Hoosic Valley Educates on Digital Citizenship – by C. Barton

Hoosic Valley-From September 21st through the 25th the Hoosic Valley Central School District carried out a series of educational sessions to recognize Digital Citizenship Week. The focus is to inform and educate students, parents, educators and the community about the potential dangers of social media if not used properly, responsibly and cautiously. Throughout the week teachers were also encouraged to work themes relating to social media safety into lesson plans, if and when this pertained.   

Read the entire article in the Oct. 1st edition.

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Dennison Farm Tomatoes to be Used in Local Sauce – by C. Barton

SCHAGHTICOKE -  Denison Farms; a local 164-acre farm located in Schaghticoke has recently been added to the list of tomato suppliers for Casa Visco sauce products. Casa Visco, located in Schenectady, began in 1945 when the Viscusi family started Viscusi Wholesale Grocers as a small grocery business. Demand for the homemade sauces grew and eventually they began selling specialty sauces.  Now a third generation family business, they rely on distributors from across the country for the ingredients to put in their sauces. The business, for decades has purchased many of their produce from California. While this will still continue, Casa Visco has expanded their list of suppliers to include local produce grown from local farms, Denison farms being one of them.

Read the entire article in the 08-27 edition.

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Horse Pulls at Fairgrounds – by C. Barton

Schaghticoke Fairgrounds- On Sunday August 9th the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds hosted the first of its kind, a “Festival of HorsePower”at the fairgrounds.  The gates opened to the public at 11am. For a $10.00 adult and $5.00 children admission fee, an entire day of unique family fun activities were offered. The festival was centered on the concept of HorsePower in a variety of different forms. From the horses of all sizes to the equipment of all sizes; everything at the festival ran on HorsePower.

Read the article in the August 13th edition.