Grafton

By Doug La Rocque

The ins and outs of maple sugaring filled the classroom at the Park Office Saturday, as Park Naturalist Liz Wagner took children and adults through all the steps of making your own maple syrup at home.  The afternoon started with a short classroom presentation, then outside to learn to identify a sugar maple tree by its bark, branches and leaves.  Once found, picking the best spots and side of the tree, usually the south side because that is the sunniest.  [Read more…] about Learning How To Make Maple Syrup At Grafton Lakes State Park

Grafton Planning Board Hears Plans For New Business And Approves Subdivision For Former Elementary School

By Doug La Rocque

Hearing no opposition but in receipt of a letter of concern, the Town of Grafton Planning Board voted unanimously to approve both the Environmental Impact Study and the actual subdivision of property at the one-time elementary school at the corner of State Route 2 and Babcock Lake Road.  The plan had originally called for just the school building and parking lots to be subdivided from the rest of the property.  [Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action

The Rensselaer County legislature honored Maxine Hasbrouck, the late wife of long time Grafton Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck, at its recent meeting.  [Read more…] about Maxine Hasbrouck Honored

This Time The Town Is Not On The Hook For Their Care

By Doug La Rocque

State Police say a neighbor on Jay Hakes Road alerted them to a large number of dogs chained to buildings and trucks at an abandoned trailer home, the animals left without shelter from the extreme cold.  Troopers identified the owner as 83 year old Ed Maxfield.  They say his son had been feeding the dogs twice a day, but they were without water, as their dishes had long since frozen over.  [Read more…] about Another Case Of Animal Neglect In Grafton