Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Trading Apples For Wagon-Making
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, October 22, 1845: Tonight it froze quite hard and spoiled my winter apples that were not gathered. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Mohawk Ambulance Relocating To Brunswick
Move May Help Response Times For Eastern Rensco
By Doug La Rocque
Brunswick Town Supervisor Phil Herrington told The Eastwick Press on Monday, March 11, that the Mohawk Ambulance Service has purchased land on McChesney Avenue off Route 7. [Read more…] about Brunswick
By Doug La Rocque
Flames broke out at the Sheridan family home at 69 River Road around 6:30 am on Sunday morning, March 9. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Family Loses Its Home To Fire
Cambridge Headed To State Finals Weekend at HVCC
Cambridge 14 12 17 17 60
Moriah 6 11 14 16 47 [Read more…] about Basketball
By Doug La Rocque
Highway Superintendents from across New York State gather one day every spring to lobby the state legislature for more money for local road repairs and improvements. [Read more…] about Local Roads Matter
A Petersburgh Town plow tackling the snow drifts along East Hollow Road in 1937. [Read more…] about Historic Picture Series
Local Ducks
Here are two Muscovy Ducks in the care of the Berkshire Bird Paradise in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Berlin Middle-High School Competes at 2019 Science Bowl
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
On Saturday March, 2, the Berlin Middle and High Schools sent teams to compete in the annual Regional Qualifier for the Department of Energy National Science Bowl, which was held at The GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna. [Read more…] about Berlin Central Schools
Re-evaluation Concerns Top Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
Notices recently went out to all property owners in the town, notifying them as to what their new full value assessment will be on this year’s tax roll, and for a number of people, the figures are not sitting well. It’s part of the 2019 program to bring Grafton assessments up to full value, as opposed to the partial value system currently in place. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
Odyssey Of the Mind
Submitted by Brittonkill Central School
Seven teams represented Brunswick CSD this year in the Region 4 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament held on Saturday, March 9 at the Coxsackie-Athens School District. [Read more…] about Brittonkill CS
