Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
A Trip North To Buy Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, August 23, 1849: This morning at one o’clock Geo P. took the one horse wagon and goes to Troy to carry Charlotte E. to take the cars to go to Utica and then she leaves for New Hartford and other places to visit connections. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Santa and Helpers Land At Eagles Club
Water Supply Made Public
By Doug La Rocque
The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Health have released their final study on the Hoosick Falls Municipal water supply. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Remembering Those That Gave All
by Doug La Rocque
On Saturday, December 19, volunteers with “Wreaths Across America” gathered at Liberty Memorial Park inside the Maple Grove Cemetery, joining other across the nation on this day, to prove our resolve and tell the story of our commitment to our fallen veterans while demonstrating our appreciation for everything they have done to preserve the freedom that we all enjoy today. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
The North Hoosick Fire Department prepared and handed out almost 500 adult spaghetti dinners and 300 childrens snack packs Saturday afternoon. [Read more…] about North Hoosick Fire Dept. Gives Out Dinners
Trains Will Run Slow Through The Village For Some Time To Come
Area Lawmakers Get Conflicting Stories About Pan Am Rail Repairs
by Doug La Rocque
For the past month, we have been reporting on efforts by County Legislators Bruce Patire and Jeff Wysocki, along with Hoosick Councilman Jerry McAuliffe, to determine if a culvert at mile post 442.9 on the Pan-Am Railway tracks in the Village, was unsafe, and presents the potential for an accident. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Puts Tri-Town Ambulance Participation On Hold
Board Members Vote Unanimously To Hold Referendum
by Doug La Rocque
It was a contentious Town Board meeting on Monday, December 14, with lots of differences of opinion expressed between the board members and residents in attendance, sometimes between several people all at once. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
Board Picks New Superintendent
Submitted by Questar III Communications
The Berlin CSD Board of Education selected Aditya Joseph Dhara to be its next superintendent of schools, effective February 1, 2021. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School
Merry Christmas
Spruce (Picea rubens) is a native evergreen tree to eastern North America. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Board Receives Water Tower Update
by Doug La Rocque
It may be nearing the dead of winter, but construction of the new water tower remains on the minds of the Berlin Town Board as it listened to a progress report from Tom Suozzo of Cedarwood Engineering. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
