Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Board Honors Retirees
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board did a walk-through of the school buildings on Monday August 31 to verify that the buildings are ready for the start of the school year. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
The Walter A. Wood Project
Submitted by Kevin O’Malley
The Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company operated in Hoosick Falls from 1853-1920. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
A Report From Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin
Still Growing, Despite Outbreak
Greetings to friends and neighbors in Eastern Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
Vehicle Smacks Tree On Route 7
A vehicle headed east on Route 7 in Hoosick veered off the road and into a tree Monday when the driver came upon a car stopped in the traffic lane waiting to pull into Lumberjack’s coffee shack. [Read more…] about Hoosick
The Widow Jane Carpenter Dies Suddenly
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, November 22, 1848: I hewed a sill to the addition to the hog house and Geo P. and Sarah went in a cutter to the funeral of John Mathews. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
People Helping People In A Big Way
by Doug La Rocque with Amy Modesti
A 1964 song by Barbara Streisand started out with the lyrics “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
What’s Summer Without Ice Cream?
by Doug La Rocque
The Grafton Summer Fun program wrapped up its four week run on Friday, August 21 with an ice cream party for all participants (a few adults snuck in too). [Read more…] about Grafton
District Deals With Additional 20% Budget Cut
by Alex Brooks
New York State notified school districts last week that it will begin implementing an across-the-board 20% cut to State aid. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls BOE
Used Face Masks And Gloves Clogging Sewers
Submitted by the Rensselaer County Legislature
The COVID-19 epidemic is taking a toll on the equipment at the Rensselaer County Sewer District. [Read more…] about Troy
Reaction To School Aid Cuts
by Doug La Rocque
The announcement by the New York State Budget Office that school aid would be cut by up to 20% percent in the coming scholastic year really did not surprise any of the area school districts. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County
