Mushroom Season
The rain and humidity are helping to produce plenty of mushrooms this early August. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Mushroom Season
The rain and humidity are helping to produce plenty of mushrooms this early August. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix

By Doug La Rocque
According to Rensselaer County Officials and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) personnel, a resident of the road on the north side of Grafton heard quite a noise on Sunday afternoon, August 5. [Read more…] about Washing Up On The Shore Of Kautz Hollow Road

Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington County Sheriff’s Offices joined in presenting a check to the Special Olympics NY. [Read more…] about Area Sheriffs Help Special Olympics

The long awaited new Stewarts Shop at the corner of Route 22 and Elm Street in Berlin opened its doors last Wednesday, August 1. [Read more…] about Open for Business

by Steve Bradley
Hoosick Falls Central School graduate Noordin Said brought professional basketball players Quinn Cook (pictured) and Briana Hartley (inset) for a visit to HFCS last week to talk to and work with players from local schools in the area. [Read more…] about Pro Players Visit HFCS

Christina Reger, a Junior at Berlin High School had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the Valley Cats game on Saturday, August 4. [Read more…] about Grafton Teen Performs National Anthem For ValleyCats
From Friday, August 17 through Sunday, August 19, picturesque Stephentown, popularly known as “the only Stephentown on Earth,” will welcome visitors from all around the region and beyond for Celebrate Stephentown 2018. [Read more…] about Celebrate Stephentown Is Near
Board Schedules New Public Hearing On Water Project
by Alex Brooks
A public hearing was held on Wednesday August 1 on the Petersburgh Water District Repair and Renovation Project. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board

If you love baking or eating apple pie… then you are in for a treat! [Read more…] about Battle Of The Pies Now Part Of Battleday
Hoosick Falls, NY
Mary Rita “Rita” (Finnen) Downey, 87, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2018 at Albany Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. [Read more…] about Mary Rita “Rita” (Finnen) Downey
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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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