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Troop 222 held its regular Monday meeting at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. [Read more…] about Boy Scout Troop 222 Replaces Flags In Garfield Cemetery Petersburgh
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submitted by Andy Zlotnick
Troop 222 held its regular Monday meeting at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. [Read more…] about Boy Scout Troop 222 Replaces Flags In Garfield Cemetery Petersburgh
Hoosick Falls – John Glover was born on May 25, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to James Paul Glover and Myrtle Electa Nichols Glover. [Read more…] about John Tyler Glover

Berlin – Dorothy “Dot” Littlefield Sloan, 92, died peacefully Sunday, May 21, 2017 at The Center for Living & Rehabilitation of Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Dorothy Littlefield Sloan
Berlin – Arlie L. Greene, 97, died peacefully Thursday, May 18, 2017 in his home where he was born on December 4, 1919. [Read more…] about Arlie Greene
Sunday, August 2, 1840: Today my son Geo P took the two horse team and carried his two oldest sisters to Lebanon to the Shaker Meeting. [Read more…] about An Adventure in the Courts
Sunday, July 19, 1840: This afternoon I took my double wagon and carried my three daughters to the Select School house near Hiram W. Brown’s to the Rev. Wm. Wilcox meeting. [Read more…] about A July Full Of Mowing
Hoosick Falls Central School District residents approved the proposed 2017-18 school budget on May 16 by a vote 298 yes and 121 no. 71% of the votes were cast in favor of the proposed budget. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls School District Budget Passes By A Comfortable Margin
Residents of the Berlin Central School District approved the 2017-2018 proposed school budget of $20,127,758 Tuesday by a large majority. [Read more…] about Berlin Budget Easily Approved, Zwack And Willis Re-Elected
Residents of the New Lebanon Central School District approved all three of the propositions on the ballot May 16, including an $11,855,000 renovation project. [Read more…] about School District Budget And Both Elements Of The Renovation Project Are Approved In New Lebanon

By Doug La Rocque
It started last Thursday when four term County Executive Kathy Jimino announced she had decided not to seek re-election to a fifth four-year term, and threw her support behind Grafton resident and Deputy County Executive Chris Meyer as her successor. [Read more…] about Surprise Announcements Mean Rensselaer County Will Have New Faces In Leadership Roles Next Year
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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