Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Untested State Inspectors Again Attempt To Access VRM
Submitted by the Office of the Legislative Majority
Members of the Rensselaer County Legislatures were shocked to learn that the New York State Health Department has once again sent a team to inspect the Van Rensselaer Manor (VRM) without having proof that the state employees are free of COVID-19. [Read more…] about North Greenbush
New Statue Blessed At Our Lady Of The Snow
Estella Myers Hovnanian has lived on Route 2 in Grafton her whole life. Her family home’s backyard sits across Owen Road from Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church. [Read more…] about Grafton
Vehicle Goes On Wild Ride Occupants Suffer Minor Injuries
by Steve Bradley
An eastbound (toward Vermont) late model Subaru Forrester left Route 7 about 100 feet west of the entrance to Country Acres Estates in Pittstown at 9 am Friday morning and continued on for a wild ride. [Read more…] about Pittstown
Walter Wood Tractor And Agriculture Show
Submitted by Kevin O’Malley
This unique celebration features antique and rare tractors, and vintage farm equipment. The major focus of the eighth annual Walter A. Wood Tractor and Agricultural Show is on antique and older tractors, but modern equipment is welcome, too. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Financials Highlight Town Board Meeting
by Denise Wright
During these trying times known as the COVID-19 pandemic, many municipalities have been trying to develop creative ways to tighten their financial belt, and Schodack is no exception. [Read more…] about Schodack
Canine Training And Solar Energy Highlight Planning Board Meeting
by Denise Wright
A public hearing about timber harvesting to attain a site plan/special permit for a dog training/retreat facility on Boyce Road was a key topic of conversation at the board’s Monday, September 21 meeting. [Read more…] about Schodack
Getting Ready For Charlotte’s Court
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, December 26, 1848: This noon Geo P. returned home from Pittsfield and fetched his sister Charlotte from brother F. Jay Wylie’s and today Geo P. got returns from his second lot of turkeys that he sent to Boston. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
LifeNet Landing Pad Poured In Pittstown
by Doug La Rocque
Members of the Pittstown Fire Department and volunteers and supporters from several area businesses gathered in the chilly morning air on Monday, September 21, to pour a concrete landing pad for air ambulances to land next to the Pittstown Firehouse. [Read more…] about Pittstown
Gone Fishin’
Doug La Rocque
No matter how old you are, from Opie of Mayberry RFD right on up to our citizens, every now and then you just have to put up the “Gone Fishin” sign. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Petersburgh Water Tank To Be Back In Service In A Week
by Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on September 21, Supervisor Dennis Smith said the contractor had finished sealing the inlet and outlet pipes of the water tank that day. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
