The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Thrust And Parry In The Last Hoosick Town Board Meeting Before The Election

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by Bea Peterson
Charges and countercharges were bandied about during the Public Comment period of the regular Hoosick Town Board meeting held on Tuesday, October 8. The public comments were sometimes heated, and all were directed at the Board or at Town Supervisor Keith Cipperly directly.
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Rensselaer County Offers Towns Health Insurance Option

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by Kieron Kramer
It may be the silly season, as Rensselaer County Legislator Stan Brownell, Vice Chairman of the Legislature, described it after the last regular meeting of the Legislature before the County elections in November, but you’d never know it from Tuesday’s meeting. There were no debates, no presentations, no speakers, no controversial resolutions and no posturing – shocking, absolutely shocking. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Offers Towns Health Insurance Option

HF Boy Scout Troop 63 Rescues Flags

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submitted by Bernard Davock
A water line broke in the American Legion Post 40 building on Main Street in Hoosick Falls recently.  Members of the Legion found that water was spraying all over the basement, and the water was about 2 feet deep.  A lot of property was soaking wet and in danger of being destroyed.  [Read more…] about HF Boy Scout Troop 63 Rescues Flags

Nothing Doing In New Lebanon Before Election Day

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by Thaddeus Flint
It must be election season in New Lebanon. The lawn signs appeared almost overnight like mushrooms with the last rain. Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Town Board was the final one before election day, and very little happened, perhaps in anticipation of whatever political changes will soon befall the Town.
Covenant Circle Road
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Panthers Quiet Warriors, 35 – 0

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by Steve Bradley
The Stillwater Warriors made a visit to the Panther Den last Friday evening. The 2 – 2 Warriors came in looking to upset the Panthers. The Warriors put up a good fight early in the contest, but the Panthers wore them down. Although the Panthers offense did not play their best game of the season, the defense stepped up and kept Stillwater from gaining any confidence throughout the game.
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HF Field Hockey Stays Undefeated

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by Steve Bradley
On Friday the Greenwich Witches came to HFCS to battle the Panther field hockey team for first place in the WASAREN league. The Panthers beat the Witches 3 – 1 in their first meeting. Greenwich’s plan was to pull off a win and be in a first place tie with the Panthers.
It didn’t take long for the Panthers to dash any hope of that.
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