River Road Home Burns
A River Road home in Eagle Bridge was severely damaged and much of its content destroyed on Friday when fire rapidly went the length of the front of the home. [Read more…] about Eagle Bridge
Brunswick
Carbone Gets Its Carwash With Several Conditions
By Doug La Rocque
For many months the Carbone Auto Dealership on Hoosick Road (NY Route 7) has been asking the Brunswick Planning Board to amend its original site plan to allow for the construction of a free standing car wash, for their use only. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Grafton
A Changing Of The Guard
October 31 was former Grafton Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck’s last day on the job, having resigned with two months left in his four-year term, and concluding 38 years of service to the town. [Read more…] about Grafton
Girls Soccer
New Lebanon Falls In Finals
Northville 2 1 3
New Lebanon 0 1 1
Wednesday, November 6 at Mechanicville High School. New Lebanon’s being a number one seed didn’t mean anything to number five seed Northville last Wednesday [Read more…] about Girls Soccer
The Life Of George Holcomb
Buying The School House Bell
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, March 27, 1847: Quite a snow and blow, we only tended to chores and boiling sap. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Eastwick Election Results
Surdam In A Nail Biter In Hoosick Election
Smith, Gundrum and Houghtling Claim Victories
By Doug La Rocque and Alex Brooks
When all the politicking was done and the votes were cast, the local political landscape is changed, but in a few races, the proverbial dust has yet to settle. [Read more…] about Eastwick Election Results
Cross Country
Berlin XC Girls Are Class C Champions
Douglas Makes States On Boys Side
A few days later than expected, due to a storm, the Berlin cross country team competed at sectionals held at Saratoga Spa State Park. It was worth the wait. [Read more…] about Cross Country
Eastern Rensselaer County
Tri-Town Ambulance Proposal Moves Forward
By Doug La Rocque
The Mohawk Ambulance Service attended a meeting of town and ambulance squad personnel in Berlin on Monday, November 4 and made a proposal to provide Berlin with a 24 hour, seven day a week Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance service, at a cost of $500,000 dollars a year. [Read more…] about Eastern Rensselaer County
Outdoors With Trix
Splendid Scarab
The Splendid Earth-boring Beetle (Geotrupes splendidus) is native to eastern North America. Adults emerge in the fall and prefer to eat fungi. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Rensselaer County
Ghosts And Goblins Rule The Night
The predicted wild weather for Halloween, Thursday, October 31, held off for the most part and scheduled events for children and the young at heart went off without many changes required. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County