Local Gold
This injured Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) lives at the Berkshire Bird Paradise in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
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Local Gold
This injured Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) lives at the Berkshire Bird Paradise in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix

Stephentown Railroad Station
The Corkscrew Division of the Rutland Railroad ran through Stephentown on its way to Chatham. It was called the Corkscrew because of its many twist and turns all along the line. [Read more…] about Historic Picture Series

Hoosick Falls Stands to Lose Over $30,000
By Doug La Rocque
It’s called the Aid and Incentives to Municipalities program (AIM), and under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget, area villages would stand to lose more than $104,000 collectively. [Read more…] about Cuomo’s AIM Cuts Challenged By Village Mayors

The January 12 New York State Sportswriters Association Poll shows two Section 2 teams in the top twenty. Lake George is the number one state team, and the Hoosick Falls Panthers are three spots below at number four. [Read more…] about Boys Basketball
Gearing Up For Water System Renovation
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board meeting on January 21 began with the reading of a letter from the Water District Committee by Heinz Noeding. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board

Honoring The Long-Time Chief
Dwight Eisenhower was still the nation’s President in 1959, when John May first joined the Center Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department. [Read more…] about Center Brunswick Fire District

A woman was heading south on Buskirk-West Hoosick Road early Tuesday afternoon when a truck going north moved her to the side of the road where she caught the snow along the road edge. [Read more…] about Woman Takes Wild Ride

In the January 13, New York State Sportswriters Association poll, six of the top 20 teams in Class C, were located in Section 2. [Read more…] about Girls Basketball
HF Burglary
submitted by HFPD
A second arrest has been made by the Hoosick Falls Police Department in reference to a burglary that occurred in the Village in December 2018. [Read more…] about Area Arrests
Passes Zoning Law Revision
by Alex Brooks
At its January 14 meeting, the Hoosick Town Board approved revisions to its Zoning Law that it has been developing for many years. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board
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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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