Assault Arrest
The Hoosick Falls Police Department has arrested 37-year old William Harris of 89 Main Street, Hoosick Falls after officers responded to a reported assault on Lyman Street. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Walloomac
History Camp Keeps Students Busy
Brownell and her students camped at the battlefield Friday evening, then participated in the Bennington Battle Day Parade held Sunday in Bennington. [Read more…] about Walloomac
Grafton
To The Beat Of A Different Drum
Grafton Library patrons and area residents were invited to learn about music from around the world, spanning numerous cultures and eras, at a Tuesday, August 20 event entitled “Let’s Drum.” [Read more…] about Grafton
New Lebanon Town Board
Back To The Days Of Kerfuffle?
by Thaddeus Flint
The word “Kerfuffle” (from the Scottish verb Fuffle, meaning “to throw into disorder”) is such a fabulous sounding word that many reporters (or maybe none) use it as inspiration; going from meeting to meeting with the hope that a kerfuffle will one day bloom before their very eyes, allowing them to finally write “kerfuffle” in a sentence (and then find they probably misspelled it). [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
Schaghticoke
It’s The 200th Anniversary Of The Great Schaghticoke Fair
The Schaghticoke Fair will celebrate its 200th year of being a showcase for the best that Rensselaer County residents and agriculture have to offer. [Read more…] about Schaghticoke
The Life Of George Holcomb
Trading Oxen
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, October 5, 1846: Today I took my one horse wagon and carried cousin Elisha Morton and wife to Troy to take the boat home to Rome. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Grafton
Running For The Roses
108 participants leave the starting line on Sunday, August 11 as they take part in the 34th Annual “Run for the Roses” at Grafton Lakes State Park. [Read more…] about Grafton
Outdoors With Trix
This fast flying dragonfly called a Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) was a welcome visitor to a Petersburgh yard last week. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Brunswick
Town Board Hears Sharpe Road Development Concerns
By Doug La Rocque
At a public hearing earlier in the month, several residents of Sharpe Road, concerned about the proposed 17-lot single family home development project proposed for land along that road, asked the Brunswick Planning Board to consider changing the .6 acre minimum requirement for housing constructed in an R-25 zone. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Hoosick Falls
Dancing The Day Away