Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Wood Frogs Mean Spring Is Here
On Friday and Saturday last weekend when the night temperature was 40 and the day temperature was up to 50 degrees, the wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) began their annual breeding frenzy in temporary (vernal) pools in our woods. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
By Steve Bradley
Sixty-four year Leo Rifenburg of Hoosick Falls had a problem. He uses a walker to get around and has to sleep in a chair. But he kept slipping out of the chair and landing on the floor. [Read more…] about Firemen Bring Comfort To A Hoosick Falls Resident
Berlin School Budget Tax Hike Stays Under The Tax Cap
By Doug La Rocque and Brittni Russell
At its roundtable meeting last Thursday, April 12, the Berlin Central School District Board of Education voted to accept the proposed budget of 20.5 million dollars, that contains an increase in the tax levy of 1.5 percent. [Read more…] about Berlin School Board
By Doug La Rocque
Wind gusts on Monday, April 16 were measured as high as 72 miles per hour (MPH) in Petersburgh, just 8 mph below hurricane status. [Read more…] about Monday’s High Winds Down Trees And Cut Power
Corkscrew Rail Trail Remains A Highly Debated Subject
By Thaddeus Flint
If the saying “beating a dead horse” were a reality, New Lebanon would be littered with their carcasses. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
C-8 Committee Presents “No Confidence” Letter to Town Board
By Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on April 16, Petersburgh’s C-8 committee presented to the Town Board a “letter of no confidence. [Read more…] about Petersburg Town Board
Taconic’s Work Plan Approved For Remedial Investigation
By Alex Brooks
Members of the DEC team working on the PFOA investigation in Petersburgh came to the PVMCC Hall on Tuesday evening April 17 to update the public on what’s going on with their investigation. [Read more…] about Petersburgh PFOA Investigation Update
Village Water Revenue Is Shrinking
By Keith Whitcomb Jr.
A sharp decline in industrial water usage will leave the water budget permanently pinched, according to village officials. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Some PFOA Filter Costs May Be Berlin’s To Bear
By Doug La Rocque
Water District 2 Superintendent Ben Krahforst says the New York State Department of Health has informed him that some of the routine costs of maintaining the PFOA Carbon Filter that the state placed on the district’s wells are the responsibility of the district, and not the state. Any repairs to the system are still covered. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
Hoosick Falls, NY
John A. Burdick, 66, a resident of Hoosick Falls, peacefully passed away after a long and hard fought battle with cancer on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. [Read more…] about John A. Burdick
