Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
All State Music Festival Participants
Megan Joy and Quinn Kinney were selected to represent Hoosick Falls Jr./Sr. High School at the Area All State Music Festival that was held on Saturday, November 17 at the Saratoga Springs High School. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School News
Submitted by HFCS
Lillian Hickey, a senior at Hoosick Falls Central School, has signed a letter of intent to play Division 1 field hockey for the University of Albany Great Danes who finished the 2018 season with a 16-5 overall record. [Read more…] about Hickey Signs Letter of Intent
Submitted by Kristen La Plante
To the delight of students, New Lebanon Elementary School’s principal Andrew Kourt got slimed on Monday, November 19. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Elementary Principal Slimed
The 13th Annual Fall Fling Pee Wee Basketball Tournament was held November 17 and 18 in Troy. [Read more…] about Pee Wee Basketball Tournament
New Lebanon Budget Is Approved
by Thaddeus Flint
The Town of New Lebanon adopted its 2019 budget at the November 13 Board meeting, with a modest tax increase of 1.5%. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
While held each year in Troy, the Northeast’s largest free holiday festival is truly a Rensselaer County and Capital Region event. This year’s version of the Stroll is slated for Sunday, December 2 from 11 am to 5 pm, with the kickoff point being at 1 Monument Square in Troy. [Read more…] about 36th Annual Victorian Stroll Is Near
Schooling For Geo P
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Geo P is to remain at James Bush’s until George finds him a school…
Wednesday, November 27, 1844: I then left him on my way home and Charlotte with me. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
by Doug La Rocque
It was a very cold, blustery day for the annual Stephentown Veterans Ceremony in Veterans Park on Saturday, November 10. [Read more…] about Stephentown Veterans Honored
Blood Test Results Due This Week
Current Emissions Testing Starting Soon
By Doug La Rocque
Hoosick Falls Village Mayor Rob Allen opened the Village Board meeting on Tuesday night, November 13, with news that 350 samples from the second round of blood testing conducted on village residents by the NYS Department of Health (DOH) are completed. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Elizabeth Reynolds of Berlin was just a baby when women in the United States gained their right to vote in 1920, as part of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [Read more…] about Still Exercising Her Right To Vote
