On June 18 at 7 pm the New Lebanon Library will welcome the New Farmer Narrative Project with a reception of light, local refreshments and a free film screening of the farmer documentary “Small Farm Rising,” followed by a Q&A with some of New Lebanon’s new farmers.
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French Canadian Fiddle Tunes In Poestenkill
The Poestenkill Historical Society’s Annual Concert-on-the-Green will be held on the Poestenkill Library lawn at 6:45 pm on Tuesday, June 26. The rain location will be in the Poestenkill Town Hall.
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Local Students To Graduate From TVHS
Students from Germantown to Schalmont, Hoosick Falls to Schoharie will walk down the aisle next week following four years of shaping the future of education.
The 28 students are members of Tech Valley High School’s second graduating class and have helped the school’s faculty and staff shape the future of education in the region and beyond.
The local TVHS students expected to graduate are Dallas Carr from New Lebanon, Corey Doughty from Berlin, John Hendricks II from Berlin and Nate Moseley from Hoosick Falls.
Theresa L. Williamson
Stephentown – Theresa L. Hammersmith Williamson, 76, of Grange Hall Road, Stephentown, NY, died on Saturday, June 9, 2012, after being stricken at her home.
Born September 19, 1935, in Cherry Plain, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alfreda Gagnon Hammersmith. She was the loving wife of Douglas F. Williamson, whom she married in Stephentown on September 17, 1976. [Read more…] about Theresa L. Williamson
John Thomas Maloney
Hoosick Falls – John Thomas Maloney, also known as Tom to his friends, passed peacefully on June 8, 2012, surrounded by friends and family after a brief illness. He was born on March 10, 1941, in Troy, NY, to the late John and Dorothy Maloney. [Read more…] about John Thomas Maloney
Stephen P. Kelly
Hoosick Falls – Stephen P. Kelly, 64, passed away on June 6, 2012, at his residence on Nixon Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. He had resided there with his wife Theresa (Emerito) Kelly.
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The Life Of George Holcomb – Mid-Summer, 1822
Friday July 12, 1822: This forenoon continues a heavy rain which did a great deal of damage, carrying off bridges and fences and flooding meadows.
Saturday: We mended the fence, where the water washed it away, and then we went over to my farm and hoed potatoes and cut Canada Thistles and briars.
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BCS Board Members Explain Their No Votes
by Thaddeus Flint
On December 13, 2011, residents of the Berlin School District went to the polls and approved by a substantial margin a $6.8 million capital project to fix up its aging schools. The tally was 307 “yes” and 173 “no.” A bond for $5 million would need to be floated as a means of financing the project, though a large part of the expenditure was expected to be reimbursed by State aid.
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Grafton Town Computers Allegedly Tampered With
by Alex Brooks
Grafton Deputy Town Supervisor Cathy Goyer called the State Police on Thursday, May 31, after a series of incidents involving the Town computers. There has been no physical break-in, but things have been added and subtracted from several different Town computers over a period of months, and most recently a set of computer discs was taken. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Computers Allegedly Tampered With
Garfield Road Bridge Under Construction; Lengthy Detours Ensue
by David Flint
A crew from Bette & Cring Construction Group of Latham started work on Monday on replacing the Garfield Road bridge that crosses Black Brook in the southwestern corner of Stephentown. The bridge is located at the intersection with the lower end of Gentile Road. Access to East Nassau from Stephentown will entail lengthy detours for about three months.
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