Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Everyone Has A Good Time At The Hoosick Falls Junior Prom
The theme of this year’s prom was “A Voyage Around the World” and the dinner and dance was on a boat with the students returning to campus for the After Prom activities. [Read more…] about Around The World In Ball Gowns And Tuxedos
By Doug La Rocque
Grafton Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum said that as part of Charter Communications acquisition of Time Warner Cable, Charter is guaranteeing to provide service to the 147 thousand households that are currently without cable services. This includes many homes in Grafton. [Read more…] about Charter Communications Takeover Of Time Warner May Bring Service To More Houses In Grafton
Stephentown’s summer youth day camp program will operate again this year under the direction of the Stephentown Memorial Library. Join camp director Amy Doolittle and assistant director Laura Hunt for four weeks of science, sports, arts, environmental education and lots of play and fun. Camp activities will take place at the library, the town hall and the library’s green fields property. [Read more…] about Stephentown’s Youth Summer Camp Accepting Registrations!
Members of TRACS shown in picture, L-R: Emma Church, Amanda Despart, Hailey Madsen, Rebecca Madsen (front), Parker Crandall, Destiney Lavenia-Watson, Hayden Crandall, Ryan Willis, Rachel Cahill, Annie Cass and Ilan Mikit. [Read more…] about TRACS And Stephentown Fire Department Collaborate
Is the Supreme Court too political these days? Should the Court play a limited role in public affairs or should it be more active in bringing about change? Hosted by the New Lebanon Library, two distinguished legal scholars will debate these and other questions on Saturday, June 11, 3 to 5 pm. [Read more…] about Judging The Roberts Court: Point And Counterpoint
submitted by Adam Charbonneau
The Board of Education invites the community to participate in a Roundtable Discussion about how technology can best be used to enhance Berlin Central School District’s educational program. Held Thursday, June 2 in the Berlin Middle School/ High School library, the meeting will be a discussion on how Berlin Central Schools should use the $947,237 in funding it received through NY State’s Smart Schools Bond Act. [Read more…] about Berlin CSD Asks Public To Weigh In On Technology Plan At June 2 Meeting
The Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 11 at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corp. Building. Dinner will be served at 12:30 pm. The cost is $17. [Read more…] about Walter Wood High School Reunion
Hoosick Grange met on May 11. David Cornell, Master, conducted the meeting. It was reported that the water will be checked on Tuesday to see that everything is all right and working well. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News
Petersburgh, New York – Pearl Crandall Babcock Koch, 90, went home to her rewards with Jesus on May 24, 2016. She was born March 27, 1926 to Benjamin and Carrie Hoffay Crandall and is predeceased by her siblings, Esther (Nichols) Thomas, Cornelius, Benjamin, Carrie (Roberts), her husband of fifty years Lewis Earl Babcock, and Albert Koch, her beloved husband of five years. [Read more…] about Pearl Crandall Babcock Koch
Hoosick Falls – Kenneth J. “KJ” Sbrega Jr., 43 passed away on Thursday May 19, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He resided on Pine Street in Hoosick Falls. Kenneth was the son of Kenneth J. and Elizabeth (Dooley) Sbrega Sr. of Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Kenneth J. Sbrega, Jr.
