No Hike In
Proposed 2020 County Tax Rate
By Doug La Rocque
In fact, on average, the county tax rate for next year will drop about 20 cents per thousand of assessed valuation. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Field Hockey
First Round Sectional Play
Salem …………….0 ……0 ……..0
Hoosick Falls ….1 …….2 …….3
Tuesday, Oct. 23. Salem (O 6-10), Hoosick Falls (O 13-4). [Read more…] about Field Hockey
Outdoors With Trix
Impressive Bristles
A Tomato Bristle Fly (Hystricia abrupta) was enjoying a wild Common Blue Wood Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) last week in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Grafton
The Birds Are Back Home
Grafton
Since shortly after the fire in August at the Berkshire Bird Paradise (BBP), a number of the parrots, cockatoos and such, have called the Roxborough Holdings building (former Grafton Elementary School) home. [Read more…] about Grafton
Football
Hoosick Falls Defeats Hoosic Valley
Max Kipp, foreground with ball, ran for 254 yards and five touchdowns on 27 carries in a 35-18 win over the Hoosic Valley Indians. [Read more…] about Football
Berlin
Team Berlin Making Strides
At the 24th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Albany, on Sunday, October 20, there were over 16,000 walkers who raised $700,000! [Read more…] about Berlin
Hoosick Falls School Board
Capital Project Planning Proceeding Apace
by Alex Brooks
At the October 17 meeting of the Hoosick Falls School Board, Business Administrator Emily Sanders said design work for the Capital Project is proceeding at a furious pace. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls School Board
Bennington Battlefield to Host Veterans Day Event
On November 11 at 11 am, the Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site will host a Veterans Day ceremony. [Read more…] about Bennington Battlefield to Host Veterans Day Event
Grafton
Highway Superintendent Tenders His Resignation
By Doug La Rocque
Herb Hasbrouck decided earlier this year, that 2019 would be his last in office, bringing to a close a 38-year long tenure at the driver’s seat of the town’s Highway Department. [Read more…] about Grafton
Brunswick
They Ride For the Tots
By Doug la Rocque
With more than 1000 people registered, and sitting on top of more than 600 motorcycles, the Annual Toys for Tots Ride roared off from the parking lots at Brunswick Harley Davidson, escorted by a contingent from the New York State Police and the Patriot Guard this past Sunday, October 20. [Read more…] about Brunswick