On Friday, November 2, the Hoosick Falls Elementary students filled the auditorium with holiday cheer as the 2018 Make-A-Wish letter writing campaign officially began with a kick-off assembly. [Read more…] about Helping Luke Do It Again
Young Scientists At Work
Some pre-kindergarten students had a chance for a little hands-on time exploring the Science Lab at the WBH Elementary School in West Lebanon this past Friday, November 2. [Read more…] about Young Scientists At Work
Cambridge – Salem Defeats Chatham, 41 – 27
Indians Head To Regionals In Potsdam
by Steve Bradley
The Cambridge-Salem Indians played the Panthers for the second week in a row. Last week it was the Hoosick Falls version and this week it was the Chatham version. This week was the Section 2, Class C Super Bowl. [Read more…] about Cambridge – Salem Defeats Chatham, 41 – 27
Election Day Result Stories
No Change In The 107th Assembly District
As “spirited” as the area’s congressional race was, the contest for the 107th New York State Assembly district seat was perhaps one of the most cordial of any of the races around, both candidates sticking to the issues. [Read more…] about Election Day Result Stories
The Life Of George Holcomb
Butchering Pigs And Making Sausages
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, October 25, 1844: This forenoon we drew stone to put in the wall in front of my house. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
HOOSICK FALLS VILLAGE BOARD
First Phase Of Woods Brook Project Approved
By Doug La Rocque
The very first step in the overall Woods Brook Flood Mitigation Project is to slow down the flow of the brook as it enters the Village of Hoosick Falls, with a number of modifications and improvements upstream. [Read more…] about HOOSICK FALLS VILLAGE BOARD
HFCS Field Hockey Section 2, Class C Champs With 1-0 Win Over Johnstown
by Steve Bradley
After the game Hoosick Falls head coach Denise Campbell said “The defense came prepared.” It was a good thing they did. [Read more…] about HFCS Field Hockey Section 2, Class C Champs With 1-0 Win Over Johnstown
BERLIN TOWN BOARD
Berlin Budget Calls For Tax Hike
By Doug La Rocque
Pending any remaining changes, the proposed Town of Berlin budget for 2019 will mean an increase in the amount to be raised by taxes of $41,953, or between 4 and 5 percent. In terms of individual tax rates, it means a hike of 92 cents per thousand of assessed valuation. That translates to $46 on a property assessed at $50,000, which is about the average in the town. [Read more…] about BERLIN TOWN BOARD
D.A. Candidates Debate
By Doug La Rocque
Before a packed house at RPI’s Chapel and Cultural Center, Rensselaer County District Attorney, Republican Joel Abelove and his challenger, Democrat Mary Pat Donnelly, traded jabs in what appears to be the only debate that will take place between the pair prior to Election Day. [Read more…] about D.A. Candidates Debate
Cherry Plain Native Dons White Coat
Kayleigh Corrado of Cherry Plain received her white coat in a ceremony marking her symbolic entrance into the medical field in a ceremony at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine September 22. [Read more…] about Cherry Plain Native Dons White Coat