to support the revitalization of Hoosick through the active stewardship of its rich heritage and rural environs and the art inspired by them.
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Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon Needs Your Help

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As of today, the Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon has raised $79,000 towards the $100,000 Ellsworth Kelly Foundation Challenge Grant. With only $21,000 to go to reach our goal by January 1 – we are counting everything. Anything you contribute to the Shaker Museum will be included and doubled by the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation. This includes your annual membership, monthly donation payments and pledges. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon Needs Your Help

Panther Bowling Round Up

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HF 3                      Ft. Edward 1
The Hoosick Falls bowling team won a hard fought close match against Northern Division power house Fort Edward by the score of 3-1 on Thursday, December 13.  After winning the first game by 111 pins, Hoosick Falls lost the second game by 32 pins and then won the third game by 27 pins to give them the point for match total.  Hoosick Falls had total pins of 3,729, which is their high total of the season, to Fort Edward’s total pins of 3,623.  Hoosick Falls now has a record of 23-1 and Fort Edward has a record of 21-3.
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Panther Varsity Hoopsters Shut Down WASAREN Leading Scorer

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by Ben Gaines
Coach Mike Lilac Jr. and the boys Varsity Basketball team, tied for fourth with Tamarac in the WASAREN League, hosted Granville, who are in a three way tie for last. The plan was simple; to add to their win column they needed to play the Horde hard and find a way to shut down Jared Beattie. Beattie, the Horde’s scoring machine, leads the WASAREN League with a 27.8 point per game average; he had a season low of 23 against Hoosic Valley Wednesday night. Levi Brewster and Beattie went up for the tip, with Brewster edging out Beattie.
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Hoosick Falls JV Basketball Keeps On Winning

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by Ben Gaines
The HFCS JV basketball team, coached by Chris Fleming, was back home Friday night hosting the Granville Horde in front of a smaller than usual crowd. But the Panthers, not willing to disappoint, were ready to put on a show, and Jake Nolan was the entertainment for the first quarter. The sophomore with 71% shooting accuracy put 8 of the first quarter’s 12 points on the board to the Horde’s 6.
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Panther Boys Varsity Basketball Takes First Win Of Season

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by Ben Gaines
The HFCS Varsity boys hoopsters traveled to Greenwich looking for their first win.  Levi Brewster was all business walking into the Witches’ circle, and he won the tip for the Panthers.  Andrew Hoag, Taylor Baker, Randy Tutunjian and Austin Pitt were in the brew with him the first quarter.  The boys soon found that this was to be no stroll in the woods; they would have to fight for every bucket. The first quarter was physical and ended 10-4 in the Panthers’ favor, with Jonny Whitman, Evan Phillips and Cody Gaines jumping into the brew for the Panthers.
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Hoosick Falls JV Burns The Witches For 20th Win In A Row

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by Ben Gaines
The JV Panthers traveled to Greenwich on the 12th to see what the Witches had brewing.  This is a good squad all the way down the bench, and they really put on a show from start to finish on the road.  The starting five – Noah Chani, Jake Nolan, Justin Gaines, Mark Hackett and Connor McCart – had their hands full for a few minutes with Joe Bushong and Jake Pett underneath the net.  [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls JV Burns The Witches For 20th Win In A Row