Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

By Doug La Rocque
Grafton Fire and EMS received a call Saturday morning, May 26 reporting a vehicle rollover with entrapment. [Read more…] about Truck Rolls Into House In Grafton
Big Bucks For Big Trucks And Other Things
By Thaddeus Flint
In the words of Councilman Bill Jennings, there was a lot of “money out the door” at the May 21 meeting of the Stephentown Town Board, with the Town buying a new truck, paying for tons upon tons of stone and writing checks for yet another round of substantial legal bills. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board

By Steve Bradley
The HFCS girls lacrosse team (6-11) played Schuylerville Thursday, May 24 evening at Mohonasen High School in Schenectady for the Section 2 Class D championship. [Read more…] about Panthers Fall Short
By Doug La Rocque
The purchase of .9 acres of land by Hemp Chain Farms from Wade Rathbun on Green Hollow Road met with little comment at a public hearing on the matter last Thursday night, May 24. [Read more…] about Small Land Purchase By Hemp Farm Approved
By Alex Brooks
Rink Management Services Corporation, which was hired by the Town of Hoosick to study the feasibility of installing refrigeration equipment at Hoosick’s Reynolds/Gilchrest Skating Rink and expanding skating and hockey programs there, has delivered a report detailing the results of its study. [Read more…] about Feasibility Study On Rink Upgrade Is Received

Once again this year the Tri-City Valleycats are presenting their “Home Run Community Hero’s Starting 9” intiative, a program that aims to highlight those that go above and beyond in Capital Region communities. [Read more…] about Let’s Make Luke Hoag A ValleyCats Home Run Community Hero

By Rebecca Gatto
Patrons at the Brunswick Community Library are sometimes surprised when they learn there’s no penalty for their late books—even if they returned an armload. [Read more…] about Library Goes Fine-Free For All Patrons

By Steve Bradley
CLASS B
Tamarac 2 at Schuylerville 12
Friday, May 25 at Moreau Recreation Park. Number two seed Schuylerville scored one run in each of the first three innings before number three seed Tamarac put two on the board in the top of the fourth. [Read more…] about Seasons End For Girls Softball

By Steve Bradley
A man riding a bicycle was injured Friday afternoon, May 25, when he and the bike went down on the slope between Old Hoosick Tavern and the Man of Kent. [Read more…] about Bicycle Accident on Route 7
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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