Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Basketball Competition Will Resume
by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls Superintendent Patrick Dailey said league competition in both Boys and Girls basketball will resume on February 22, subject to a list of conditions. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
SVHC Launches Medical Weekly Video Program
Submitted by SVHC
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new weekly interactive digital presentation called Medical Weekly with Trey Dobson, MD. [Read more…] about Bennington
Board of Trustee Highlights
by Denise Wright
The February 11 meeting of the East Nassau Board of Trustees opened with a public hearing on the resolution for Local Law No. 1 of 2021. [Read more…] about East Nassau Village Board
An Argument For A Tri-Town Ambulance
It amazes me that in both Grafton and Petersburgh there are council people who have never served as volunteers on a Rescue Squad but spread their views and concepts as if they are authorities on the operation of such. [Read more…] about Letter to the Editor
Rensselaer County is a Proud Sponsor of Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC), founded in 1953 as Hudson Valley Technical Institute, continues its admiral mission to provide hands-on, practical training to veterans, high school graduates, to those wishing to earn a cost-savings Associates Degree that can be transferred to a number of local colleges and universities, as well as to those individuals looking to update their skills to meet the needs of the ever changing economy. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislative Minority Column
Midwinter Hay
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, January 2, 1850: Today Nelson Rhodes moved out of my house into Daniel Gardner’s. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Click On Picture (Again) For Larger View
[Read more…] about Special Offer For Local Restaurants
A Different Approach To Daytime Ambulance Staffing
by Doug La Rocque
For many months, the towns of Grafton, Berlin and Petersburgh have been dealing with the proposal to create a Tri-town daytime paid ambulance service, largely because all three towns have problems forming even a two person crew to respond to calls during the hours of 6 am to 6 pm. [Read more…] about Grafton
No High Risk Inter-School Sports Competition
by Doug La Rocque
Even though Rensselaer County has approved high risk sports competition between school districts, last week the Hoosick Falls district issued a statement that it has opted out at this time, at least for winter sports such as basketball, cheerleading and wrestling. [Read more…] about Berlin / New Lebanon
ZBA Clears Creek Road Cell Tower Plan
by Doug La Rocque
For several years, Blue Sky Towers doing business as Verizon Wireless, has been seeking permission from the town to construct a cell tower near the intersection with Creek Road and Menemsha Lane. [Read more…] about Brunswick
