Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Criminal Justice Reform Topic Of Public Forum
By Doug La Rocque
Come January 1, some sweeping changes to prosecutions, bail and incarceration will take effect, and it is not sitting well with Rensselaer County officials, and indeed many of their counterparts across the state. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Tamarac Looks At A World Beyond High School
Tamarac High School hosted its first ever Non-Traditional College/Trade School Fair in the Multi-Purpose Gym on Monday, December 9. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Holly Red
There are a few native species of Holly (Ilex) living in the Northeast United States. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Krause Wins Voice Of Democracy Essay Contest Again
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Congratulations to Kylieann Krause who, for the second year in a row, is the local winner of the Voice of Democracy annual essay competition. [Read more…] about Berlin
Grange Donates Dictionaries At BES
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
On Tuesday, November 26, students in Third grade at Berlin Elementary School had a very special visit. [Read more…] about Berlin Elementary School
PFAS Funding Stripped From House Bill
Representative Delgado Upset With Both Political Parties
Following House of Representatives negotiations on Friday, December 6 over the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 19th District Representative Antonio Delgado released the following statement. [Read more…] about Washington
Luke Breaks Another Record
For five years Luke Hoag has been collecting letters to Santa to turn into the Macy’s Department Store on Believe Day, which fell this year on Friday, December 6. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Cambridge……………..27 ..13.. 9 …12…… 61
Tamarac 8 ..14 9 …11 ……42
Tuesday, December 10. The Cambridge Indians blasted out to a 21 point first quarter lead that Tamarac could not overcome. [Read more…] about Girls Basketball
Berlin/New Lebanon 10 12 16 9 47
Hoosick Falls 30 22 15 18 85
Monday, December 9. It started off close, with just a point separating the score of the two teams until each team reached five points, but from there the Hoosick Falls Panthers dominated the rest of the first quarter. [Read more…] about Boys Basketball
The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost
By Doug La Rocque
Jason Von Guiness and Sarah Gurgis presented the Village Board with a proposal that would allow village residents to keep a small number of chickens (laying hens) or guinea hens at their homes, provided certain conditions are met. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
