Setting Stewart’s Water Rate..For Now
By Doug La Rocque
The new Stewart’s Shop on Route 22 has a water meter, and it has been read once, but to date, the store has not received a water bill. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
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Setting Stewart’s Water Rate..For Now
By Doug La Rocque
The new Stewart’s Shop on Route 22 has a water meter, and it has been read once, but to date, the store has not received a water bill. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
New Stack Testing Date Set
By Doug La Rocque
The original testing of emissions from the stacks at Saint Gobain’s McCaffrey Street plant scheduled for January 21 had to be put off because of the shutdown of the federal government at that time. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board

Submitted by Kevin O’Malley
James “Jim” Shaw has been named the Grand Marshal of the Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [Read more…] about Grand Marshall Named
Hoosick Falls, New York – Edward J. “Peaser” Sukuskas Sr., 88, passed away peacefully in his home on River Road, February 17, 2019. [Read more…] about Edward Sukuskas Sr.
A Big Sale of Cheese
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, August 27, 1845: A man from Canaan called by the name of Blynn. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb

By Doug La Rocque
The electronic signs in front of area schools carry the message, “now hiring bus drivers.” [Read more…] about Bus Driver Shortage Hits Home
by Alex Brooks
At its workshop meeting on Wednesday, February 6, the Hoosick Town Board was presented with a draft law requiring that the owners of solar installations make a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT). [Read more…] about Hoosick PILOT Law For Solar Installations

Chinese Exchange Students Visit Berlin Schools
by Rachel Turetsky
Samantha Brewer, director of Exceptional Education at Berlin Central School, coordinated a visit last week of exchange students from China. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School

When junior Jon Kempf of HFCS made his eighth point of the evening early in the second quarter Thursday against Greenwich, he became the fourth player in HFCS boys basketball history to become a 1000 point scorer. [Read more…] about Kempf Gets 1000

This photo is from the collection put together by former Petersburgh Town Historian Richard Weaver. [Read more…] about Historical Picture Series
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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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