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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Proactive Concerning Water System Contaminate

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by Bea Peterson

During the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting on Tuesday, January 13, Mayor David Borge stated the Board is taking the concerns regarding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in the Village water supply very seriously. “The Board is being proactive,” he said. “We realize this is an unregulated contaminant. We have been in touch with the Rensselaer County and the New York State Health Departments, the New Jersey Public Health Department, four different consulting firms and chemical manufacturers.” He continued, “This is not an easy fix, it is not a quick fix.”

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Hoosick Town Board Action – HAYC3 Armory Lease Signed

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by Bea Peterson 

Members of the HAYC3 Board of Directors and members of the Town Board were on hand between the organizational and regularly scheduled Town Board meetings on Monday, January 12, to witness the signing of a three year HAYC3 Armory rental agreement between the Town and HAYC3. This, the first agreement approved by both Boards since HAYC3 took over the Armory, was signed by Town Supervisor Mark Surdam and HAYC3 Board President Amanda Rudzik.

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New Lebanon Town Board Action – A Very Muddy Christmas

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by Thaddeus Flint

It’s only January and already the Town of New Lebanon is getting complaints from the Governor’s office because the roads are too muddy.

Actually the road in question, West Hill Road, was too muddy on Christmas, the New Lebanon Town Board heard at its January meeting Tuesday; the complaints are still coming in from last year. Apparently somebody had a muddy Christmas, and the first thing they did was complain to the Governor’s office. They also complained to the Columbia County Sheriff’s office and the Columbia County Emergency Management services as well just to keep the ball rolling.

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Grafton Town Board Action – Dog Fight? – And The Organizational Meeting

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by Deb Alter

There was a somewhat heated discussion at the Grafton regular Town Board meeting on Monday, January 12, about the newly appointed Dog Control Officer. At the organizational meeting on January 5 James Goyer, Jr. (aka Jay) was appointed Dog Control Officer with the understanding that he could leave his post at the Grafton Highway Department if an animal emergency arose. Apparently that is not the case.  [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action – Dog Fight? – And The Organizational Meeting

Berlin Town Board Action – Just Chillin’

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by Kieron Kramer

The first regular Berlin Town Board meeting of 2015 took place at the Municipal Complex at 17563 Route 22 on Thursday, January 8, with a sparser crowd than usual, probably because it was the first bitterly cold day of the new year. The Town’s organizational meeting was held prior to this meeting even though it was originally scheduled for Monday, January 5. “People [Town Board members] didn’t want to come out twice this week,” Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger said, explaining the rescheduling. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action – Just Chillin’

Lady Panthers Defeat Greenwich, Remain Undefeated

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by Steve Bradley

The Panther Ladies went to Stillwater last Thursday to play the Warriors. A couple hours later and the Panthers were heading home with a 66 – 49 win. Rachel Pine led the way with 22 points, Taylor Hayes had a nice outing, tallying 14 points.

Tuesday evening was the biggest game of the year up to this point for the Ladies. Undefeated Greenwich and high scoring Alexis Case came to town for a showdown. With a big, vocal crowd on hand, the game lived up to its billing as a classic. The Panthers pulled away a bit at the very end, but they struggled to do it.

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Panther Boys Basketball Adds Two League Wins With Last Minute Heroics Against Greenwich

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by Steve Bradley

HF 55                            Stillwater 45

Last Friday evening the Panther boys basketball team hosted the Stillwater Warriors. In the early going in the first quarter, Connor McCart and Austin Pitt led the Panthers to a high single digit lead. It was a good thing they did. That gap stayed about 10 points for the remainder of the game. The Panthers just couldn’t pull away, and the Warriors, try as they might, just couldn’t catch up. The score at the half was 31 – 20.

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