Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Exercise Your Right To Vote
by Bea Peterson
The candidates for election in Hoosick Falls on Wednesday, March 18, are a shoo-in. They are all Progressive Party candidates, and they are running unopposed. The Taxpayer Party did not put up a slate this year. That is no reason not to go to the polls. [Read more…] about Four Run Unopposed In Hoosick Falls Election
It was snowing outside, but things are starting to look a bit greener in Hoosick Falls. The Hoosick Falls St Patrick’s Parade Committee announced today that Tim (T-Bone) Dwyer has been named the 2009 Grand Marshal of the Hoosick Falls St Patrick’s Parade on Saturday, March 14.
by Bea Peterson
At the Village Board meeting Tuesday evening incoming Mayor Matt Monahan presented Mayor Laura Reynolds with several cards and gifts on behalf of the Board and a certificate of appreciation from Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino. [Read more…] about Mayor Honored At Her Last Hoosick Falls Village Board Meeting
by Alex Brooks
The Town of Berlin Comprehensive Plan Committee held its kickoff public meeting on March 9, at which it introduced itself and the consultants from C.T. Male Associates who will be working on the project and gave a general overview of the process that will lead to a formal comprehensive plan being written and adopted by the Town.
On Saturday the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Dept. served 331 corned beef dinners at their 11th annual event. [Read more…] about Corned Beef And A Fire
The story of Alpacas in Grafton will be the topic of the March 18 meeting of the Grafton Historical Society. [Read more…] about Alpacas In Grafton
by Kieron Kramer
The Arthur Gifford family of Hoosick came to the well of the Rensselaer County Legislature on Tuesday to receive copies of the resolution passed last month memorializing him. [Read more…] about Gifford Family At The Rensselaer County Legislature
The Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center has received a grant though the United States Forest Service called “Healthy Kids/Healthy Habitats.” The grant promotes “More Kids in the Woods” or more hands-on outdoor experiences for kids in the Berlin and Troy School Districts. [Read more…] about Second And Third-Graders On Snowshoes
Nancy Galvin’s Questar III pre-k class at the Berlin Elementary School made Valentines for Veterans. This has been a project that Nancy’s pre-k classes have been doing for the last ten years. [Read more…] about Valentines For Vets
