Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
2019 Was A Very Good Year
A Guest Column From Rensselaer County Legislative Minority Leader Peter Grimm
Through the generosity of the Eastwick Press, the Rensselaer County Minority Legislature has been given the opportunity to submit a monthly column to their community newspaper. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Capital Project On Budget After Bids Were Received
by Alex Brooks
HFCS Business Administrator Emily Sanders said the bids for this summer’s phase of the Capital Project were received last week and are now being reviewed by the District and its architects and engineers. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
Saint-Gobain Employee Is Deployed
Major Mark Andrew Knoeller was honored by his fellow workers at a recent gathering at Saint-Gobain in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Note: Because of Regents tests there were few games played locally early this week.
The Cambridge Lady Indians traveled to Brooklyn, NY to compete in the nationally known Rose Classic Super Jam tournament over the MLK weekend. [Read more…] about Girls Basketball
Village Police Arrest Local Man On A Pair Of Charges
Hoosick Falls Police arrested Jacob Burdick on Sunday, January 19, after he failed to appear in Village Court on a Contempt of Court charge, stemming from violating an Order of Protection. A warrant for his arrest was issued at that time. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Historical Society Installs Officers
During its monthly meeting on Sunday, January 19, the Grafton Historical Society took time to install its new slate of officers for 2020. [Read more…] about Grafton
The first win came on Friday, January 17 against the Mount Anthony Patriots for the first triumph over the Bennington, VT school in over 13 years [Read more…] about New Lebanon – Berlin Girls Swim Team Wins A Pair Of Meets
Drinking Beer At The Temperance Lecture
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, July 24, 1847: This morning before daylight I started for Pittsfield with potatoes. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Lawmakers Turn Up The Heat On Bail Reform
New Hoosick Falls Incident Fuels The Fire
By Doug La Rocque
The Rensselaer County Legislature, by a unanimous 19-0 vote, has approved a resolution that implores New York State to immediately amend or suspend the bail reform provisions by emergency executive authority, or any other means deemed possible by the State. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
High School Offers New “Responding to Emergencies” Course
Submitted by Rachel Turestky
The 2019–2020 school year marks the pilot year for Ms. Sandra Honsinger’s Responding to Emergencies class. This is a half-year elective offered by Ms. Honsinger, an American Red Cross First Aid/AED/CPR instructor and a Health and Physical Education teacher at Berlin Middle-High School. [Read more…] about Berlin
