Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
An article in last week’s Eastwick Press focused on some of the economic misfortune that has befallen the Hoosick Falls and Route 22 corridor, and the glut of home foreclourses it has helped to spawn. Now we ask, “what can local communities do to reverse the deterioration?” [Read more…] about Being Prepared To Act When Opportunity Presents Itself The Key To Hoosick Area Recovery
Megan Flynn dribbles between two Mechanicville defenders. The girls soccer team defeated Mechanicville 3 – 0 Tuesday at the George Helft Soccer Complex. [Read more…] about Girls Soccer Gets Home Win
by Steve Bradley
The Panthers kept the heat on the rest of the league by taking two more matches from league competitors. The team is so hot a match against Hoosic Valley was rescheduled because of the heat. [Read more…] about HFCS Golf Keeps Rolling Along, 8 – 0
On Sunday, September 27 at 2 pm, the Cambridge Historical Society & Museum will once again offer a “Victorian Tea” at the Museum on Broad Street in Cambridge, New York. There will be homemade sweets, savories and tea to be enjoyed while watching a live fashion show of reproduction women’s costumes from the 1890s through the 1920s. The theme for this year’s fashion show will be “Downton Abbey Fashion: Gilded Age to Jazz Age.” [Read more…] about Cambridge Historical Society & Museum Holds Second Annual Victorian Tea
by Steve Bradley
Approximately 25 jobs were lost when McDonald’s at 21451 Route 22 closed its doors Monday evening. Tuesday morning workers were on the site to remove the signage and prepare to shut down the building. The employees had no notice of the closing, and most were surprised when they heard the news. [Read more…] about McDonald’s In Hoosick Closes
by Deb Alter
HFCS Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Paul Baker gave members a thorough and detailed tour of the school’s facilities at the Board meeting on Thursday, August 27. The purpose was two-fold: it served as the traditional back-to-school inspection, and to identify the areas that were addressed in the proposed capital plan. [Read more…] about Pellet Boiler Ready To Heat The Hoosick Falls School
A sixteen foot wide mobile home being towed up Route 7 struck the pole holding the traffic signal lights in Hoosick on Tuesday afternoon. [Read more…] about Mobile Home Takes Out Lights In Hoosick
Hoosick Falls A Hot Spot In The Eastern Portion Of The County
by Doug La Rocque
The New York State Comptroller’s Office has recently released a new report on home foreclosure rates across the state that indicate the numbers since 2013 have returned to the levels seen in the recession that started in 2008 and peaking a year later. In the immediate Capital District, Rensselaer County has seen the largest percentage of increase. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Hard Hit By Home Foreclosures
Rensselaer County 4-H wrapped up an exciting slate of summer trips with its members from across the county. These trips included the annual Cornell Career Explorations, the Rensselaer County 4-H “Pre-Teen Adventure,” and the Rensselaer County 4-H “Cloverbud Outing.” [Read more…] about Rensselaer County 4-H Wraps Up Summer Trips
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Staff, and the many volunteers of CCE have spent a year gearing up for displaying projects and educational displays to be highlighted at the Schaghticoke Fair featuring the theme “The Fairest One of All”. [Read more…] about Schaghticoke Fair Is 4-H Highlight Of The Year
