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Thursday, 1/7. The Hoosick Falls bowling team finished its 2018-2019 regular season with a 4-0 win at Hoosic Valley on Thursday. Hoosick Falls finished with a total of 3428 pins to Hoosic Valley’s 3099 pins. [Read more…] about HFCS Bowlers Finish 17-0
The weather turned cold enough last week that the annual Ice Fishing Contest at Grafton Lakes State park went off without a hitch. Here are the results as sent to The Eastwick Press. [Read more…] about Ice Fishing Results At GLSP
The New Lebanon Central School District has begun the process of registering students for the 2019-20 Kindergarten class. [Read more…] about New Lebanon CSD Kindergarten and Pre-K
Award Winning Staff At SMA
Submitted by Principal Amanda Goyer
Last week, students and staff at SMA surprised Mr. Anthony and Patricia Hayes with some award-winning news! [Read more…] about St. Mary’s Academy
Trading In Potatoes, Starting The School House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday, May 18, 1845: This evening I walked over to Adam Brown’s and bargained with his son Wm. for ten bushels of potatoes at 37 cts per. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
All Clear Sounded Saturday Morning
By Doug La Rocque
By 1 am Saturday morning, January 12, the last of the three propane laden tank cars that derailed Wednesday evening, had been removed without incident, and the remainder of the area residents evacuated, were allowed home [Read more…] about North Hoosick Train Derailment
War Of Words Over Highway Issues Grows
By Doug La Rocque
While no one was accused of being a liar, as was the case at the December Town Board meeting, the verbal exchange of accusations between the board, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck, Highway Department employees and many members of the community lasted well more than an hour, at the Monday, January 14 meeting. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
Board Scoping Proposed Capital Project
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board reviewed detailed scoping documents for a capital project at a special meeting held January 9. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls School Board
Spa Catholic 15 10 19 8 52
Tamarac 19 24 19 12 74
Friday, 1/11. A Tamarac 24 point second quarter put Spa Catholic in a hole they could not dig out of. Tamarac’s Brandon Napoli had 18 and Anthony Ciampolilllo chipped in 12. [Read more…] about Boys Basketball
Historic Picture Series
This picture of the Eagle Bridge Hotel, aka Brown’s Hotel, was submitted by Lois Bouchard, who tells The Eastwick Press, her great-grandfather owned and operated the hotel from the early 1890’s until his death in 1910. [Read more…] about Historic Picture Series
