Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
A Message For The Residents Of The Hoosick Falls Central School District
On behalf of the Hoosick Falls Central School Board of Education, we want to express our sincerest thanks to the entire HFCS community for its unwavering and ongoing support of our students as we navigate these unprecedented and challenging times. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
Police Make Two Arrests
Arson Arrest
On Saturday March 14, at about 6 am, the Hoosick Falls Police Department, along with the Hoosick Falls Fire Department, responded to a reported structure fire at 152 Main Street. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Accident and Fire Keep First Responders Busy
According to law enforcement, the driver of this vehicle lost control negotiating a corner on Babcock Lake Road last Thursday, March 19, claiming a deer ran out in front of him. [Read more…] about Grafton
John F. Goes To School In Hoosic
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, December 1, 1847: Today while I was in Pittsfield to brother F. J. Wylie’s I called to Mr. Brown’s near Mr. Pomeroy’s factory, he keeps boarders. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Coronavirus Turns Our World Upside Down
By Doug La Rocque
As of press time, Rensselaer County’s Department of Health (RCDOH) has reported three cases of the disease, those being a 35-year old Troy man who developed symptoms on Saturday and was tested and self-quarantined, and two Brunswick residents, details on which have not yet been released. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Landfill Cleanup Scenarios Presented
by Alex Brooks
At the informational meeting held on Sunday March 8 at the Petersburgh Baptist church, an engineer and geologist from Sterling Environmental told the assembled citizens details about what is known so far about the Petersburgh/Berlin landfill and what will need to be done to contain the leachate that is seeping out of it. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
Spring Water
Discussing The Landfill Agreement
By Doug La Rocque
The Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, March 12 was quick and routine until, as is often the case, it came to public comment [Read more…] about Berlin
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Berlin Middle/High School Science and Technology classes had their annual visit from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Ambassadors on Wednesday, March 4. [Read more…] about RPI Engineering Ambassadors Share Their Passion
PFOA And PFOS Found In Water From Test Wells At
The New Lebanon Landfill
By Michelle Van Horn
Deputy Town Supervisor Doug Banker filled in for Supervisor Houghtling for this month’s meeting. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
