Petersburgh Baptist Church Hosts Annual Easter Cantata
By Amy Modesti
Sunday afternoon April 14 was a special day at the Petersburgh Baptist Church. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
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Petersburgh Baptist Church Hosts Annual Easter Cantata
By Amy Modesti
Sunday afternoon April 14 was a special day at the Petersburgh Baptist Church. [Read more…] about Petersburgh

BSC Marine Biology Program At Via Aquarium
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Mr. Matthew Christian’s Marine Biology and independent study students at Berlin Middle-High School presented their baby sharks to the Via Aquarium in Rotterdam on April 9 and 16. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School

Spring Sounds
This wood frog (Rana sylvatica) was photographed in Petersburgh this week when it visited a vernal pool after spending the winter under leaves. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Smile, You Are On Berlin’s Cameras
By Doug La Rocque
With all the issues the Berlin Town Board has had to deal with the past year, no one seemed to mind that the Thursday, April 11 meeting went very quickly with no major issues to tackle. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board

Click On Ad to Enlarge [Read more…] about Open House At Creative Custom Woodcraft
Is Taconic Industries a “Victim?”
To the Editor:
For the communities nestled alongside the Little Hoosick River Valley, our rural, peaceful lifestyle was shattered beginning in early 2016 with the public declaration of PFOA chemical contamination found throughout the water aquifer across the Petersburgh area. [Read more…] about Letter to the Editor

Last Saturday, the Hoosick Falls girls JV and Varsity softball teams competed in games at the Mudville Tournament located in Herkimer, NY. [Read more…] about Softball

Petersburgh was once home to the Reynolds Company Laundry. [Read more…] about Historic Picture Series

Homeschool Advocates Lobby State Legislators
Submitted by Laura Bassallo
On Wednesday, April 10, home school students and their families gathered at the State Capitol in Albany to encourage homeschool friendly legislation within the current NYS education system. [Read more…] about Albany

On Sunday, April 15, Matt and Laura Harris and Troop 6063 of Hoosick Falls celebrated The Eagle Court of Honor for Jacob Harris at the Pittstown Rescue Squad. [Read more…] about Troop 6063’s Newest Eagle Scout
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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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