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SML will be having an Online Holiday Market this year with pick up of orders on December 20. Usually we have a great day at the library with lots of food and vendors but this year we are moving online. [Read more…] about The Stephentown Library
Stephentown – Wesley R. Edwards, 90, longest tenured Town Justice in New York State, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany with his family at his side. [Read more…] about Wesley R. Edwards
Stephentown – George H. Eckhardt, Jr., 90, passed away peacefully at his family farm in Stephentown on November 27, 2020. [Read more…] about George H. Eckhardt. Jr.
This photo was taken at Babcock Lake in Grafton on November 14. [Read more…] about Photo By Matt
Charlotte’s Court Is Postponed
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, June 18, 1849: Today I took my one horse wagon and carried four of my meanest pigs to Pittsfield and sold them for one dollar apiece. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Christmas Trees Again Adorn Village Streets
by Steve Bradley
For several years the Festival of Trees has seen the main streets in the Village decked out with evergreen trees placed in barrels and decorated by sponsors, primarily downtown businesses. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
DEC Info Session Describes Taconic PFOA Contamination
by Alex Brooks
On November 19 from six to eight pm DEC staff gave an update on the remedial investigation currently underway at the Taconic Plastics site in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
Fourth Commercial Solar Farm Proposed
by Doug La Rocque
Following the Brunswick Planning Board’s November 5 meeting, there were many items on the agenda for the Thursday, November 19 session, but because of one reason or the other, all but one dropped off. What remained was a proposal to construct a commercial solar facility on Oakwood Avenue. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Storing Carbon
Sphagnum moss lives in moist areas and holds up to 26 times as much water as its weight. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
BCS Masterminds Outthink The Competition
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
The Berlin Central School Varsity and JV Masterminds teams won all of their matches Friday, November 20. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School
