On March 5th, the Hoosick Falls Youth Center 5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball Team overcame an 11 point deficit in the second half of the A Division championship game against Queensbury to win the 12th Annual 2017 IAABO Board #43 Boys Basketball Tournament in Peru, New York. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Youth Center 5th/6th Grade Basketball Wins Tournament
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Congressman John Faso Will Join Lebanon Valley Heritage Center Grand Opening Celebration
submitted by Gregg Carroll
Congressman John Faso will join many residents, town officials and members of the press to celebrate the grand opening of the enhanced Lebanon Valley Heritage Center, at an open house on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at noon, in the Valley Plaza Mall, New Lebanon. [Read more…] about Congressman John Faso Will Join Lebanon Valley Heritage Center Grand Opening Celebration
The Berry Patch Offers Winter/Spring Greens CSA
submitted by Dale-Ila Riggs
The unheated greenhouses at The Berry Patch in Stephentown are teeming with life, and have been all winter. [Read more…] about The Berry Patch Offers Winter/Spring Greens CSA
Another Honor For Grafton’s Innkeeper Elsie Risedorf
By Doug La Rocque
Members of Graton’s Historical Society gathered at the Grafton Inn on Sunday to thank Elsie for her many years of service to the Town and as a member of the Society’s Board of Trustees. [Read more…] about Another Honor For Grafton’s Innkeeper Elsie Risedorf
Rensselaer County Legislature
Legislature To Sponsor Spring Electronics Recycling Event On April 22
submitted by Rich Crist
The Rensselaer County Legislature and the County Environmental Management Council will again team up to sponsor a spring electronics recycling day, Chair of the Legislature Stan Brownell announced. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature
Gerry K. Cromie
Petersburgh – Gerry K. Cromie, 71, died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home in Petersburgh. Born in Syracuse, NY on June 17, 1945, he was the son of the late Earl and Elizabeth Driscoll Cromie. [Read more…] about Gerry K. Cromie
Village Board Tables Unpopular Agreement
By Jackolyn Houghton and Alex Brooks
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Hoosick Falls re-convened in the HAYC3 Armory on Monday evening February 27 to consider approval of a revised agreement with Saint-Gobain and Honeywell to reimburse the Village for its expenses incurred responding to the PFOA crisis. [Read more…] about Village Board Tables Unpopular Agreement
Petersburgh Accepts Agreement With Taconic For Expense Reimbursement
by Alex Brooks
At a Special Meeting held on Tuesday February 28, the Petersburgh Town Board unanimously approved an agreement with Taconic which will reimburse the Town for a little over $35,000 in expenses it has incurred responding to the PFOA crisis. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Accepts Agreement With Taconic For Expense Reimbursement
Bobby Ryan Will Be Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade Committee has announced that Robert “Bobby” Ryan will lead the 2017 parade as Grand Marshal. [Read more…] about Bobby Ryan Will Be Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Berlin Town Board Action
Berlin Town Board Replaces Troublesome Highway Department Truck
By Doug La Rocque
Highway Superintendent Jim Winn told the Board earlier this month at their regular meeting about his Ford F550, on which he has spent over $30,000 in repairs, continues to break down. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action