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Water Crisis in Hoosick Falls

Season 2016 Episode 5 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Water crisis in Hoosick Falls; new chief judge for the Court of Appeals.

After a Hoosick Falls resident lost his father and a friend to kidney disease, he discovered a chemical in the water known as C8. The EPA confirmed his finding and alerted the mayor that residents shouldn't drink from the public water supply. We take a look at where the chemical may have come from & how residents are coping. Also, new chief judge for the Court of Appeals & school property tax cap.

01/22/2016 | Rating NR

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Water Crisis in Hoosick Falls

Season 2016 Episode 5 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

After a Hoosick Falls resident lost his father and a friend to kidney disease, he discovered a chemical in the water known as C8. The EPA confirmed his finding and alerted the mayor that residents shouldn't drink from the public water supply. We take a look at where the chemical may have come from & how residents are coping. Also, new chief judge for the Court of Appeals & school property tax cap.

01/22/2016 | Rating NR

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