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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Annual Sand Sculpture Contest At Grafton Lakes Park Had Many Creative Entries

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By Doug La Rocque
The hot and humid weather combined with the 4th of July sent crowds to Grafton Lakes State Park in nearly record numbers to cool off and enjoy a day at the beach. Because of the many improvements to the facilities already in place, with even more to come, Grafton Lakes has seen a resurgence in attendance the past few years. The park not only has one of the largest beach shoreline in the Capital Region, it also boasts many trails for hiking and biking and numerous picnic areas. Programs such as the holiday sand sculpture contests liven up a day at the beach. [Read more…] about Annual Sand Sculpture Contest At Grafton Lakes Park Had Many Creative Entries

Rensselaer County Hits The Jackpot Even Before Gaming Begins At The New Rivers Casino

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By Doug La Rocque
Late last year the New York Racing and Wagering Board announced it was awarding a license to the Rivers Gaming and Resorts group to open a casino along the Mohawk River in Schenectady. Acceptance of this license meant the casino group would have to pay the State millions in dollars in licensing fees. Some of this money is now finding its way to counties around the Capital Region, including Rensselaer County. County Executive Kathy Jimino announced Tuesday that the County’s share was $900,774.62. Jimino said some of the money will help fund additional highway maintenance and improvements, and the rest will be set aside for tax relief in the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Hits The Jackpot Even Before Gaming Begins At The New Rivers Casino

Questions Still Linger About Grafton Ambulance Purchase

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By Doug La Rocque
Amid new concerns about the status of a New York State grant for $150,000, the discussion at the Grafton Town Board meeting July 11 showed the concern of many about moving forward with the purchase of a new vehicle. Members of the Grafton Rescue Squad and the Town Board opened bids last week from three companies submitting proposals. [Read more…] about Questions Still Linger About Grafton Ambulance Purchase

Hoosac School Suggests Ice Rink Partnership With Town

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by Alex Brooks
Supervisor Surdam told the Board that Hoosac School has made an informal offer to pay a fairly large sum of money each year to the Town for use of the Town ice rink if it were brought up to standards that would support their Hockey Program. The standards that were briefly discussed were being able to provide ice (refrigeration), 4 locker rooms and regulation hockey boards. Hoosac School has developed a very successful hockey program for both boys and girls and would like to have access to the Town rink as home ice. [Read more…] about Hoosac School Suggests Ice Rink Partnership With Town

Berlin Middle/High School Honor Roll

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Berlin Middle/High School announces the names of Principal’s List, High Honors,
and Honors students for the Fourth Quarter of the 2015-2016 school year.
Principal’s List is achieved with an average of 93.5 – 100, High Honors with an average of 89.5 – 93.4, and Honors students with an average of 84.5 – 89.4. [Read more…] about Berlin Middle/High School Honor Roll

Many Agreements Come From PFOA Meeting June 30

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State Senator Kathy Marchione released a statement recently describing a meeting on PFOA issues that produced significant results. She said, “On June 30, I took part in a very productive two-hour meeting with Jim Malatras, Governor Cuomo’s Director of State Operations, representatives of the State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation, Town of Hoosick Supervisor Mark Surdam, Village of Hoosick Falls Mayor David Borge, Town of Petersburgh Supervisor Alan Webster and Town of Petersburgh Councilwoman Denise Jacon Church. [Read more…] about Many Agreements Come From PFOA Meeting June 30

New Lebanon High School Reunion Held On July 10

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by David Flint
New Lebanon High School’s Alumni Reunion Dinner Saturday, July 10, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield was well attended by 183 alumni and 45 guests. The gathering has been very well attended for the past 11 years, and it’s largely the doing of 1949 graduate Richard Burns who has footed the bill for the Dinner all of those years. [Read more…] about New Lebanon High School Reunion Held On July 10

Something About Summer: Paintings by Mark Barry

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Opening Saturday, July 16 and on view through October 2 in the Regional Artists Gallery of Bennington Museum is a vibrant exhibition of recent paintings by Baltimore and North Bennington painter Mark Barry, who describes his work as “Painting the seemingly ordinary moments in life that aren’t ordinary at all.” Meet the artist, July 16 at 3 pm in the gallery. [Read more…] about Something About Summer: Paintings by Mark Barry