Opps, Missed One
One student was left off the Hoosick Falls Central School 8th grade distance learning superstars. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
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Opps, Missed One
One student was left off the Hoosick Falls Central School 8th grade distance learning superstars. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls

It’s Just Not The Same
Perhaps the understatement of the year is that COVID-19 turned education upside down. For so many years The Eastwick Press has produced a special high school graduation section, complete with messages of support from area businesses. [Read more…] about Graduation 2020
Charlotte’s Shopping Spree In Albany
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, July 10, 1848: On this forenoon I and my two sons dug ten bushels new potatoes and this afternoon I went to Pittsfield with them. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb

Graduation Held June 24
On a beautiful Wednesday morning, Sophie Estes, daughter of Jeff and Maria Estes, receives her diploma in the Hoosick Falls Central School parking lot.. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls CSD

Last Day of School
Submitted by Rachel Turestsky
On June 17, students and staff of the Berlin Central School District had the opportunity to see each other from a distance and wave goodbye for the final day of the school year. [Read more…] about Berlin CSD
DMV Limited To Rensselaer County Residents Only
by Doug La Rocque
In a press release issued on Monday, June 22, Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola describes himself as “livid” at the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Governor Andrew Cuomo for what he says is “a lack of preparation and implementation” of a coherent plan to reopen statewide DMVs that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Northern Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor) is native to the eastern United States and Canada. “Versicolor” means variously colored. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
4th Of July Parade Update
With great expectations the July 4th date approaches. [Read more…] about Berlin
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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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