The Friends of the Dyken Pond Center are selling balsam fir wreaths. Each 18 inch wreath will be packed full of aromatic balsam fir, pine cones, a large red bow and a collectible original Dyken Pond nature ornament that can be kept for years to come. [Read more…] about Holiday Wreaths Sale To Benefit Dyken Pond Center
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Elsie M. Goyer
Grafton – Elsie Marie Goyer, 81, of County Route 85, Grafton, NY, went home to be with our Lord on November 9, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. Elsie was the wife of Harold, whom she married 60 years ago on August 5, 1950. She was the only child of Lois and Clinton Wagar who pre-deceased her.
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Eastern Rensselaer Co. Election Results By Town
by David Flint
The only contested local election in the Eastwick area was that for a position left vacant on the Stephentown Town Council after Larry Eckhardt was elected last year as Town Supervisor. Bill Jennings (D, WF) defeated John Meekins (R,C) for that seat with 57% of the vote. Also in Stephentown, Wes Edwards running unopposed was elected to another term as Town Justice. Edwards has already served 47 years in that position.
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Sunset In Grafton
Day Peckinpaugh Subject At The Grafton Historical Society Meeting
The Grafton Historical Society’s November meeting will be held at the Grafton Town Hall on November 17 at 7 pm.
The speaker will be John Callaghan. His subject will be the Day Peckinpaugh, the first cargo motorship of its kind that navigated the open waters of the Great Lakes as well as the Barge Canal. [Read more…] about Day Peckinpaugh Subject At The Grafton Historical Society Meeting
The Grafton Book Group To Discuss Dog As Narrator
The book discussion group of the Grafton Community Library will be reading The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein for November. This is a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty and hope. The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life as only a dog could tell it.
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History And Structure Of The Covered Bridge
The Poestenkill Historical Society November’s program will be held on Tuesday, November 16, at 7 pm in the Poestenkill Town Hall on Rt. 351. Lloyd Schiesser will present a program on “The History and Structure of the Covered Bridge.”
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Brunswick Elks Holiday Craft Fair
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Brunswick Elks will be holding their Annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, November 13, from 9 am to 3 pm. Over 30 vendors will have displays. The Lodge is located on Rt. 2 in Brunswick. The Fair is open to the public, and admission is free. The kitchen will be open and Santa will be available for pictures.
Our profits will help support many of the charities the Ladies support such as Needy Local Families, Hospice, Cerebral Palsy, VA Hospital and more
Friends Of Dyken Pond Learn About Diseased Bats
The Friends of the Dyken Pond Center held their annual dinner on Wednesday, October 27. Carl Herzog, Wildlife Biologist with NYS DEC, gave a sobering talk on the effects white-nose syndrome is having on local bats. [Read more…] about Friends Of Dyken Pond Learn About Diseased Bats
Grafton Planning Board Action – October 2010
by Bea Peterson
The Grafton Planning Board session on Monday, October 18, began at 6 pm with Public Hearings on an Ed Chilson/Clear Brook LLC four lot subdivision, a Jennifer Contessa two lot subdivision and a Site Plan Review of a meteorological tower to be installed by Gamesa Energy. The Contessa subdivision on Fox Hollow Road sailed through the public hearing, noting only that a small piece of the property, about half an acre that is in Petersburgh, cannot be subdivided.
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