Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Board Rescinds Appointment Of Code Enforcement Officer
by Alex Brooks
At the end of its February 8 meeting the Hoosick Town Board held an executive session to discuss personnel matters, and when it came back into public session, it rescinded the appointment of Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer Fran Rogers which was made at the Town’s Organizational Meeting last month. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board
Regular Village Board Meeting Postponed
The following statement was posted on the Village of Hoosick Falls website:
We are canceling tonight’s Regular Village Board meeting (Tuesday, February 9) and rescheduling it for two weeks from today: February 23. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
SVMC Receives Fifth
ANCC Magnet Recognition For Nursing
Submitted by Southwestern Vermont Health Care
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), has attained its fifth designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. [Read more…] about Bennington
Hoosick Falls Rolls To 35-0
Berlin 5 – W-ford-Halfmoon 0
February 8. The Mountaineers swept all five points for the match, defeating their opponents 2,643 – 2,096. [Read more…] about High School Bowling
Results reported by Swim Coach Tim Christiansen
The Girls started out the week with an impressive 101-55 win over Wahconah High School of Dalton, MA. [Read more…] about NLB Girls Swim Team Wins A Pair Of Meets
COVID-19 Vaccination For Mary
Mary Parente, age 106, received her first COVID-19 vaccine last week at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Geo P. Goes To Boston With His Turkeys
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, December 14, 1849: Today Geo P. went to Pittsfield with the two horse sleigh and carried 20 bushels turnips and sold them to one man for five dollars, and had bargained them before. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
School Pulls The Plug On High Risk Winter Sports
Longtime HFCS Coach Lilac Reacts
by Doug La Rocque
On Tuesday, February 2, Hoosick Falls School District Superintendent Patrick Dailey issued the following statement, on the school district’s decision not to participate in any so called “high risk” winter sports. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
Ashby Reintroduces Bill for
$5,000 Small Business Tax Credit
Submitted by the Office of Assemblyman Ashby with Doug La Rocque
The Assemblyman’s bill seeks to establish a $5,000 small business tax credit to help with the costs of purchasing supplies and remodeling or retrofitting businesses with equipment to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The bill has already received bipartisan support from several legislators. [Read more…] about Albany
Planners Approve Controversial Dog Training Facility
by Denise Wright
Even though it was snowing heavily outside on February 1, the Schodack Planning Board was hard at work at its meeting. [Read more…] about Schodack
