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Review Of Village Police Department Is Complete
A Civilian Review And Reform Board Is Recommended
by Doug La Rocque
It is very important to note that even though the Police Review Committee is asking that a CRRB be established, their report found little to criticize with the Village Police Department; in fact the report had a very positive tone. The CRRB request is more in the line of helping to keep it that way. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Rensco Plagued By Fires This Past Week
by Doug La Rocque and Steve Bradley
There have been several major fires around the county since Friday morning, March 5. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
New Tri-Town Ambulance Proposal Laid Out
Squad’s Board Of Directors Rejects Contract
by Doug La Rocque
Shortly after the Grafton Rescue Squad’s Board of Directors told the Monday, March 8 meeting of the Grafton Town Board they had decided to reject the proposed contract between the organization and the Towns of Grafton, Berlin and Petersburgh to provide a paid daytime ambulance service between 6 am and 6 pm Monday through Friday, Rescue Squad Captain Joe Allain rose to lay out a new plan. [Read more…] about Grafton
Beneath the Snow
Brocade Moss (Hypnum imponens) grows in moist forests of the eastern and far western United States. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Berlin
Local TV News Has Nothing On These Kids
Submitted by the Berlin CSD Communications Department
Each month Berlin Elementary School (BES) Principal Tracy Kent and the school’s Character Education Committee choose a mindset theme for the students and staff. February’s mindset was “I am humble.” [Read more…] about Berlin
Lawmakers Support Cuomo Investigation
Submitted by the Office of the Legislative Majority
The Rensselaer County Legislature approved a resolution supporting investigations into Governor Cuomo’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and cover-up at nursing homes at its Tuesday, March 9 meeting. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Let The Sun Shine In
by Doug La Rocque
Count ‘em, not one, not two, but three different solar projects were before the Brunswick Planning Board at its Thursday, March 4 meeting. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Firefighter Recognized for Service
by Denise Wright
February 27 was a quiet Saturday until a line of fire trucks showed up on County Route 7 in East Schodack. [Read more…] about East Schodack
What Can An Email Contain?
by Doug La Rocque
The Monday, March 8 meeting of the Grafton Town Board started out with a discussion between Councilman Frank Lewandusky, Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum and Town Attorney Phil Danaher as to what information can be contained in an email. [Read more…] about Grafton
Zoning Re-Write Has Dirt-Bike Advocates Concerned
by Alex Brooks
There were more than the usual number of people joining the Hoosick Town Board meeting by Zoom, and the issue on their minds appeared to be the zoning rewrite that the Town Board is currently engaged in, and specifically the part about regulating dirt bike tracks. [Read more…] about Town of Hoosick
