Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Commercial Use Of Recycling Station Is Debated
By Doug La Rocque
The Grafton Town Board held its first teleconferencing town board meeting on Monday, May 11 using a zoom platform, and like many other towns, had a few technical issues the first time out, but soon overcame them. [Read more…] about Grafton
Finishing The Belfry
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, March 2, 1848: I called to Pool Hill post office and my Troy Budget paper and a letter for Sarah from New Hartford from Susan Brown. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
School Budget Votes To Be Done By Absentee Ballot
By Doug La Rocque
On Friday, April 30, Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered that all schools and colleges remain closed for the rest of the academic year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
by Alex Brooks
Governor Cuomo announced over the weekend of May 2 that New York public schools are not going to reopen for the remainder of this school year, so remote classes will continue until the end of the year. [Read more…] about Remote Learning To Continue Through The End Of the School Year
Blooming Now
Blooming now in our rich woods are the Purple (or Red) Trilliums (Trillium erectum). [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Frozen Food Giveaway At WBH
By Amy Modesti
The weather matched the food, a little on the cold side, but the smiles on the faces of the people who received the donations was as bright as the morning sunshine. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
A Little Help Please?
By Doug La Rocque
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies and State Troopers were called to Lewis Hollow Road in Petersburgh just after sunup on Tuesday, May 5, for a report of a tractor-trailer stuck in the roadway. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
In Our Opinion
The COVID-19 pandemic is hopefully a once in a lifetime experience and will be remembered by all who have lived through it, and those that have lost loved ones to the virus, as perhaps some of the toughest times in their lives. [Read more…] about Editorial
Memorial Day Parade Is Canceled
Due to the COVID-19 virus the American Legion Post #937 unfortunately will be canceling Berlin’s Memorial Day Parade. [Read more…] about Berlin
Cars snaked through the entire lot then out into the road. One hundred and twenty five cars (Thanks, Vicky W., for counting) participated in the impressive line-up. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Pays Tribute To Coach Ron Jones
