Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board met October 23 to discuss the Town’s 2009 budget. Trying to keep the tax levy from going up will be challenging this year because the Town will be making the first payment on the Memorial Hall renovations in 2009, and it is also beginning to make annual payments to the Ambulance Squad to help with the cost of a new ambulance.
by Bea Peterson
Members of the Town of Hoosick Zoning Commission met at 8:30 Wednesday morning, October 29, to compile the information they had gathered at meetings held at Buskirk, North Hoosick, Hoosick and West Hoosick on the first draft of a Land Use Law. [Read more…] about Draft Land Use Law Ready For Review
by Sandra Hamer
It’s official – the term “community service” is alive and well with Stephentown Boy Scouts. Thanks to TJ Mullen and members of West Sand Lake Boy Scout Troop #525, the Stephentown Center Baptist Cemetery on Calvin Cole Road has been cleared of an estimated 20 years of trees, weeds, brush and undergrowth. [Read more…] about Stephentown Boy Scouts Undertake Cemetery Cleanup
by Judith Radford
Who would have known there was so much history buried nearby and covered over by many years of neglect?
A little research on the part of some Lake Elizabeth residents in Grafton have unearthed a small cemetery. The property, known in Grafton’s historical files as Lake Elizabeth Cemetery #27, is located just beyond the old “cedar house” on the old Clarence Church property. [Read more…] about A Small Bridge To The Past
The SUNY Cobleskill Athletic Department announced today that sophomore Dan Bulson, of Cropseyville and Berlin High School, a member of the men’s cross country team, has been named the athletic program’s Fighting Tiger Athlete of the Week. [Read more…] about Dan Bulson Named Fighting Tiger Athlete Of The Week
Avid sports fan Paul Sykes of Stephentown was especially interested in following Berlin’s varsity soccer team this past season. Aside from the fact that the team played excellent ball with a lot of heart, it turns out Paul has both a grandson and a great-grandson on this team! [Read more…] about It’s A Family Affair
Lisa Little Wolf will tell the Stephentown Historical Society about Native American cuisine on Monday, November 3. [Read more…] about Stephentown Historical Society To Hear About Native American Cuisine
The article on the Hoosick Fire District vote in last week’s Eastwick Press incorrectly stated that the Pittstown Fire Department’s building had been condemned and that a new building will cost $1.9 million. [Read more…] about Correction: Pittstown Fire House Not Condemned
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Kiwanis Club member Jean Andrick works for a food company. She was surprised that some of their largest sales were in Indian foods. This inspired her to take a trip to India by herself to learn more about these interesting dishes and the culture that inspired them. [Read more…] about Kiwanis Club Gets A Taste Of India
Hoosick Grange met on October 22, with Master David Cornell. It was Halloween Party night and Bring Can Goods For The Food Closet night. Some of the Grangers were in costume. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News
