Hoosick Falls official to apply for HUD funds
Sternberg said he will file a HUD grant application for Hoosick Town on behalf of the town board after village trustees rebuffed the move. The town voted unanimously to seek funds, with Sternberg noting a potential impact from the village’s opposition but stressing the need is a step toward addressing substandard housing.
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Falls Board
Sternberg
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hoosick
Libertarian Conference Set for New Hampshire in June
The New England Libertarian Conference will be hosted in Bedford New Hampshire from June 24 to 26 at the Sheraton Wayfarer Motor Inn. Sponsored by the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire the event will include remarks by Roger MacBride the party’s 1976 presidential nominee.
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Bedford
N.H
New England
Sheraton Wayfarer Motor Inn
Libertarian Party of
New Hampshire
Roger MacBride
Capitol Hill
Andrew Melechinsky
Libertarian Health Association of
Libertarian Parties of
Maine
Vermont
Libertarian Coordinating Group
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
P.O. Box
Nashua
Free sidewalk work to start in 66 Falls this week
Mayor Donald E. Bogardus announced that village sidewalks work will begin early next week at no cost to the village under a CETA grant. Five workers, paid by the village and reimbursed by CETA, were chosen last week. Two laid-off workers do not qualify under the 15 week unemployment rule.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Donald E. Bogardus
Bureau of Unemployment
CETA
Bogardus
Thomas Bass
John Mahar
Bandstand meeting to discuss new Hoosick Falls structure
Hoosick Falls will host an informational meeting at 7 30 p m in the Hoosick Falls Central School band room to discuss fundraising for a new bandstand. Bandleader Cortland Cottrell says the public is welcome and notes progress yet funds remain short. The Hoosick Town Board recently donated 1000 toward the project in memory of three former members and supported the band’s plans.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Cortland Cottrell
Cottrell
Hoosick
Jose de Creeft
Wood Memorial Park
de Creeft
Ray Albowicz
John Burke
Ed Gorman
Guy Phillips
Sunderland Public Hearing on Economic Funds Use
A public hearing is scheduled for Monday night June 20 at 8 at Sunderland School to discuss the use of economic development funds. All legal voters of Sunderland are urged to attend.
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Sunderland
Forests and Parks Board tours Shaftsbury State Park
The State Board of Forests and Parks inspected Shaftsbury State Park construction. Senator Merritt Hewitt and Representative Edwin Colvin discussed delays with officials. Chairman Johannes von Trapp called the project unfurveyed but aimed for earlier completion. Barber hoped limited public use by mid July with possible post Labor Day access if demand and weather allow.
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Shaftsbury
State Board of Forests and Parks
Shaftsbury State Park
Merritt Hewitt
Edwin A. Colvin
Johannes von Trapp
von Trapp
Rodney Barber
Barber
Hoosick Falls couple marks 50th wedding anniversary
Former Hoosick Falls Police Chief Nathan Case and Dorothy L. Lacy Case celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at 22 Lyman Street. The event honored by daughter Lois Manchester and granddaughters Beth Manchester and Amy Jansen. They wed June 2, 1927 in Greenwich and have five children. Mr. Case served ten years with the Hoosick Falls police, five as chief, and later worked ten years at Flomatic. Mrs. Case is a retired Thompson Co. employee.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Nathan Case
Lyman St
Lois Manchester
Beth Manchester
Amy Jansen
John B. Case
Byfield
Mass
Albert L. Case
Manchester
Petersburg
Margaret Niles
White Creek
Charles Nathan Case
North Hoosick
Flomatic Corp
Case
Thompson Co
Bennington
Focus Outdoors nature college at Mt Holyoke College
Audubon hosts a three day Focus Outdoors nature college at Mt Holyoke College August 5 to 7 with seminars field trips and speakers Eliot Porter Richard Underwood and Richard Kern. The Massachusetts Audubon Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary sponsors the event offering meals lodging and registration for 50 dollars with an illustration brochure available by mail to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary Easthampton MA 01037.
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South Hadley
Mass
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
Mt. Holyoke College
Nature College
Easthampton
1Lth
Focus
Eliot Porter
Richard W. Underwood
NASA
Photographic Technology
Richard C. Kern
Big Cypress Swamp
Arlington couple mark 50th anniversary at Bailey Hall
Arlington residents Maynard and Irene Overlock celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at Bailey Hall East Arlington on Sunday June 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. The couple formerly lived in North Bennington and now winter in Florida and summers in Arlington.
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Maynard
Irene Overlock
Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Overlocks
North Bennington
Florida
Arlington
Green Thumb hires in New York for Washington County
Green Thumb, a state farmers union, announced 25 community service jobs in Washington County. Initially 15 positions were planned but federal funds allowed more. Interviews run 9:30 to noon June 22 at the Washington County building. Applicants over 55, seeking extra income, may apply at $2.30 an hour. Call Sally Brillon for details.
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Fort Edward
N.Y
Green Thumb
Washington County
Sally Brillon
Department of Information and Historic Preservation
Mt Equinox Grange Notes May Meeting and Contest Dates
The Mt Equinox Grange held its regular meeting on May 16. A mock burning marked the National Grange mortgage being burned. Toys in the toy contest are to be judged July 18, entries due to Natalie Bowen. Sewing contest winners named across classes B to D. Grange youth camp set for June 2025 at Camp Ondawa, Sunderland. Memorial service observed, charter draped for deceased members, Psalm 121 read. Memorial poem and skit by Julius Hill and Ada Rumney. Next meeting June 20 will honor 1977 community citizens. public welcome.
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National Grange
Natalie Bowen
Nancy Brown
Anna Bevin
Leona Snow
Evelyn Snow
Marian Crawford
Grange
Camp Ondawa
Sun
Julius Hill
Ada Rumney
Fire chase and crash report from Hoosick Falls and Stephentown
A Vermont-registered green Dodge sped 60 mph on High Street and crossed into Vermont before eluding Bennington Police near the Bennington State Airport. In Stephentown a two car crash injured Marina Bendalo and Nora Stevens. Bendalo and a passenger Louis Barbuto were hospitalized. A Monday bulldozer fire on Fog Hill Road in Hoosick destroyed the machine and is under investigation.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Vermont
Bennington
North Hoosick
Bennington State Airport
Falls
Rensselaer County
Marina L. Bendalo
Fresno
Calif
Nora Stevens
Stephentown Center
Massachusetts
Bendale
Louis Barbuto
Columbia Hospital
Fog Hill Road
Hoosick
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