Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Making Chickens Legal Village Wide
by Doug La Rocque
Following public comments at the December public hearing on Local Law #3, the so called “chicken law,” the Village Board at the January 12 meeting, decided to let the law as written, “fly the coop” so to speak. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Elks Pitch In To Help Feed The Children
by Doug La Rocque
Many schools in the area sponsor “backpack” programs, under which students in need are given a backpack of food on Fridays to help provide nourishment for the weekend, when not in school. The Brunswick School District is one of these. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Congratulations to Trix Niernberger, who has completed the training and volunteer requirements to become a Level 2 Master Naturalist!
Trix provides a photo on local wildlife and native plants for Rensselaer County’s community newspaper, The Eastwick Press. [Read more…] about Nature Photography by Trix Niernberger
The Berlin Elementary School has announced the Merit, Mountain Guides and Mountain Climbers for December 2020. They are [Read more…] about Berlin Central School
Letters to the Editor
There Is No Place For Violence In Our Democracy
Dear Editor,
We are all outraged at the violence and destruction that took place in our Nation’s Capitol last week. [Read more…] about Letters to the Editor
COVID-19 Is For Real
This is to all the folks who think the COVID-19 virus is a hoax or for some other reason do not want to wear masks or get the vaccine. Does your reasoning protect you from getting a cold? [Read more…] about Letters to the Editor
ValleyCats Find A New Home
The Tri-City ValleyCats organization is excited to announce that it has reached an agreement to become the 16th member of the Frontier League, the largest and longest running independent professional baseball league. [Read more…] about Troy
Ashby Calls for Vac Plan And Small Business Recovery
Submitted by the Office of Assemblyman Ashby
On Monday of this week, January 11, Assemblyman Jake Ashby issued the following statement in response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address. [Read more…] about Albany
Delgado Votes To Impeach President Trump
On Wednesday, January 13, the United States House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on the charge of “incitement of insurrection.” [Read more…] about Washington
A Potpourri For Planners
by Denise Wright
The January 4 Schodack Planning Board was a busy meeting that involved plenty of community comments. A proposed dog training retreat on Boyce Road was a major topic of discussion. [Read more…] about Schodack Planning Board
