Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
The issue receiving the most attention at this month’s Grafton Town Board meeting was revaluations that have been done by Grafton’s new Assessor, David Galarneau. At public comment time at the beginning of the meeting, local realtor Gary Charlton spoke at length and in detail about what a “flawed document” the tentative assessment roll is. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action – Assessments Questioned
by Thaddeus Flint
As residents of the Berlin School District go to the polls next Tuesday to vote for or against the $19,099,991 budget for the 2015-2106 school year, they will also be asked to cast their ballot for two of three candidates running for seats on the school Board.
Earth Day was Earth Week in Hoosick. All of the local schools as well as HAYC3 celebrated by doing something to help clean up the town and village, and to raise awareness of environmental issues, of the importance of recycling and reusing, and of ways every individual can contribute to creating a heathier planet and community.
[Read more…] about Hoosick Celebrated Earth Day 2015 All Week, All Around The Town
by Bea Peterson
Antique mid-century John Deere and Farmall tractors of all sorts, with a variety of plows, stirred up dust and turned over 30 acres for planting last Thursday, May 7. [Read more…] about Tractor Outing
Twenty one veteran rescue squad drivers met in Hoosick Falls on the weekend of April 18 and 19 to take a VFIS (Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Servces) train-the-trainer course. The purpose of the program is to train local instructors to teach safe emergency vehicle operation back at their home stations. Some of the participants came from three hours away to take this course, which was offered by VFIS and the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad.
[Read more…] about Twenty-One Ambulance Drivers Took The “Train The Trainer” Program
by Bea Peterson
It’s not work if you love what you do. And that is the attitude Vanessa Lewis has about pet grooming and/or photography. Vanessa is a 2002 graduate of HFCS. She and her husband Philip lived in North Carolina for six years. “I wanted to come home,” she said. And last June they returned to her home town. “I’m very glad to be back,” she said. “I love Hoosick Falls.”
[Read more…] about Pawparazza Dog Grooming Business Opens In HAYC3 Armory
The American Legion Taconic Valley Post in Berlin, NY will be holding a Memorial Day Parade on Monday May 25, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Interested marchers should gather between the Catholic and Baptist churches at 10:30A.M. Refreshments will be provided for all parade participants after the parade at the Wautipi building.
Great Blue Duo will perform on Saturday, May 16, at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center.
Shirl Lawrence and Steve Kaplan have been singing together for more than three decades. Their beautifully crafted music has been heard at coffeehouses and festivals as a duo, and also as members of the Hudson River Sloop Singers and the Walkabout Chorus.
Audiences can count on being touched by their carefully prepared harmonies and powerful lyrics. Their ever-increasing number of compelling and original home-spun tunes are complemented by those of Kate Wolf, Utah Philips, Pete Seeger, well known folk anthems, the old songs, and songs echoing Clearwater’s environmental message.
One sailor from the Hudson River Sloop, Woody Guthrie, said Steve’s “We’ll Make It to Coxsackie” truly described how it felt to be in a rockin’ Hudson River storm.
This duo is now called “Great Blue” after the observant heron they often find during their kayak trips. These two kindred spirits have spent many years perfecting their musical performances among other musicians they’ve worked with, including Pete Seeger, Kim and Reggie Harris, Joe Crookston, David Amram, Odetta, Guy Davis, Eric Weissberg, Tony Bird, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, and Sy Kahn.
Admission is $5 adults, under 18 free.
By Steve Bradley
Vs. Cambridge – After the quick trip up Route 22, the Panthers took to the field against rival Cambridge (2 – 8, 2 – 11 overall). After getting a one run lead in the top of the first, the Panthers surrendered that lead in the bottom when Cambridge plated two runs. From there, the Panthers dominated, outscoring the Indians 9 – 0 for a 11 – 2 win. The Panthers scored in every inning but the second. Josh McCart had two singles and two RBI’s. Ryan Sanders had two singles.
[Read more…] about HFCS Baseball – Hitt Out After Getting Hit
