November Students Of the Month
Here are the monthly winners from the Hoosick Falls Middle School: [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Middle School
New Lebanon Town Board
Highway Issues Highlight Town Board Meeting
by Doug La Rocque
At a November 20 special meeting of the Town Board, it voted 4 to 1 to refuse to pay a voucher for a 2020 payload, purchased by Town Highway Superintendent Jeff Winestock, made without explicit board approval. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
East Nassau
Board of Trustee Highlights
by Denise Wright
Mayor Adam Acquario reported at the December 9 Board of Trustees meeting that Charter/Spectrum agreed on language changes in the franchise agreement. [Read more…] about East Nassau
Jered A. O’Dell
Grafton – Jered A. O’Dell, 90, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 13, 2020. [Read more…] about Jered A. O’Dell
The Life Of George Holcomb
A Lost Umbrella
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, July 27, 1849: I and my son Geo P. went to Pittsfield, each a one horse wagon with new potatoes and we both carried seventeen bushels. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Hoosick Falls Village Board
Chicken Law Tabled
Mayor Issues Strong Warning About COVID-19
by Doug La Rocque
Following the speakers, the Board debated the law for about 30 minutes. Trustee Craig Pine asked if perhaps the law should define a chicken, saying some might consider guinea hens for example, a chicken. “After all, they kind of look like a chicken and taste like a chicken.” [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Brunswick Planning Board
Cell Tower Proposal Inches Closer To A Decision
Doug La Rocque
This cell tower proposal has certainly not gone forward in leaps and bounds, but one tiny step at a time. [Read more…] about Brunswick Planning Board
Petersburgh Town Board
Town Plans To Run Its Own Transfer Station
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held a workshop meeting on Friday December 4 to discuss the possibility of running its own transfer station rather than paying rent to Berlin for the use of its station. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
Outdoors With Trix
Threeleaf Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) is a native evergreen plant that likes to grow in forested wet areas, often with mosses. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Petersburgh Town Board
New Laws For RVs, Manufactured Homes
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held a workshop meeting on Friday evening December 4 about two laws nearing completion, one on using RVs for residential purposes and one on siting manufactured and mobile homes and micro homes or tiny houses. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board