Light Up Grafton Winners Announced
Many communities have Christmas Light contests, awarding prizes to the best decorated homes or business in their community. [Read more…] about Grafton
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Light Up Grafton Winners Announced
Many communities have Christmas Light contests, awarding prizes to the best decorated homes or business in their community. [Read more…] about Grafton
Plans Return To In-Person Learning
By Alex Brooks
As this paper goes to press, the Hoosick Falls School District is still planning to resume in-person teaching on Monday, January 4, using the hybrid model it used from the beginning of the school year until it had to switch to all remote learning in response to rising numbers of COVID cases in December. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
Mass Food Giveaway Returns To HFCS
On Wednesday, January 6, the Mass Food Giveaway returns to the parking lot of the Hoosick Falls Central School. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Town Board Holds Year End Meeting
By Heidi Woofenden with Doug La Rocque
There were a number of items on the agenda for the board’s final meeting of 2020. [Read more…] about New Lebanon

VRM Residents Receive COVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccines were administered for a second day on Tuesday, December 29 to Van Rensselaer Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Home staff and residents. [Read more…] about Troy
Hoosick Falls – Maria J. LaPorte passed away December 17, 2020 at her home. [Read more…] about Maria J. LaPorte
Hoosick Falls – John BC Guile, 82, passed away on Wednesday December 16, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. He resided on Church Street with his wife Ann Marie (Flynn) Guile. [Read more…] about John Guile
Merton Wayne Houghton, 88, passed away on Tuesday December 22, 2020 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. [Read more…] about Merton W. Houghton

On December 20th 2016, my dad, Vernon P. Weeden, passed away unexpectedly at his home. [Read more…] about In Memory Of Vernon P. Weeden
A Trip North To Buy Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, August 23, 1849: This morning at one o’clock Geo P. took the one horse wagon and goes to Troy to carry Charlotte E. to take the cars to go to Utica and then she leaves for New Hartford and other places to visit connections. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
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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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