Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
This November residents of Grafton are being asked to choose a person to fill out the remaining one year on Ingrid Gundrum’s Board term that was vacated when Gundrum became Town Supervisor on January 1 of this year. [Read more…] about Both Parties Pick Their Candidates For Grafton Town Board Special Election
By Doug La Rocque
The approach of Labor Day weekend may signal that the close of summer is near, but not the end of summer fun. [Read more…] about 197th Annual Schaghticoke Fair Opens Wednesday Aug. 31
Saturday, September 17, 4 – 7 pm. Celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Town of Petersburgh with an afternoon of chicken barbecue and folk music by musicians who performed at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival. [Read more…] about Fox Hollow Festival Remembrance And Chicken Barbeque
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance invites the community to Andy Spence’s presentation about the Fox Hollow Music Festival, an annual Petersburgh tradition from 1966 to 1980, at the Sand Lake Town Hall on September 8. [Read more…] about Andy Spence Speaks About Petersburgh’s Fox Hollow Music Festival
Join us for the annual “Bark and Brew” on Saturday, September 17 from 11 am to 3 pm at Grafton Lakes State Park. This benefit will offer fun for four-legged creatures and their owners, as well as craft beer, cider, and mead. [Read more…] about Grafton Lakes State Park Hosting “Bark & Brew”
Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino along with other county officials and representatives of County Departments will be on hand at the Schaghticoke Fair to both offer services and provide information on programs and services available to County residents. [Read more…] about Information And County Services Available At Schaghticoke Fair
Submitted by Kevin O’Malley
The 3rd Annual Walter A. Wood Tractor & Agriculture Show in Hoosick Falls, will be held October 1 in Wood Memorial Park in Hoosick Falls. This unique celebration of tractors features antique and rare tractors, and vintage farm equipment. [Read more…] about Walter A Wood Tractor Show Slated For October 1
By Doug La Rocque
Nearly a year after the investigation began, Grafton Town Court Justice Rebecca Snyder-Greene heard the request by the attorney representing Michael and Erica Costello to suppress evidence obtained in a search warrant executed on their Old Road Property. [Read more…] about Long-Awaited Suppression Hearing Held In Grafton Animal Abuse Case
By Doug La Rocque
Despite the heat and humidity of this summer, Grafton has managed to escape the fury of Mother Nature until Saturday August 6, when lightning, heavy winds and rain brought down trees and tree limbs across wires and roadways, snapped power poles, and generally made quite a mess. [Read more…] about Saturday Storms Take Down Trees And Electrical Lines In Grafton
By Doug La Rocque
Jane McDermott’s proposal to construct a post and beam banquet house called Greywacke Meadows is still stalled by environmental permits. [Read more…] about Grafton’s Proposed Banquet House Still Has Some Obstacles To Clear
