River Street Crossing Repairs Begin in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls crews will repair the River Street railroad crossing starting Monday. A Route 22 detour will divert traffic one block north for about three days during sewer line excavation. Crews expect the site work to take longer. The new crossing will resemble other village street crossings.
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John Anderson
State Department of Transportation
Anderson
Francis Murphy Highway Committee
Buskirk Covered Bridge Named to Historic Register
The Buskirk Covered Bridge linking Rensselaer and Washington Counties earned placement on the National Register of Historic Places by the state Board of Historic Preservation. Damaged by the 1976 flood, the bridge was repaired that summer by both counties at shared cost to protect it from future flood damage. The nomination awaits action by the keeper of the National Historic Register in Washington.
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Rensselaer
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Lansingburgh
Lane Bryant
Improvement plan for downtown Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls officials will present a comprehensive downtown revitalization plan on June 29 at the State Armory. The document, created by the Rensselaer County Bureau of Planning, emphasizes a step by step process with John Street renovation as the target project and invites all residents and merchants to attend.
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Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County Bureau of Planning
State Armory
Church Street
Planning Bureau
Bureau
John Street
Freezing Tips and Consumer Help On Seasonal Foods
Holiday freezer tips explain quick moisture proof packaging and not overloading freezer. Notices on refunds and recalls include Lane Bryant Haband CRC FTC actions plus HUD guidance on mobile home escape windows and contact details for issues in New York.
Sonrise to Perform in Petersburg Baptist Church
Sonrise a musical group from King's College Briarcliff Manor will appear at 7 p.m. July 1 in Petersburg Baptist Church. The group is on an eight week tour of church meetings rallies camps and conferences in the eastern United States. Their presentation includes both vocal and instrumental numbers.
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Veterans brigade to stage American Revolution demonstrations
About 200 people are expected to participate in Brigade of the American Revolution events at Walloomsac Battlefield Park on August 13 and 14. The demonstrations commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bennington with 160 brigade men and 180 camp followers from Maryland Pennsylvania New York and Ohio.
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Walloomsac
Christina Stevens
Bennington
Rensselaer County
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Willow
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Hoosick Housing Authority subsidy program on schedule
The Town of Hoosick Housing Authority reports HUD funded rental subsidies totaling 500000 are on track with January start. Eleven families completed applications and interviews and receive subsidies. about a dozen more are in final stages and will soon participate.
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Town of Hoosick
Berlant
Housing Authority
Teachers Attend Food Workshop at Hoosick Falls School
Forty five Hoosick Falls Central School teachers took part in a nutrition workshop conducted by the Dairy, Food and Nutrition Council, Inc. The event, led by principal Kasmer J. Stempek, aimed to teach basic nutrition and action oriented classroom activities for primary and intermediate grades with emphasis on growth, food patterns, and the four food groups.
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Hoosick Falls Central School
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Dairy, Food and Nutrition Council, Inc
Dairy Council
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Dairy, Food and Nutrition
Penney's signs okayed for Clifton Park mall
Clifton Park zoning board approved four J C Penney signs at the Clifton Country Mall ahead of a late summer opening. Sign sizes include 145 square feet on three sides and 66 square feet on the north entrance. A Carls Co sign may be added if its entrance sign is reduced.
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Petersburg Youth Commission
Petersburg Public Library
Manchester
North Petersburg
Clifton Park
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Clifton Country Mall
J.C. Penney’s, Inc
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Beekeeper in Vermont Reflects on Life Politics and Bees
In South Woodstock Vermont, Clyde Wood runs a garage offering limited service and no tool loans while recounting a brush with death from Hodgkin's disease in 1935. He credits bee venom for cancer defense and boasts years of honey harvests, likening bees to faithful friends amid political cynicism and changing agriculture.
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Woodstock
Clyde Wood
Wood
New York Cancer Research Institute
Hodgekin
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Vermont Beekeepers Association
Clyde
Basswood
Colonie Police Report Two Local Incidents
A cyclist, Satinder Mundra, 22, of Leisureville Apts Watervliet, was treated and released from Albany Memorial Hospital after a fall at a red light on Route 9 Colonie. A red 1974 Alfa Romeo was stolen from the Sheraton Inn parking lot Monday night. owner is Loretta Rodriguez of Middletown.
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John Bilicki
Sand Creek Road
Maria S. Chirboga
Jackson Heights
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Charlie’s Northway
Sal’s
Amoco
Route 7
Swatling
Mundra
Leisureville Apts
Watervliet
Albany Memorial Hospital
Route 9
Sheraton Inn
Loretta Rodriguez
Middletown
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