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Grafton Town Board Action – May 2010

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by Erin Hogan
Herb Hasbrouck reported at the May 13 Grafton Town Board meeting that calcium chloride, the dust control product the Town is using, can no longer be picked up by Highway Department trucks. Because of heightened security, in order to pick up the calcium chloride, you now need to go through training and get licensed. To have the product delivered will cost an extra 71 cents per ton and a 12 cent per mile surcharge for gas used for the delivery. The Town also had to decide whether to lease or buy a tank to contain the product. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action – May 2010

Grafton Historical Society Exhibit

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An exhibit of antique tools is on display in the Grafton Town Hall. These tools were used by Grafton carpenter Alonzo Phillips, who built the Dunham house, the residence of Joe Mahoney, his own house, carpentry shop, garage, wood shed, out-house and hen houses. The display is open Mon. to Fri., 9 am to 5 pm.

Grafton FD Breakfast

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The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department along with the Grafton Ladies Auxiliary will be holding an all you can eat buffet breakfast on Saturday, May 22, from 8 to 11 am at the Grafton VFW – Fire Hall on South Road (County Route 85). Belgian waffles, pancakes, French toast, eggs (made to order), bacon, sausage, home fries, toast, orange juice, coffee and milk are on the menu.  The cost is $8 per adult, $4 for kids 6 to 12 and free for kids 5 and under. We look forward to serving you!

Grafton Lakes And Cherry Plain State Parks Kick Off Summer Season

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Two local state parks will kick off their summer season on Memorial Day weekend, opening for boating, hiking and countless other recreational opportunities.  Cherry Plain State Park opens for camping and day use, on weekends only, starting Saturday, May 29, with swimming beginning in July.  Grafton Lakes State Park is currently open daily from 8 am to dusk, and the swimming season begins May 29.
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National Trails Day Volunteers Needed

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National Trails Day is the perfect opportunity to help clean up local parks. On Saturday, June 5, the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park and Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center will be hosting the Seventeenth Annual National Trails Day – the nation’s annual celebration of trails. Both parks invite volunteers of all ages to help clean up and improve trails on Saturday morning and indulge in the trail activities they enjoy most in the afternoon.
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Rensselaer County Legislature Meeting – May 2010

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by Kieron Kramer
An Inspiration
The family of Sylvester “Si” Close appeared in the well of the Rensselaer County Legislature during the presentation period on Tuesday to receive copies of the resolution passed last month honoring his memory. Close died on March 9 at the age of 84 after a life filled with community service. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature Meeting – May 2010

Difficult Times In Mid-19th Century Grafton

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The Grafton Historical Society will hold its May meeting at the Grafton Town Hall on May 19 at 7 pm. The Society will host Rensselaer County Historian Kathy Sheehan who will present a talk on the letters of the Tilley, Littlefield, Huntley families. The letters of these longtime Grafton families include descriptions of the Littlefield daughters working in the silk mills of western Massachusetts, in an ice harvesting business in Grafton and other daily life issues including a two day carriage ride to Troy during a snowstorm. They tell a compelling story of the difficulties faced in the mid-19th century. For more information please contact Dorothy Surprise, public relations contact, at historicgrafton@aol.com or at 641-9660.