September
27, Friday & 28, Saturday
Pittstown UM Church Rummage Sale, Fri. 9:30 am-3:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-1 pm; Food & Bake Sale Fri., just off Route 7 [Read more…] about Community Calendar
Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
September
27, Friday & 28, Saturday
Pittstown UM Church Rummage Sale, Fri. 9:30 am-3:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-1 pm; Food & Bake Sale Fri., just off Route 7 [Read more…] about Community Calendar
Averill Park- Eileen F. Jansson, 82, of Taborton Road, passed away at her residence, surrounded by her family, on Monday, September 23, 2019. [Read more…] about Eileen F. Jansson
The Universalist Preacher Comes To The Lecture Room
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, December 25, 1846: This forenoon John Conklin butchered two pigs and a sheep for us and I agreed to take my team and draw wood for him to pay him and this afternoon I took my cutter and my wife with me. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb

Bringing Back Paradise
By Doug La Rocque
For more than 40 years people from all around the United States have been bringing sick and injured birds, many of an exotic nature, to Peter Dubacher, and the Berkshire Bird Paradise (BBP) on Red Pond Road in Grafton. [Read more…] about Grafton

Ambulance Out Of Service
By Doug La Rocque
Berlin Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger read a letter from the Berlin Fire Company at the Thursday, September 12 Town Board Meeting, that stated the department’s ambulance was out of service, effective immediately. [Read more…] about Berlin

Spotted Beauty
This caterpillar will become a Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes), which is black with yellow spots. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix

Fall-Out Car And Bike Show
The onset of cool weather means it is time to show off your cool rides. [Read more…] about Berlin
No, You Cannot Close That Road
By Doug La Rocque
Once the Berlin Town Board absorbed the news about the loss of the Berlin Fire Department Ambulance, it was a rather quick and routine meeting, until what happens in many towns, it became time for public comment. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
Who’s On First?
by Thaddeus Flint
The kerfuffle continues in New Lebanon as the Town Board found itself mired in ethics complaints at its September 10 meeting. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board

Tamarac…………0…..6 …..0 ….0…….. 6
Stillwater………13….20 ….7 ….6 …….46
Friday, Sept. 13. Tamarac ran into a buzzsaw Friday evening when Stillwater came out and dominated the first half, outscoring the Bengals 33-0. Stillwater, arguably the best Section 2, Class C team, and having the best running back combination, small in stature, big in elusiveness, Mason Seymour (151 yards in this game) and Luc Lescault, who opened the scoring with an 81 yard touchdown run. Both are seniors. [Read more…] about Football
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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