Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
All Democrats But The Anti-Rent Governor
Saturday, October 31, 1846: Today I took my one horse wagon and carried my wife to Jerry Vary’s. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
The Fire Was Small But The Heartbreak Is Immeasurable
By Doug La Rocque
“As long as I keep moving I can focus and function, it’s when I stop that the scope of everything that has happened really hits home.” [Read more…] about Berkshire Bird Paradise
Truck Driver Falls Asleep, Drives Off Route 7
By Steve Bradley
A tractor-trailer driver who left Keene, New Hampshire around 7 am Saturday, August 24, fell asleep and crossed over into the other lane and down an embankment along Route 7. [Read more…] about Hoosick
Honoring Petersburgh’s Veterans
Submitted by Mary Lou Walters
A new banner is hanging by the Veterans Memorial Wall in Petersburgh honoring all of Petersburgh’s Veterans. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
Delgado’s Farmer Relief Act Is Now Law
Legislation sponsored by 19th District Congressional Representative Antonio Delgado to aid family farmers during downtime in the agricultural economy, and with the support of several other Republican and Democratic Representatives, has been signed into law by President Trump. [Read more…] about Washington
American Beetle
This Banded Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron reticulatum) was found in a Petersburgh yard. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Search For Missing Hoosick Man Ends Well
By Doug La Rocque
Following an early morning accident, a search for a 41-year old Hoosick Falls man ended when Rensselaer County Undersheriff Ed Bly located him walking near Johnson Hill Road. [Read more…] about Hoosick
Cleaning Up The Island
It was mentioned at the August 12 meeting of the Hoosick Town Board, that the traffic island at the junction of Routes 7 and 22, was looking a little overgrown with grass and weeds, and didn’t do justice to the new town sign recently installed. [Read more…] about Hoosick
A Lively Ukulele Jam
The Cheney Library’s new Multipurpose Room became a lively ukulele jam space on August 15. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Mrs. Lincoln Stops By For Tea
Submitted by Tom Kiely
A large group of men and women gathered to have tea with Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln last Wednesday, August 21, as she stopped in Grafton on her way home to Springfield, Illinois after an extended stay in Europe. [Read more…] about Grafton
