Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
Though much talked about throughout the Taconic Valley, the auction of 12 pieces of property drew very little interest when it came time for the auctioneer to start his famous call. [Read more…] about Not Much Interest In Berlin Property Auction
by Alex Brooks
Alan Walther of the Bonadio Group came to the September 15 meeting of the Hoosick Falls School Board to present the findings of his firm’s audit of the District’s finances. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School Gets Clean Audit
It just gets bigger every year it seems, the Annual Bark and Brew held Saturday September 17 at GLSP. [Read more…] about Grafton Lakes State Park Goes To The Dogs, At Least For One Day, At Bark And Brew Festival
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Alan Webster said he met with the Town’s environmental attorney Kevin Young recently. He said Young is spending most of his time currently on the landfill issue, and Webster said somewhat cryptically, “He is making good progress.” [Read more…] about Environmental Attorney Working On Landfill Issue
by David Flint
It’s budget time again and Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt at the Stephentown Town Board meeting Monday, September 19 laid out the schedule for getting it done. Requests from departments and town organizations are due this week. [Read more…] about Starting On Next Year’s Budget
by Thaddeus Flint
New Lebanon’s “sidewalk to nowhere” is going just there, nowhere, after a four to one vote at last Tuesday’s Town Board meeting in favor of shelving the project and telling NYSDOT that they won’t be getting their money back. [Read more…] about Sidewalks Nixed Once Again
By Doug La Rocque
“The PFOA issue has disrupted the lives of many residents in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, and these residents need some measure of relief and attention.” It was with these words that Rensselaer County Legislative Chairman Stan Brownell introduced three resolutions at last Wednesday night’s legislative meeting. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature Approves Three Resolutions About The PFOA Crisis
by Steve Bradley
Hoosick Falls (1-2) got the first win of the season in the books last Friday, September 16 when they defeated Granville (0-3) on the HFCS field. [Read more…] about Panthers Defeat Granville, 28-13
By Doug La Rocque
Jane McDermott first proposed the Post and Beam structure on Dunham Road to the Grafton Planning Board back in May. Since then the project has run into several delays, mostly dealing with environmental issues such as storm water runoff, septic plans, layout of the parking lot and other design concerns. [Read more…] about Greywacke Meadows Banquet House Gets Grafton Planning Board Approval
by Pat Hayes
The 17th annual Karen McGovern Volleyball Tournament was held on Saturday, September 10, at the Sandbar in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about McGovern Tournament Once More A Big Success
