Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Bea Peterson
According to Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office Public Affairs Officer Yvonne Keefe, on July 1 at approximately 11:30 am Rensselaer County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kevin J. Ramer, age 27, of 15 River Road, Apt #2, Hoosick Falls, and charged him with section 263.15 and 263.16 NYS Penal Law Promoting a Sexual Performance of child (D-Felony) and Possessing a Sexual Performance by a child (E-Felony).
submitted by Michael A. McCagg, TVHS Communications Coordinator
Tech Valley High School senior Libby Cass is one of the region’s top scholars. She in turn honored teacher Jason Irwin for having a “significant and beneficial influence on her education.”
submitted by Michael A. McCagg, TVHS Communications Coordinator
Tech Valley High School Class of 2015 student Nick Despart received the RPI Medal during a recent ceremony. If Despart, from Berlin, enrolls in RPI in 2015, he will earn scholarships totaling $60,000 over the four years of his schooling there.
[Read more…] about TVHS Student Nick Despart Receives RPI Medal
submitted by Bill Zimmerman
Sunday, June 22, was another sunny, early summer day in Stephentown, an ideal day for the Stephentown Historical Society’s 33rd annual Strawberry Festival at the Berry Patch. Bev McClave and her crew served some 225 people on a pace to set attendance and sales records. [Read more…] about Stephentown Strawberry Festival
The Hoosick Falls Country Club is offering a six week junior golf program. The program will begin Monday, July 7, and run through Thursday, August 14. Players ages 10-17 are eligible. Meeting days are Mondays and Thursdays from 9 am to 12 pm. It is open to members for free and non-members for $40 per participant. The course will be taught by coach Mike Baratto and consist of a range of topics from the fundamentals of grip, alignment and posture to course management. One hour of instruction will be given followed by on course play for those who are ready. Each player should have his/her own equipment. If interested, please email coach at mpb416@gmail.com or call 686-5916 with contact information of name, age and email or phone number.
The Grafton Community Library and Babcock Lake Estates are partnering to host a “Summer Book Club at the Beach” this July and August. The public is invited to pick up the monthly book selection from the Library and then gather at the Babcock Lake Beach Gazebo to have a swim and join in the book discussion.
The first meeting will be Wednesday, July 16, at 7 pm. The featured book will be Homer’s Odyssey: a Fearless Feline Tale, or How I learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat. The second meeting will be Wednesday, August 20, at 7 pm featuring The $64 Tomato. For more details and to order your copy of the books contact the Library at 279-0580 or online at graftoncommunitylibrary.org.
The Berlin Volunteer Fire Company is hosting a defensive driving class offered through the AARP on July 12 from 9 am to 3:30 pm at the Berlin Firehouse at 11 Community Avenue in Berlin.
The public is invited to preregister with Shirley Wager at 658-2893 on a first come first serve basis.
The cost is $20 for AARP members and $25 for others.
Take your place in the drum circle! Join Capital District musician and educator Jonathan Duda for Let’s Drum at the Grafton Summer Festival on Saturday, July 12, at 11 am. Enjoy a hands-on introduction to percussive instruments like the clay udu jug from Nigeria or the berimbau from Brazil. Participants with all levels of musical ability will have the opportunity to try out instruments played throughout the world in a welcoming setting, no experience necessary.
More information about the program can be found at www.letsdrumprogram.com. This program is sponsored by the Grafton Community Library and is made possible in part through a Community Art$ Grant, a program funded by The Arts Center of the Capital Region through the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency. Visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org or contact 279-0580 for more Library news.
Assess your attic. Cull your cupboards. Besiege your basement. Grub out your garage. Your castoffs can help support the Stephentown Historical Society and its programs. Good clean, usable items will be accepted for the July 26 Community Tag Sale to be held at Gardner’s Field on Rt. 22 in Stephentown. Please do not donate computers, computer equipment, televisions, plastic Christmas decorations, records or VHS tapes since they usually do not sell and the Society must then pay to dispose of them properly. Small appliances should be in working order; large appliances and clothing may not be donated. If you have items to donate, please take them to the Heritage Center on Garfield Road on Friday, July 18 and 25, between 1 and 4 pm or call 518-733-5170 to arrange for drop off and with any questions. Please do not leave donations if no one is at the Center.
Selling spaces will also be available for individuals or organizations for $20 so you have time to organize and declutter your own place. Tables, chairs, shade or equipment are not provided. Vendors should arrive no earlier than 8 am on the day of the sale.
The highly visible location is the grassy field south of Gardner’s Coffee Shoppe on Route 22 in Stephentown. This event has attracted a large crowd of shoppers in past years.
The tag sale will be on Saturday, July 26, from 9 am to 3 pm with a rain date of Sunday, July 27.
