Grafton – Roy R. Stowell, 59, of Owen Road, Grafton, NY, died on Sunday morning, February 22, 2009, at his home surrounded by his loving family under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
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Hoosick Falls – Margaret Whittet, 92, died Saturday, February 21, 2009, at the Home of the Good Shepherd in Saratoga Springs, NY. She had formerly resided at the Wood Park Apartments in Hoosick Falls, NY. [Read more…] about Margaret Whittet
Hancock – Thearon W. “Bill” Leonard, 81, of Main Street, Hancock, MA, died on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Stephentown ą Donald L Farrell, MD, age 77 of Kaneohe, Hawaii, died October 4, 2008 following a brief illness.
by Kieron Kramer
Communication was the word at the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, February 12.
by David Flint
Under a new local law passed by the Stephentown Town Board on Monday, all Stephentown veterans of the Cold War will now become eligible for a Town tax exemption on the assessed value of their real property. [Read more…] about Stephentown Cold War Vets To Get Tax Break

Stephentown – Helen Olga Aubrey Cogan, 99, died on February 4, 2009, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, MA.
Born in November of 1909 in Calcutta, India, she began her education there before being sent back to England after World War I to complete school. She worked in London as a secretary for many years. In 1932 she sailed to the Philippine Islands to marry Edwin Osgood Cogan. Mrs. Cogan lived there until 1945, the last three years spent in the Japanese concentration camp at Santo Tomas in Manila.
Petersburgh – Mrs. Marion Marie Burdick, 81, a resident of Dean Road, Pownal, VT, died at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bennington, VT, on Thursday evening February 12, 2009.
Born in Petersburgh, NY, on March 4,1927, Mrs. Burdick was the daughter of the late Frank W. and Florence A. (Crandall) Stevens. [Read more…] about Marion Burdick
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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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