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Rope Making At The Poestenkill Historical Society

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The Poestenkill Historical Society will be starting their fall schedule Tuesday, September 27, 2011 with a program on the history of Rope Making.
Ropesmiths, Dave and Mike started making historically correct cordage in 1995,after noticing that Civil War Re-enactors were using nylon cordage in their portrayals. From the beginning of history, hemp has been the preferred fiber for rope making in Europe.The only shortcoming was that, since it came from the stalk of a plant, it was prone to rot if not treated with pine tar. [Read more…] about Rope Making At The Poestenkill Historical Society

Grafton Hit Hard By Hurricane Irene; Parts of Route 2 Destroyed

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by David Flint
Hurricane Irene was somewhat inconsistent in her treatment of towns in the southern Eastwick area. There was damage and destruction everywhere, but in some parts of the area she was much more savage than in others.
The Town of Grafton was hard hit. Town Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck labeled a “disaster” the havoc wreaked by flood waters on a six mile stretch of Route 2 running through Grafton and Brunswick. Hasbrouck said there was a lot of road damage throughout the Town but, as of Wednesday afternoon, the only roads besides Route 2 still closed were Johnson Road, Steve O’Dell Road and Fox Hollow Road.
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Grafton To Hold Memorial For The Ten Year Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks

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The Town of Grafton will be holding a memorial service at the Town Park on Sunday, September 11, at 1 pm in observance of the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Members of the Grafton Fire Company, Grafton Rescue Squad, Grafton VFW Post and local Clergy will be participating in the observance. Kelly Paslow, Director of Rensselaer Public Safety who volunteered at Ground Zero at the World Trade Center site, will be the guest speaker.
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Letter To The Editor – Does it Make Cent$?

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To the Editor:
Many Grafton residents are not aware there are plans to address the exterior of the Town post office, which is in a state of disrepair. At a recent Town Board meeting our Supervisor announced plans to re-side the building with an attractive composite siding. To install this product, it was stated, the existing clapboard siding would have to be removed, then the new siding installed. There are plans to hire a competent contractor as a temporary Town employee to preform the work therefore avoiding the need to pay “prevailing wage,” a significant savings to the taxpayers providing labor hours are carefully controlled.
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Learn To Clog

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Come, have fun and learn clogging with the Hill Country Cloggers of Hoosick beginning Tuesday, September 20, at 7 pm at the Hoosick Falls Central School, Route 22, Hoosick Falls, or at the Brittonkill Central School in Brunswick. For more information, call Margaret Pine at 686-7769.

Travel Advisory: Route 2 In Grafton To Be Paved

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from the NYS DOT
Motorists are advised that alternating one-way traffic controlled by flaggers will be in effect on Route 2 from Route 278 in Cropseyville to the east end of Dumbleton Road in Grafton for paving operations. The work will begin on Monday, August 29, and is expected to continue until the end of September. Work will occur Monday through Friday between 6:30 am and 6 pm. Motorists should expect delays and consider alternate routes.
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