Tragedy Strikes Tamarac Graduating Class
By Doug La Rocque
An accident Saturday afternoon, May 16 in Peru, NY, near the Canadian border, has claimed the life of 17-year old Emily E. Hayden of Brunswick. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Outdoors With Trix
Blooming Now
Berlin And Petersburgh Approve Landfill Agreement
by Alex Brooks and Doug La Rocque
Since early April the Berlin and Petersburgh Town Boards have been working on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at guiding the collaboration of the two towns on a project to contain leachate leaking from the landfill as required by a consent order both towns have signed with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. [Read more…] about Berlin And Petersburgh Approve Landfill Agreement
New Lebanon
Re-Opening Town Court
by Michelle Van Horn
During the mid-March Special Town Board Meeting, members made a motion to pay town employees who couldn’t work from home due to foreseen eminent shutdowns, which essentially meant Town Court employees [Read more…] about New Lebanon
Columbia County
Columbia Comeback Begins
Columbia Comeback is a county-wide initiative to help businesses safely and successfully reopen in alignment with New York State’s reopening guidelines. [Read more…] about Columbia County
Stephentown
Dollar General Rises
Construction work has begun for the new Dollar General store that the sign at the construction site says “coming soon.” [Read more…] about Stephentown
Hoosick Falls CSD
School Tax Levy Up Slightly
The Hoosick Falls School Board held a budget workshop on Friday evening May 15 to discuss whether or not to make adjustments to the budget it constructed a month ago because of the expected effects of the pandemic [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls CSD
Cambridge
Sophie Phillips Chooses To Play At Rhode Island
Sophie Phillips, a Cambridge Central School junior, verbally committed to study and play basketball at the University of Rhode Island last weekend when she let coach Tammi Reiss know of her plans. [Read more…] about Cambridge
Troy
Troy Waterfront Farmers Market Outdoor Debut 2020
By Amy Modesti
Welcome back to the 2020 outdoor Troy Waterfront Farmers Market. [Read more…] about Troy
Brunswick
Town Boards Meet Virtually
By Miranda Sehl and Doug La Rocque
With the area’s town halls still closed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, both the Brunswick Town Board and the Planning Board held their respective meetings using a digital platform, the planning board with zoom and the town board broadcasting its meeting over Facebook live. [Read more…] about Brunswick