Local Icon Named Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Jim Monahan, aka “Toots”, has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2020 Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
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Local Icon Named Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Jim Monahan, aka “Toots”, has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2020 Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls

Celebrating The Chinese New Year
Programs At The Library
Viking Wire Knitting Class-Session 1
Saturday, February 29 at 11 am
Viking knit is an ancient form of circular wire weaving also known as the trichinopoly chain. [Read more…] about Stephentown
A Financial Upgrade Brings Rewards
By Michelle Van Horn
Right in time for George Washington’s birthday, the Stephentown Town Board announced at its Monday, February 17 meeting, the Town is using a new bank and its accounts are finally earning a small percentage of interest rather than paying a fee. [Read more…] about Stephentown

The Boys Varsity New Lebanon/Berlin Swim Team competed at the NYS Sectionals in Shenendehowa on Friday February 14. [Read more…] about Berlin-New Lebanon Swim Team Competes
George Serves On County Court Jury
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, October 16, 1847: We this forenoon dug 30 bushels carrots and put in the celler. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb

Board Refuses to Sign Consent Agreement With DEC On Landfill Cleanup
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board meeting began with one member missing, as Jack Barnhill had a “business emergency” which kept him from attending the meeting. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board

First Draft Of Budget Is Out
by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls School Business Administrator Emily Sanders released a first draft of next year’s school budget at the School Board Meeting on February 13. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School

Native Moss
Fork-Mosses (Dicranum) is a genus of mosses with 27 species. Identifying the species requires a microscope and a moss expert. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix

Sweet Treats
By Amy Modesti
Valentine’s Day brings roses, chocolate candies, romantic dinners, and 50 cent ice cream cones from Stewart’s Shops – and – home-made chocolate covered strawberries from the Berlin Free Town Library. [Read more…] about Berlin
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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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