Hoosick Falls -Vivian Rosemond Smith, 79, of Hoosick Falls, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Bennington Health & Rehabilitation Center. [Read more…] about Vivian Rosamund Smith
Brian Philip White
Hoosick Falls – Brian Philip White, 57, passed away at home Wednesday, July 22, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. [Read more…] about Brian Philip White
Making Shingles
September 19, 1835: I tended to chores and dug potatoes. Today Peter Surdam had my wagon and horse to go to training to Canaan and Asa Sheldon with him and they do agree to butcher my hogs and beef, for the use of the horse and wagon.
Sunday: High wind and blew off my apples and my stack tops. I gathered apples and put on my stack tops. [Read more…] about Making Shingles
HFCSD Jr/Sr High School Q4 Honor Roll
NYSDOT Paving Project Tying Up Traffic On Route 22
by Alex Brooks
Complaints have been heard for years about the State not repaving the deteriorated roadway of Route 22, and now drivers held up by the paving project are gnashing their teeth because it is being done.
The State paved a section of Route 22 last summer from Stephentown up to Cherry Plain, and they are now picking up where they left off, doing a 9.2 mile section from Cherry Plain to Route 2. [Read more…] about NYSDOT Paving Project Tying Up Traffic On Route 22
Stephentown Town Board Action
Stephentown Developing A Comprehensive Plan
by David Flint
The Stephentown Comprehensive Plan Committee is moving ahead with developing a master plan for the Town. At the Town Board meeting on July 20 Councilman PJ Roder reported that over 1,500 copies of a survey had been sent out to residents. Extra copies are available at the Town Clerk’s Office.
Roder noted that there would be a public workshop meeting on July 27 and the Committee is looking for input from residents as to what things are most important and what subcommittees will be needed. One subcommittee will definitely be set up to focus on the issue of emergency services which he said is becoming a major problem everywhere. Assistant Fire Chief Rik McClave will head up that subcommittee. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action
Sacred Heart Church Closed
by Bea Peterson
On June 28 a very special Mass was held at Sacred Heart Church in Berlin. It was a Mass filled with memories for many. The Church was officially closed. The sign across from the Church announcing Mass hours is gone. Just the sign post remains. The Church that withstood the horrendous propane fire 53 years ago couldn’t withstand the changing times. [Read more…] about Sacred Heart Church Closed
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Hubbard Hall’s Shakespeare In The Park Production
by Bea Peterson
On Saturday evening, July 25, Wood Park had a large gathering of folks in lawn chairs and on blankets and toddlers wandering very close to “the stage area.” They were all soon transported to Bryant Park during NY Fashion Week in the 1980s. This Shakespeare in the Park performance included singing and dancing, featuring pop music from that era. [Read more…] about Love’s Labour’s Lost
Grafton Planning Board Action
Objections To Tree Cutting Stall Lot Line Adjustment
by Alex Brooks
The Grafton Planning Board held a public hearing on a proposed lot line adjustment on property of Michael and Julie Longo on North Shore Road at Babcock Lake.
Jan Shields, representing Babcock Lake Estates, said the previous subdivision for the purpose of transferring land from the Longos to Sean Nealon had been approved with the understanding that there would be no clearcutting on that land. She said he had cut “almost all the trees.” Because of this she said she objects to the current lot line adjustment because she does not want to see any more land transferred that would be in danger of more tree cutting. [Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action
Upcoming Shaker Stone Barn Tours Offer First Chance For Public To Enter In Forty-Three Years
The Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon is hosting guided walking tours inside the massive remains of the North Family Shakers’ Great Stone Barn on Friday, July 31 and Friday, August 7 at 2 pm each day. The tours, which detail the history and current state of the Barn, will leave from the Wash House Visitor Center and Museum Store. This is the first opportunity for the general public to enter inside the structure since a fire destroyed the roof and much of the timber frame 43 years ago. Tour admission is $10 and free for members. [Read more…] about Upcoming Shaker Stone Barn Tours Offer First Chance For Public To Enter In Forty-Three Years