Sophie Phillips is Tournament MVP
Sophie Phillips, left, was named the Section 2, Class C Most Valuable Player of the 2020 tournament. [Read more…] about Girls Basketball
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Sophie Phillips is Tournament MVP
Sophie Phillips, left, was named the Section 2, Class C Most Valuable Player of the 2020 tournament. [Read more…] about Girls Basketball

Kiwanis Free Ice Skating Race Winners
Once again, the Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club held its annual free ice skating at the Town of Hoosick Rink. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls

7th Annual Dustin Mele Memorial Concert
By Amy Modesti
‘All we need is love.’ The love that was felt all around Revolution Hall Saturday evening was pure, deep and electrifying and this was all due in part to the volunteers, event organizers, concert goers and the musicians who took part in the “7th Annual Dustin Mele Memorial Concert.” [Read more…] about Troy
New Aldi’s Application Is Filed
by Doug La Rocque
Developer David Leon has officially filed his site plan application with the town of Brunswick to construct an Aldi’s grocery store along with a Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on the Hoosick Road (NYS Route 7) site, where the Planet Fitness building currently exists [Read more…] about Brunswick
Town Board Hears Solar Project Proposal
By Doug La Rocque
CS Energy, a company out of Edison, New Jersey, told the Hoosick Town Board at its Monday, March 9 meeting, it has applied to New York State Energy and Resource Development Authority (NYSERDA), to become part of its Large Scale Renewables program, and construct a 100-acre solar development site on land in the vicinity of Pine Valley and Ford’s Roads. [Read more…] about Hoosick
Albany – Philip Lee States, born in Mount Union, Pennsylvania on March 5, 1935 passed away peacefully in the company of his beloved wife, Lois at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 10:35 am. [Read more…] about Phillip L. States
Alabama – Arthur Sweener, the youngest of six children of the late L. Nelson and F. Doris Sweener of Stephentown, passed into his next life at his home in Alabama on Sunday, February 23, 2020. [Read more…] about Arthur Sweener
Plenty of Carrots
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brook
Tuesday, November 2, 1847: This afternoon John F. took the one horse wagon and went to Hancock and carried to Barker’s eight bushels and a half of apples at twenty five cents per and one bushel turnips at 25 cts per and has got the pay in cloth. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Special Meeting To Vote On Landfill Agreements
by Alex Brooks
On the agenda at Petersburgh’s February 26 special meeting of the Town Board was setting a date for a final vote on the three agreements negotiated by the Town’s environmental attorney Kevin Young. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
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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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