2006 in Voorheesville
New mayor, new pastor, new theater group



VOORHEESVILLE — Under the leadership of a new mayor this year, the village grappled with doling out water and considered building a skate park.

2006 in review:
Water, development shape New Scotland future



NEW SCOTLAND – Much of the town’s attention in 2006 was focused on planning for New Scotland’s future.

VOORHEESVILLE — All 54 of the active volunteer firefighters here will now be able to take part in the Length of Service Award Program.

VOORHEESVILLE — Kevin Smith, the grocer who is buying Nichols’ Market, Voorheesville’s independent grocery store, grew up in Maine.

NEW SCOTLAND – The peace and quiet of rural living can often mean limited access to high-speed cable and Internet services.

VOORHEESVILLE — Elaine Nichols is selling her family’s supermarket but, she says, the name will remain. The market that has become a community center for the village of Voorheesville will be called Nichols’ Shop ’n’ Save.

NEW SCOTLAND – The octagonal-shaped sanctuary of the new First Assembly of God Church provides a modern home for a Pentecostal denomination dating back to the late 1800s.

Away from students:
Crandall will work on phys ed curriculum

VOORHEESVILLE — Among the tennis courts and playgrounds in the village park, there may soon be a venue for the skateboarding set.