Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
In the last episode, George journeyed to western New York State to get a certificate from his relations in order to settle his father’s will. Now he tries to file the certificate with the County Clerk in Troy, and the Clerk will not accept it.
[Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb – Trying To Fix The Certificate
by Bea Peterson
The silence through the Hoosick and Hoosick Falls area late Tuesday afternoon, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning into afternoon was deafening. Not a train rumble or whistle was heard. It was scarier than Halloween. The cause of the silence was a 14 car derailment not far from the Hoosick Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant at about four o’clock Tuesday. [Read more…] about Train Derailed In Hoosick
by David Flint
Stephentown Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt reported on Tuesday that according to a NYSEG official Stephentown was near the top of the list in Rensselaer County for power outages. Much of that was caused by trees down on Staples Road that brought down power lines and cracked a pole by the Historical Society’s Heritage Center. [Read more…] about By And Large Spared By Sandy
by David Flint
A fatal accident occurred in the Town of Berlin early Tuesday morning as the effects of Hurricane Sandy were beginning to subside here. According to State Police Public Information Officer Mark Cepiel, there is no indication at this time that the accident was weather related. [Read more…] about Fatal Car Accident In Berlin
by Bea Peterson
The only two local candidates running in the election next Tuesday are Bill Shiland III and Louis Schmigel. They are vying for the remaining one year of the term of Town of Hoosick Highway Superintendent. The vacancy came about with the unexpected retirement of former Highway Superintendent Bill Shiland, Jr. in August. Shiland held the job for 25 years. [Read more…] about Two Candidates For Hoosick Highway Superintendent
by Alex Brooks
Although the Petersburgh budget for 2013 has not been finalized, the Board has held two budget workshops and appears to be heading toward a budget that would increase the tax levy by about 5%. The budget as it stood at the end of the second budget workshop was slightly below a 5% increase. The most recent draft shows an increase slightly above 5%
[Read more…] about Petersburgh Budget Heading Towards A 5% Tax Levy Increase
by Bea Peterson
The Hoosick Falls Annual Halloween parade drew hundreds of people Tuesday evening. Generations of families participated. After the scare of Hurricane Sandy for two days, the warm and very pleasant weather seemed to draw everyone to Wood Park. [Read more…] about A Hoosick Falls Halloween
by David Flint
The State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced on its Environmental Notice Bulletin website that the Stephentown Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), as lead agency, has accepted a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Stephentown Motocross Track proposed for a site off of Webster Hill Road. This action occurred at the ZBA meeting on October 4.
[Read more…] about DEC Lists Notice Of Stephentown ZBA Acceptance Of Motocross Environmental Statement
submitted by Andy Zlotnick
On Saturday, October 27, at the Albany County International Airport Michael Zlotnick from Troop 222 volunteered as a victim of an airplane crash. He was one of about 98 other victim volunteers made up of other Scouts, college and high school students and community members. The Regional Emergency Medical Organization Drill (REMO) is one that is required every three years by the FAA and is a good opportunity to evaluate the area’s response to a MCI (Mass Casualty Incident).
[Read more…] about Local Scout Participates In The Regional Emergency Medical Organization Drill
by Thaddeus Flint
The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) has chosen the New Lebanon Central School District as one of three winners in its inaugural Be the Change for Kids Innovation Awards.
Out of 38 schools from 36 districts, New Lebanon, along with the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District and the Rondout Valley Central School District, was chosen by the NYSSBA and the University at Albany’s College of NanoScale Science & Engineering to receive $5,000 toward the continuation of its program. The programs were judged by scientists from NanoCollege.
[Read more…] about NLCSD Wins State Award
