Town Finances So Far Not Too Badly Impacted by Virus Crisis
by Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on June 15, Supervisor Smith gave an update on the Town’s revenue for this year. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
Stephentown
Stephentown
Veterans Park, Landfill and Library Discussed By Town Board
by Michelle Van Horn
Indivisible Stephentown, a political grassroots organization sought to hold an event to honor Civil War soldiers who fought to abolish slavery with its underlying effort to protest violence against people of color. [Read more…] about Stephentown
New Lebanon
Valedictorian And Salutatorian Named
From the NLCS Website
Valedictorian
Emily Schafer, daughter of Barbara and Robert Schafer of New Lebanon, has been named New Lebanon High School’s Class of 2020 Valedictorian. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
Hoosick Falls CSD
HFCS Grants Tenure to 5
by Alex Brooks
At its online meeting on June 17, the Hoosick Falls School Board granted tenure to Special Education teacher Kristen Philpotts, Elementary teacher Eliza Bouplon, Art Teacher Desirae Collins, Literacy Teacher Ashley Herrmann, and School Counselor Leann Victor. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls CSD
Hoosick Falls
United We Stand
On Friday, June 19, a group of twenty plus people from First United Presbyterian, St. Mark’s Episcopal and Immaculate Conception Catholic Churches met on the corner of Elm and Main Streets in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Grafton
Budget Cuts And Summer Fun On Town Board Agenda
by Doug La Rocque
Budget shortfall warning alarms have been going off in municipalities for weeks now, as fiscal specialists from the federal government on down to villages and towns, struggle to determine the actual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Grafton
Brunswick
Proposed Duplexes Unwelcome
by Doug La Rocque
Developer Charles Farrell would like to construct a pair of duplexes at 392 and 394 Brunswick Road (NYS Route 2), each unit containing two bedrooms. [Read more…] about Brunswick
The Life Of George Holcomb
The Two Wheel Carriage Is Painted And Geo P. Takes Off In It
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, June 22, 1848: I called to Barnes shop to see if I could get my two wheel carriage painted, but could not at present. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Eastern Rensselaer County
All Area School Budgets Are Approved
by Doug La Rocque
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes in our lives, and one of them was how school budget voting was handled this year. [Read more…] about Eastern Rensselaer County
Hoosick Falls
Village Officer And Town Supervisor Save A Life
by Doug La Rocque
Hoosick Falls Village Police Officer Cory Wagner was sitting in his patrol car last Thursday morning, June 11, when around 8:30 am he noticed a man collapsed at the corner of Wood Park Lane and Main Street. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls