Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Mr. Odell Finishes Making 14,000 Shingles
George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brook
Thursday, December 21, 1848: This morning I took my one horse wagon and caried my wife to brother Simeon Wylie’s and left her on a visit. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
New 50,000 Square Foot Grocery Store Proposed For Hoosick Road
by Doug La Rocque
The Building Department in the Town of Brunswick has confirmed to The Eastwick Press preliminary plans have been presented to the office for the construction of a large grocery store in what is often referred to as Duncan’s Meadow, lands located between Duncan Lane and Hoosick Road (NYS Route 7). [Read more…] about Brunswick
Wasaren League Postpones All Fall Sports
Hopes to Reschedule Games For The Spring
by Steve Bradley
After grappling with the facts of the coronavirus pandemic, the Wasaren League has decided it is best to postpone the 2020 fall sports until what they are calling the “Fall Sports II.” [Read more…] about Rensselaer/Washington/Saratoga Counties
Rensco Honors 9-11 Victims And Heros
by Doug La Rocque
“Never forget” still remains on the lips of those old enough to remember the horrific events on the morning of September 11, 2001. [Read more…] about Troy
Elegant Creeper
Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens), which looks like Buckwheat vine.
[Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Reopening at BCSD Proves to Be a Success
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
“The first two days with students coming back was a welcome sight to see,” said Dr. Stephen Young, Berlin Central School District Superintendent. [Read more…] about Berlin
BCS Student Winner In DA’s Essay Contest
Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced the winners today in the “Looking Forward … to Change” writing contest. [Read more…] about Berlin
Town Board Votes To Pay Its Share For Ambulance Service
by Doug La Rocque
For several months now the Grafton Rescue Squad has been providing ambulance service to the Town of Berlin. The Grafton Squad having acquired Berlin’s Certificate of Need when the Berlin Fire Company surrendered it. [Read more…] about Berlin
Revisiting Regulations On Mobile Homes And RVs
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board has been holding a series of workshop meetings aimed at revising some of its building regulations. Originally the object of the discussion was to revise the Mobile Home Law because Councilman Tom Berry had identified serious flaws in that law. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
Water Tank Still Off-Line
The Petersburgh Water District has continued for the past week to use the water tanker parked just below the water tank as its temporary water tank. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
