Peebles Island State Park has installed a new canoe and kayak dock on the Hudson River near the park pavilion. [Read more…] about New Dock At Peebles Island S. P.
Events At Area State Parks
Run For The Roses This Weekend
The 24th annual Run for the Roses to benefit the Grafton Community Library and the Courtney Carelli Foundation for Literacy will take place this Sunday, August 9, at 9 am at Grafton Lakes State Park in Grafton. [Read more…] about Run For The Roses This Weekend
Robert R. Kelly
Hoosick Falls – Robert R. Kelly, 70, died Sunday, August 2, 2009, at his residence on Quarry Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. He was the husband of the late Anne T. Kelly, who died on July 4, 2007.
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Richard Messina
New Lebanon – Richard Edward John Messina, 63, left El Jobean, Florida, at 10 pm, July 31, 2009, in the arms of Jesus. [Read more…] about Richard Messina
Mary Atwood
Hoosick Falls – Mary Atwood, 86, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Albany, NY. She formerly resided on Rensselaer Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, and was the wife of the late Raymond Atwood, who died in 2002.
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Marcia Dunnigan O’Brien
Hoosick Falls – Marcia Dunnigan O’Brien passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2009, at age 72. She was born February 12, 1937. [Read more…] about Marcia Dunnigan O’Brien
Letter To The Editor – Death Of My Sister
Dear Editor,
Florence May Perkins, my sister, of Petersburgh passed away July 6, 2009, At the Hoosick Falls Health Center of a broken heart. All she wanted was to go home. She also had dementia.
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Building A New Back House
Thursday, January 1, 1852: I this morning walked up to old Mr. Perkins, but did not make a bargain with him to pick the stone in the lot above the old orchard. [Read more…] about Building A New Back House
Widespread Flooding In Stephentown And New Lebanon
Main Roads Closed – A State Of Emergency Declared
by David Flint
An estimated three to five inches of rainfall on Wednesday caused widespread flooding and road closures in northern Columbia County and southern Rensselaer County. A state of emergency was declared Wednesday evening in the towns of Stephentown, Nassau and New Lebanon, with travel being limited to emergency vehicles and immediate area residents.
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