Buskirk Bridge Faces Threat From January Thaw
Hoosick Falls area residents watch the historic 174 foot wooden Buskirk covered bridge over the Hoosic River as January thaws cause ice jams upriver. Damage seen from the jam includes removed timbers and deck inspection planned by Washington and Rensselaer counties with repairs likely in spring. Fire crews, Red Cross, and local volunteers assist flood victims in Buskirk and nearby hamlets.
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Edith Beaumont
Judson Brown
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Buskirk
Hoosick
Cambridge
Hoosic River
Rensselaer County
New York State
Little Hoosick
Petersburg
Owlkill
Walloomsac
Hoosic
Eagle Bridge
North Hoosick
Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department
Washington County
Rensselaer
Arthur Angrisani
Angrisani
Route 67
Johnsonville Fire Department
Cambridge Department
Buskirk Fire Auxiliary
Hoosick Rescue Squad
American Red Cross
Johnsonville
Martin van Buskirk
Buskirk’s Bridge
Washington
White Creek
Manchester school trims budget by thirty three thousand dollars
Manchester school directors last night pared more than 33 thousand dollars from the 77 budget, reducing the town meeting figure to 1,143,032 from 1,176,773. Supt. Edward Houlihan called the plan lean and tight as cuts target the sinking funds and tuition to private schools while relying on future revenue sharing or a special appropriation for a bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Garland
Manchester
Edward Houlihan
Houlihan
Burr and Burton Seminary
Demolished School Bus Crash Near Hoosick Falls
A Berlin Central School District bus, No. 34, skidded on ice on Stillman Village Red Pond Road in Petersburg, rolled over on its roof after being held by two trees, driver Alfred H. Bedford escaped unharmed. Bus retrieved by Steve's Garage and towed to Hoosick Falls. Nearby bridge and budget notes referenced amid broader local news.
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Stillman Village
Red Pond
Petersburg
Dill Brook
Alfred H. Bedford
Berlin
Bedford
Steve
Hoosick Falls
Manchester budget proposal stands at 700,689 with sparse turnout
Manchester selectmen held a sparsely attended budget hearing as they prepare a 700,689 request up about 20,000 from last year. Tax collection concerns dominated, with over 100,000 unpaid as of Dec 31. The board plans no changes, citing liens and a 9 percent delinquent tax rate, and aims to raise funds via sales of forest land and continued fundraising.
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Manchester
Douglas Schner
Lye Brook
U.S. Forest Ser
Cross Seeks Shaftsbury Selectman Office in March Town Meeting
In Shaftsbury 22 attendees gathered in Cole Hall as Democrats nominated a full slate for March Town Meeting. Ezekiel S Cross Jr leads the ticket for selectman with other nominees including Moderator Donald R Brown Town Clerk Cathy Harwood and Treasurer Clinton McDonald.
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Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Democrats
March
Ezekiel S. Cross Jr
Selectman
Donald R. Brown
Cathy Harwood
Clinton McDonald
Wesley Bump
Pearl Hoyt
Paul Jepson
Paul Harris
Sheilah Miller
Manchester Ballot Nomination Push for January 31 Deadline
Town Clerk Clara May Hemenway urges residents to file nominating papers by Saturday January 31. Affected offices include selectman, town clerk, treasurer, auditor, and school directors among others with several posts still awaiting candidates. Voters must be on the local checklist. last date to join is February 7 for the March town meeting.
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Manchester
Clara May Hemenway
Selectman
Eugene N. Gaiotti
Lois W. Mattison
John H. West
John B. Hawkins
Blanchard H. Stone
Philip Kelleher
Joseph Rizio
Harold A. Wisell
William Gregory
Martha Pelton
Gayle Gall
Reed’s Store
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Fleming Jr
Probate Court
Board of Civil Authority
Pownal United Methodist Choir Rehearsal Tonight
Pamela Blakeman reports choir rehearsal at Pownal United Methodist Church tonight at 7 30. The Pownal Center Fire Department holds a worknight at their firehouse at 7 30 tonight.
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Pownal United Methodist Church
Pownal Center
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Buskirk Bridge
George Peer
Munsell Street
William O’brien
Richmond Avenue
Country den
Raymertown
Peer
Sacred Heart Church
Troy
Elizabeth Boyee
Wynantskill
Noble & Wood Machine Company
Tri-Point Division
Oak Industries
New England Telephone Co
Bennington
Neil Mary Waythus
Daniel Peer
Patricia Peer
Burr and Burton
BBS
Stanford Zecher
Selectmen
Ezekiel Cross
Kelton Miller
Public
Pauline Knapp
Roberta Haynes
Shaftsbury Historical Society
Ruth Levin
Audrey Jones
Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
America
Pettit Bros
Almo
Pettit Bros. Inc
Mig
South Main Street
Rutland
Benningtonsa
Manchester Center
Fairview
Walt
Sherwin-Willi
Sherwin-Williams
Sale
Sherwi Wilhams Company
Sherwin-Wilhiams
Main St
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