Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
According to Rensselaer County Officials and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) personnel, a resident of the road on the north side of Grafton heard quite a noise on Sunday afternoon, August 5. [Read more…] about Washing Up On The Shore Of Kautz Hollow Road
Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington County Sheriff’s Offices joined in presenting a check to the Special Olympics NY. [Read more…] about Area Sheriffs Help Special Olympics
The long awaited new Stewarts Shop at the corner of Route 22 and Elm Street in Berlin opened its doors last Wednesday, August 1. [Read more…] about Open for Business
by Steve Bradley
Hoosick Falls Central School graduate Noordin Said brought professional basketball players Quinn Cook (pictured) and Briana Hartley (inset) for a visit to HFCS last week to talk to and work with players from local schools in the area. [Read more…] about Pro Players Visit HFCS
Christina Reger, a Junior at Berlin High School had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the Valley Cats game on Saturday, August 4. [Read more…] about Grafton Teen Performs National Anthem For ValleyCats
From Friday, August 17 through Sunday, August 19, picturesque Stephentown, popularly known as “the only Stephentown on Earth,” will welcome visitors from all around the region and beyond for Celebrate Stephentown 2018. [Read more…] about Celebrate Stephentown Is Near
Board Schedules New Public Hearing On Water Project
by Alex Brooks
A public hearing was held on Wednesday August 1 on the Petersburgh Water District Repair and Renovation Project. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
If you love baking or eating apple pie… then you are in for a treat! [Read more…] about Battle Of The Pies Now Part Of Battleday
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Finishing The Two Wheel Carriage
Wednesday, May 29, 1844: I stayed three hours in Albany to see the funeral procession of the Colonel who fell in the battle at Sackett’s Harbor in the late war which was 30 years ago and his remains were fetched to Albany and interred in the front of the Capitol. I returned across the river to Bath. Ferrage both ways, 4 cts. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Hoosick Falls, NY
Mary Rita “Rita” (Finnen) Downey, 87, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2018 at Albany Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. [Read more…] about Mary Rita “Rita” (Finnen) Downey
