Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Speeding Along Route 2 A Concern
By Doug La Rocque
During the public comment section of the Monday night, April 9 meeting of the Grafton Town Board, resident Frank Sbrega asked if there was anything the town could do about the way people were driving along a stretch of NY State Route 2, in particular between Dunham Road and the Grafton Lakes State Park entrance. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
By Steve Bradley
Emily Erickson of Brittonkill Central School (Tamarac) was named Most Valuable Player of the Wasaren League for the 2017-18 season. [Read more…] about Wasaren Girls Basketball All-Star Teams
By Doug La Rocque
The Thursday, April 5 meeting opened with a continuation of the combined public hearing for the proposed High Peaks Solar Project on land behind the Hope Methodist Church on Route 2 in Eagle Mills. [Read more…] about Wetlands Become An Issue For Both Ace Hardware And High Peaks Solar
Submitted by Tasha Anderson
Two students within the Applied Technology Education (ATE) class at Berlin High School voluntarily participated in a Service Learning Project to benefit children at the Head Start preschool program in Berlin. [Read more…] about Service Learning Project Leads to Head Start Donation
An earlier article indicated that the sixth annual band concert would be held at Hoosick Falls Central School. There has been a change of plans!! [Read more…] about Change Of Venue For Hoosick Falls Combined Band Concert
By Doug La Rocque
On Wednesday, March 28, the Stephentown Zoning Board of Appeals signed the written decision it made back on March 1, to grant Brian Baker’s appeal of a building permit issued to Tom Hanson to expand an existing trailer park at the corner of Brown Road and Route 22. [Read more…] about Stephentown Will Look At Its 1991 Zoning Promise
Submitted by the Hoosick and Pittstown Republican Committees
Jake Ashby is the endorsed Republican candidate, as well as the endorsed candidate for the Conservative, Independence, and Reform parties, to run in a special election for the New York State Assembly in the 107th District. [Read more…] about Meet And Greet Jake Ashby For NYS Assembly
By Doug La Rocque
A fire high above the ground, and of undisclosed origin, knocked out power to slightly more than 250 Hoosick residents this past Friday morning, March 30. [Read more…] about Pole Fire Causes Power Outage In Hoosick
By Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Alan Webster sent a letter to NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on April 3 asking that DEC consider including a study of potential alternative water sources, free of PFOA, for Petersburgh, as they have done for the Village of Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Seeks Investigation of Alternative Water Source
By Doug La Rocque
The little surprise snow squall Monday morning, April 2 (most forecasters predicted the snow would stay off to the south), contributed to an accident. [Read more…] about Grafton Rollover Accident On Route 2
