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Oil Found In Ground At Bus Garage
At the December 13 meeting of the New Lebanon School Board, Business Manager Kevin Fottrell said crews doing some test drilling at the bus garage detected a smell of oil about four feet down from the surface. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Central School District

A Hoosick Falls woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a three car accident on Route 7 in Pittstown Saturday, December 16. [Read more…] about Tragedy On Route 7

Staff at Hoosick Falls Central School (HFCS), employees from Saint-Gobain and members of the Town of Hoosick Lions Club have joined together to provide holiday gifts for more than 125 children. [Read more…] about Bringing Holiday Joy To Local Children

Hoosick Falls Lets The Air Out Of Indians’ Balloon
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HF 78 – Cambridge 44
Monday, December 15 at HFCS. HF O 3-1, L 3-0; Cambridge 4-1. After years of struggling to be competitive in the WASAREN League, Cambridge brought its 2017-18 undefeated record into the Panther Den Monday evening. [Read more…] about WASAREN League Basketball Roundup

Mark Cipperly and Cindy Konieczny have know each either since Kindergarten. So it was fitting that in 1990 they came back together to open Capital Agway at its original location on the corner of Routes 7 and 278 in Brunswick. [Read more…] about Agway Evolves To Meet Customer’s Needs
Vacant Building Causes More Concern
The Munch property, a dilapidated building located next to the Walter B. Howard Elementary School, was once again back on the New Lebanon Town Board agenda, with Town officials wondering if they will ever be repaid for work done there. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
FEMA Declines To Declare Disaster For July Flooding
At the December 12 meeting of the Village of Hoosick Falls Board of Trustees Mayor Robert Allen began by relaying the news that FEMA had made a decision not to declare a disaster area in response to floods from the July rainstorm which hit the Village so hard. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Berlin May Need A Water Tower
Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger and Water District 2 Commissioner Jim Winn told the Town Board meeting last Thursday, December 14, that the New York State Department of Health has declared the district’s reservoir to be non-potable (unfit to drink). [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board

The public was invited to celebrate the outdoors this season by enjoying the Annual Yule Log Event at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Sunday, December 10. [Read more…] about Annual Yule Log Celebration
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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