Grow Food
by Miranda Sehl
Hopefully you’re finding ways to consume all your garden fresh veggies and making headway with your fall garden! Most people, including myself, start out with just a spring garden. [Read more…] about Gardening With Miranda
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Grow Food
by Miranda Sehl
Hopefully you’re finding ways to consume all your garden fresh veggies and making headway with your fall garden! Most people, including myself, start out with just a spring garden. [Read more…] about Gardening With Miranda

Massive Food Giveaway Planned For Hoosick Falls And Surrounding Areas
by Doug La Rocque
The program will take place on Wednesday, August 26 at the Hoosick Falls Central School starting at 10 am. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls

Congressman Delgado Takes A Stroll Downtown
by Doug La Rocque and press release from Congressman Delgado’s office
Representative Antonio Delgado joined Hoosick Falls Village Trustee Kevin O’Malley for a tour of the downtown area on Monday, August 17. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Board Tables Tri-Town Ambulance Proposal
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board took up the question of signing on to the Tri-Town Ambulance Service as proposed by the Grafton Rescue Squad, but did not take a vote on it because they did not have the votes to approve it. [Read more…] about Petersburgh

Digesting Dill
The Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) has a pair of yellow stripes from the top of its body to the hind of its wings. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Board Hears Water Tank Update
by Doug La Rocque
Following the resolution of the recent boil water order for Water District # 2 caused by a loose mouse in the house (pump house, that is) the Berlin Town Board heard more about water at its Thursday, August 13 meeting. [Read more…] about Berlin
One and Done Monthly Town Board Meeting
by Michelle Van Horn
Councilmember Bill Jennings reports that the Transfer Station took in $10,659 for the month of July, which is up by $1,000 from last year and sticker sales starting early are the presumed reason. [Read more…] about Stephentown
Many Topics For The Town Board To Digest
by Michelle Van Horn
Four test results for PFOS & PFOA at the former town landfill on Old Post Road have come back, with all four having negative results. [Read more…] about New Lebanon

Hoosick Is A Purple Heart Community
On Sunday, August 7, representatives of American Legion Post 40 and the Town of Hoosick Historical Society were joined in Wood Park by many veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart. [Read more…] about Hoosick

Schools Set Tentative Opening Dates
by Doug La Rocque
Every school district is dealing with the beginning of the new school year in its own unique way, as per the recent directive from Governor Andrew Cuomo that allows schools to re-open, either in person, on line of a mixture of both. [Read more…] about Eastern Rensselaer County
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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