Saint-Gobain Provides Grants To Hoosick Area Organizations
Grants were also awarded to Hoosick Rising, the Cheney Library and the Hoosick Falls Fire Department. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
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Saint-Gobain Provides Grants To Hoosick Area Organizations
Grants were also awarded to Hoosick Rising, the Cheney Library and the Hoosick Falls Fire Department. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls

New County COVID-19 Testing Schedule
From the Office of County Executive Steve McLaughlin
Rensselaer County will continue testing for COVID-19 (coronavirus) with a modified schedule County Executive Steve McLaughlin announced on Wednesday, July 22. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Changing Highway Superintendent From Elected to Appointed Will Be On The Ballot in November
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held two Public Hearings prior to its regular meeting on July 20, one on Planning Board re-authorization and one on a Local law putting a question on the ballot this November on whether to change the Town Highway Superintendent position from elected to appointed. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board

First Landfill Neighborhood Well Tests Are In
by Doug La Rocque
In April of this year, New Lebanon Town Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling announced that the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) had completed water testing at the old landfill on Old Post Road. [Read more…] about New Lebanon

Congratulations, Trix
Trix joined the Master Naturalist program in 2019. Since then, she has completed 30 training hours and 266 volunteer hours to become a Master Naturalist! [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Town Goes Green
Board’s 1st Shatford Park Meeting!
by Michelle Van Horn
The Town Board has started to hold its meeting in the great outdoors at the Shatford Park pavilion. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board

Town Is A Purple Heart Community
On July 13 the Hoosick Town Board officially declared the town to be a Purple Heart Community. Road signs designating Hoosick as a Purple Heart Town are now being installed. [Read more…] about Hoosick

Out With The Old And In With The New
On Tuesday, July 21, the two old boilers that for many years were used to heat the Hoosick Falls Central School building were removed, to make room for two new ones. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School

SVHC Again Named A
Vermont Best Place To Work
Submitted by SVHC
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) received a visit from Jessie Swétel, Business Magazine representative, earlier this month. [Read more…] about Bennington
Controversial Topics Highlight Brunswick Meetings
by Doug La Rocque
A car dealer, duplexes and a cell tower were the main topics of discussion within the past week before the Brunswick Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). One proposal, for the cell tower, came before both boards. [Read more…] about Brunswick
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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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