By Doug La Rocque
A lack of snow did not translate to a lack of interest in the 33rd Annual Grafton Lakes State Park Winterfest this past Saturday, January 27. [Read more…] about Winterfest Warms Up To Mother Nature
Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
A lack of snow did not translate to a lack of interest in the 33rd Annual Grafton Lakes State Park Winterfest this past Saturday, January 27. [Read more…] about Winterfest Warms Up To Mother Nature
Submitted by the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance would like to thank Xander Michaels (top middle, green shirt) for building a beautiful Adirondack style lean-to at the Grafton Forest as his Eagle Scout project. [Read more…] about Building A Lean-To In The Grafton Woods
Submitted by Andy Zlotnick
Berlin’s Justin Hall became Troop 222’s (Petersburgh) seventh member to attain the rank of Eagle Scout this past Sunday, January 28 in a ceremony held at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Civic Center. [Read more…] about Justin Hall Achieves The Rank Of Eagle Scout
By Doug La Rocque
Officials from the New York State Department of Health (DOH) were in attendance at the Thursday, January 25 Berlin Town Board Workshop meeting, to discuss the town’s reservoir and what is perceived as the danger it presents to the village Water District. [Read more…] about Water Tower In Berlin May Soon Be A Reality
The 33rd Annual Grafton Lakes State Park Ice Fishing Contest saw a record number of entrants, 297 adults and 68 youths. [Read more…] about Massive Turnout For GLSP Ice Fishing Contest
Submitted by D.J. Connelly
This past weekend, January 19-21, the Berlin / New Lebanon wrestling team competed in a two day duel meet tournament at Ichabod Crane. [Read more…] about Berlin/New Lebanon Wrestlers Continue Impressive Season
HF 50 – Mechanicville 33
Tuesday, January 23 at HFCS. HF O 9-4, L 9-0. Getting in a game that was postponed from January 5, the Hoosick Falls Panthers got out to an early lead and kept that lead for the rest of the game. [Read more…] about Wasaren League Sports
Public Meeting Dates Set For Capital Projects
By Doug LaRocque
At its regular meeting held on Thursday, January 18 the Berlin Central School Board chose four dates for the promised public informational meetings on the 9.3 and 3.7 million dollar projects. [Read more…] about Berlin CSD Board
Contributed by Stephanie Wagar
RD#1 Rural Mail Carrier, Henry “Hank” Wagar is retiring on February 16. Hank has completed over 40 years of federal service. [Read more…] about Stephentown Rural Mail Carrier Retires
By Doug LaRocque
Carissa Castiglione appeared before the Grafton Planning Board on Monday, January 22, to formally file for a change of use plan for the former Lena’s Restaurant (most recently knows as Grama’s Kozy Kitchen). [Read more…] about A New Restaurant Proposed For Grafton
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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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