Winter White and Blue
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) tree bark turns white after about ten years and builds in paper-like layers.
Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Community members who enjoy singing are invited to join the Taconic Valley Community Choir for a special Easter program. All singers are welcome. [Read more…] about Taconic Valley Community Choir

Hoosick Falls 12 10 13 20 55
Waterford 10 16 12 14 52
Monday, 2/11. Wasaren League Championship game between division leaders Hoosick Falls and Waterford held at Mechanicville High School. [Read more…] about Boys Basketball
Highway Department Issues Again Dominate Meeting
of a Sheriff’s Deputy Helps Keep Things Civil
By Doug La Rocque
Arguments between members of the Town Board and employees of the Grafton Highway Department have gotten pretty hot and heavy during the previous two monthly meetings. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board

Proposed Sharpe Road Housing Development Grows In Size
Doug La Rocque
When representatives of Sharpe Road Development LLC first appeared before the Brunswick Planning Board last year, to lay out a sketch plan for the housing project they proposed on the south end of the town, they indicated they planned to build 17 homes. [Read more…] about Brunswick Planning Board

Tamarac 6 15 17 10 48
Cambridge 24 13 7 12 56
Monday, 2/11. Wasaren League Championship game between division leaders Cambridge and Tamarac held at Mechanicville High School. [Read more…] about Girls Basketball
New Pump for Rensselaer Street Station
Doug La Rocque
At the February 12 Village Trustees meeting, Mayor Rob Allen said the approval from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, allowing the Village to apply the remaining $30,000 from the Snow Street Grant to the purchase of a new water pump station to replace the current one at Rensselaer Street, is finally in hand. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Repurposed Pool And Recreation Area Project Moving Forward
by Alex Brooks
The Town of Hoosick is moving forward with its grant from the State And Municipal Facilities programs (SAM grant). [Read more…] about Town Of Hoosick Board

The New York State Wrestling Championships will take place at the Times Union Center, Friday, February 22 and Saturday, Februany 23. [Read more…] about Area Wrestling Results
Still Pursuing Property For The Rail Trail
By Thaddeus Flint
A property in New Lebanon that was almost part of the Corkscrew Rail Trail, has once again been slated for auction by Columbia County. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
View this week’s entire newspaper by tapping or clicking on the image:
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 […]
View this week’s entire newspaper by tapping or clicking on the image:
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 […]
View this week’s entire newspaper by tapping or clicking on the image: