Applications are now being accepted for participants in the fifth Annual Polar Plunge in Long Pond as part of Grafton Lakes State Park’s Winter Fest. The Winter Fest is in its 27th year with events occurring all day, January 21. The plunge happens promptly at 1 pm with check-in beginning at noon.
The purpose of the Plunge is to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. [Read more…] about The Polar Plunge At GLSP Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
GLSP Ice Fishing Contest
Grafton Lakes State Park and the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park will host an annual Ice Fishing Contest as part of their 27th Winter Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012. The ice fishing contest will run from 5 am to 3 pm on all the ponds in the Park. This year the contest will offer a $500 grand prize to the longest fish. Prizes are also awarded for the top three lengths of trout, walleye/pickerel and yellow perch for both adults and youth 15 and under.
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James Raymond Rogers
Hoosick Falls – James Raymond Rogers, “Jimmy,” 57, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 8, 2012, after being stricken at work. He had resided on High Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
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Miriam Friedman
Petersburgh – Miriam Friedman of Babcock Lake, Petersburgh, NY, passed away on January 4, 2012. Miriam is pre-deceased by her husband of 42 years, Harold Friedman. Miriam is survived by her two sons, David and wife Maribeth Friedman of Elverson, PA, and Michael and wife Diane Friedman of Voorheesville, NY. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Sarah Friedman and Peter Kueny-Rongione of Shillington, PA, Gordon Friedman of Boston, MA, and James Friedman of Albany, NY, and by her great-grandchild, Logan Harold Kueny-Rongione.
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Thomas C. Mentiply
Hoosick Falls – Thomas C. Mentiply, 79, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2012 at the Hoosick Falls Health Center. He had resided on Cummings Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, and was the husband of the late Helen Jane (Connelly) Mentiply, who died in 2001.
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Local Dirtbike Racer Wins Grand Championship For 2011
submitted by Crystal Gates
Tanner Wolfrum, a 12 year old seventh-grader at Hoosick Falls Central School, took his first solo ride on a PW50 at a little over two years old and has been racing dirt bikes since 2007. He is a member of the Stateline Riders Motorcycle Club, New England Trail Riders Association (NETRA) and AMA, competing in Hare Scrambles, Jr. Enduros, Motocross and Super Moto races.
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The Life Of George Holcomb – Funny Money
by Alex Brooks
One of the difficulties of being a businessman in the early 1800s is that there are many different kinds of money and some of them are shakier than others. The Federal Government did not print any money during George Holcomb’s lifetime. The first Federal money, known as “greenbacks,” was printed in 1863 to finance the Civil War.
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Twenty Years And Still Kicking
by Bea Peterson
The Eastwick Press begins its 20th year of publication with this first issue of 2012. Over that time it has grown from an 8½ by 11 inch monthly news sheet to the 16 page weekly tabloid size newspaper it is today. Circulation has grown from less than 100 to near 2,000. Begun 20 years ago as the Petersburgh Poop (a military term meaning inside information) the name was soon changed to The Petersburgh Press. When the coverage area expanded to Grafton it became The Press and remained that as the coverage area grew. Ten years ago the name was changed again as The Press didn’t really describe who we were. So, using the old Dutch suffix, “wick” meaning area, the paper became The Eastwick Press. The name was chosen because we cover the eastern portion of Rensselaer County, once known as Rensselaerswyck, and it appears to have caught on – we get few references to the witches.
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Grafton Organizational Meeting 2012
by Alex Brooks
On January 4, the Grafton Town Board held its annual organizational meeting at 7 pm in the Town Hall. The meeting was very well attended, the room being almost full. There was no discussion or public comment. The Supervisor offered 31 resolutions setting up Town government for the year. [Read more…] about Grafton Organizational Meeting 2012
Hoosick Falls Police And Fire Departments In Action This December
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe said the Department had a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Patrol on Thursday, December 29. “There were no DWIs,” he said, “but we issued 16 tickets from everything from unlicensed operator to not wearing a seatbelt.” The holiday season was very quiet, he added. The month, however was not without incident.
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