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Soldiers Complete Training Exercise At Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center
Members of a task force with the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team successfully completed the rigors of a force on force training exercise at Fort Polk and are now heading home. [Read more…] about Soldiers Head Home From Fort Polk Training
Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, located on Route 67, North Hoosick, NY will host a commemoration of the Battle of Bennington on Tuesday, August 16, at 7 pm. [Read more…] about Commemoration To Mark The 239th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Bennington
by Alex Brooks
DEC has released PFOA data from the Petersburgh landfill and from the surface waters into which the leachate is flowing, with more extensive sampling results than those reported last week. They sampled groundwater [Read more…] about DEC Releases PFOA Data For Little Hoosic River
by Alex Brooks
A bill sponsored by State Senator Kathy Marchione revising statute of limitation law relating to “toxic torts” was signed by Governor Cuomo on July 21. The intent of this bill is simple – to preserve the right of people who have been sick [Read more…] about Marchione’s Statute Of Limitations Bill Regarding Claims Against Toxic Polluters Is Signed By Governor Cuomo
The United Methodist Church will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on August 1, [Read more…] about Give Blood – Give Life
By Doug La Rocque
On July 13, State Senator Kathy Marchione, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino and leaders of the Rensselaer Fire and EMS Community gathered at the new Defreestville Fire Station to formally announce the awarding of the $750,000 NYS grant for [Read more…] about 750 Thousand Dollar Grant To Purchase New Pagers For Rensselaer County Emergency Service Providers
By Doug La Rocque
Please don’t label them “ghostbusters,” said Gary Robusto of the Tri-City New York Paranormal Society. “We are investigators.” That is what he and his teams have been [Read more…] about An Evening With The Paranormal In Grafton
By Doug La Rocque
Coach Josh Weaver is looking for a way to push the boy’s basketball program at Berlin Central School to the next level, and feels their participation in the summer basketball program at [Read more…] about Berlin Summer Boys Basketball Program Off To A Good Start
The deadline for registrations for the fall Taconic Valley Soccer Club soccer program is fast approaching. Registrations and money are due Monday August 1st. If you need a copy [Read more…] about Time To Sign Up For Fall Soccer
by Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on Monday July 18, Supervisor Webster said there has been some seepage of water out of the closed landfill, which is at the top of Jones Hollow Road near the Berlin town line. This leachate is making its way into surface streams which carry it down into the Little Hoosic River. Initial tests of the leachate showed PFOA levels of over 4,000 parts per trillion, [Read more…] about Leachate From Petersburgh Landfill Has High PFOA Level
