The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

eastwickpress

Hoosick Falls Extra Helpings

By

Join Extra Helpings and save money on your food bill. Extra Helpings is a community food buying club with no age limits or income limits. Now there are more choices and better quality.
The October choices are: $21 basic bundle: 1.5 lbs. bacon-wrapped pork medallions (4/6 oz.), 2 lb. bag chicken tenders, 1.25 lbs. turkey tenderloin (new item!), 2 lbs. pre-seasoned meatloaf mix, 3 lb. bag apples and 20 oz. peeled butternut squash.
[Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Extra Helpings

Bus Trip To Where The Founding Families Of Berlin And Petersburgh Came From

By

The Taconic Valley Historical Society has organized a bus trip to Westerly, Rhode Island, to visit the community where the founding families of Berlin and Petersburgh came from. The bus will leave the Berlin Fire House on Saturday, October 23, at 7 am.  The trip includes a tour of the First Hopkinton Cemetery where many of the families are buried, a history of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Ashaway, RI, and admission to the Babcock-Smith House in Westerly, RI.
The price of the trip is $40 and payment is needed by October 15. For more information or reservations contact Charlie at 658-2135.

Motorcycle Ride To Benefit Karen McGovern Fund

By

Area motorcyclists are invited to participate in the “Meet In the Park” Motorcycle Ride on Saturday, October 2. The rain date is Sunday, October 3. The first 100 riders will receive T-shirts. The cost is $25 and includes a paper bag lunch, prizes and more. The ride will benefit the Karen McGovern Fund. The Fund is a not-for-profit that benefits local families suffering medical crises. The ride begins in Wood Park at noon.

18th Annual Bird Seed Sale Dyken Pond Fund-Raiser

By

Order a premium bag of bird seed while supporting the programs of the Dyken Pond Environmental Eduction Center. Proceeds from this fund-raiser go towards scholarships for children at the Summer Nature Camp and land protection efforts. Stock up to last the winter!
The last day to order is October 8; pick up is October 16 from 9 am to 12 noon at Capital Agway, 1333 NY 7 in Troy. There is a 10% discount to members on any item at Agway purchased the day of pickup.
[Read more…] about 18th Annual Bird Seed Sale Dyken Pond Fund-Raiser

Eliot Kerr

By

Hoosick – A celebration of life and private burial for Eliot Wiggin Kerr was held on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at the Hoosick Rural Cemetery, Hoosick, NY.
Mr. Kerr, 79, died suddenly on February 11, 2010, following a hit and run accident in Jackson Township, NJ. He leaves his loving daughter, E. Wendy Baker of Hoosick Falls, NY, his devoted granddaughter, Jessie S. Baker of Ballston Lake, NY, and his beloved grandsons, Matthew J. and Lucas H. Baker, both of Hoosick Falls.
[Read more…] about Eliot Kerr