Herb Hasbrouck Calls It A Career
After 38 years of service to the Town of Grafton, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck officially retired from his position on Thursday, October 31. [Read more…] about Grafton
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Herb Hasbrouck Calls It A Career
After 38 years of service to the Town of Grafton, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck officially retired from his position on Thursday, October 31. [Read more…] about Grafton
Class D Girls Semifinal Play
Germantown ……1…. 0 1
New Lebanon …..0…. 1 1
New Lebanon wins 3-1 in tie-breaker penalty kicks. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Girls Soccer Advances To Finals
John F. Cuts His Foot With An Ax
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, March 20, 1847: I this forenoon chopped and split apple wood in the orchard and this afternoon I walked over to Henry Cranston’s store for a jury on a case between David Duncan a black man and Elem Andrews. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb

Preparing For A Walk On The Wild Side
By Amy Modesti
A pair of area youngsters, decked out in their Halloween finest, are preparing to discover some of the wild and wonderful friends along the Grafton Lakes State Park’s annual Trick or Treat Nature Trail, on Saturday, October 26. [Read more…] about Grafton

Cambridge, Tamarac to Meet Saturday
Cambridge (7-1) will host Tamarac (5-2) in the Class C semifinal game Saturday, November 2. [Read more…] about Football
BCS Proposes A New Capital Project
District Says No Tax Hike Is Needed
By Doug La Rocque
The Berlin Central School Board first proposed the idea of another Capital Project, coming while work on two others is well underway, at its September meeting. [Read more…] about Berlin
By Doug La Rocque
All area towns are in the process of scheduling public hearings on their preliminary town budgets for 2020 (town fiscal years coincide with the calendar year), after which they can make final changes or approve the preliminary budget as it stands. [Read more…] about Area Town Budgets To Be Presented To the Public
Vulnerable Plant
Spotted or Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata), which is classified as an “exploitably vulnerable” native plant in New York, was found in the rich woods of Petersburgh last week. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix

Fall Fitness Winners
Congratulations to the Berlin Elementary Fall Fitness Medal Winners. [Read more…] about Berlin Elementary School

Class D Girls Quarterfinal Sectional Play
Saratoga Spa 1 0 1
New Lebanon 1 2 3 [Read more…] about Soccer
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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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