By Doug La Rocque
The largest grant in the local area, $3 million, was awarded to the SAFE Holdings NY facility on Route 22 in Berlin. [Read more…] about Berlin’s SAFE NY Awarded A $3 Million State Grant
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By Doug La Rocque
The largest grant in the local area, $3 million, was awarded to the SAFE Holdings NY facility on Route 22 in Berlin. [Read more…] about Berlin’s SAFE NY Awarded A $3 Million State Grant
$450,000 For Major Expansion Of Brown’s Brewing Company Walloomsac Facility
by Alex Brooks
A $450,000 grant to Brown’s Brewing Company will be dedicated to a major renovation and expansion of its facility on the Walloomsac River in North Hoosick. [Read more…] about $503,000 In Grants Awarded In Hoosick
Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon was awarded $41,500 from the New York State Council on the Arts to celebrate and explore the Shakers’ ideas and engagement around suffrage and women’s rights, and the lives of the Shaker sisters who lived at Mount Lebanon. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon Receives Grant To Celebrate And Explore The 100th Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage In New York State
Berlin Seeking A New Town Justice
By Doug La Rocque
Town Justice Christina Vanko informed the Town back in November that she was resigning due to health reasons. The resignation took effect immediately.

After three months or so of interior renovation owner Mike Milliron held the Grand Opening of the Iron Coffee Company on Saturday afternoon December 10. [Read more…] about Iron Coffee Company Holds Grand Opening

Highway Department Facing Multiple Problems
TRACS Says Thanks
By Doug La Rocque
Concerns about equipment problems and obstacles to plowing snow were raised by Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck at the Monday, December 12 Town Board meeting. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action

A mid-sized car and a Nissan SUV collided at the intersection of Route 67 and Buskirk-West Hoosick Road (Buskirk Bridge Road) Saturday, resulting in one person being airlifted. [Read more…] about Man Airlifted After Collision

By Doug La Rocque
Fire companies from all around Eastern Rensselaer County joined Grafton firefighters to battle a very smoky and very hot blaze on the east side of the Town on Sunday night December 11. [Read more…] about Grafton House Suffers Heavy Damage In Sunday Night Fire

HF 49 – Cambridge 33
December 13 at HFCS. The game started out with the teams playing evenly to a 9-8 Panthers lead at the end of the first quarter. [Read more…] about Girls Roll On, Win Two More

By Doug La Rocque
While firefighters and rescue personnel were busy at the Grafton fire scene, two cars collided head on along the northern section of Babcock Lake Road. [Read more…] about 3 People Injured In Head On Accident In Grafton
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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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