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Easter Bunny Appearance In Grafton

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By Doug La Rocque

Children from Grafton and surrounding towns filled the VFW Post this past Saturday for an Easter Egg Party hosted by the Grafton Youth Commission.  Commission Director Noelle Goyer estimates about 70 youngsters and their parents dropped by to visit with the Easter Bunny, make Easter bonnets, color eggs, pet smaller bunnies, get their faces painted and more.  In years past the event has been put on by the Grafton Lakes State Park at the Deerfield Pavilion, but this year it was moved indoors, with GLSP joining with many other area organizations to entertain and educate. [Read more…] about Easter Bunny Appearance In Grafton

Hoosick Falls High School Student Chosen For WNYT-TV’s “Kids Who Care”

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submitted by Brian Bushner

A student with ambitions for a career in the medical field was featured as a “Kids Who Care’ on WNYT-TV 13. Junior Anna Brewer was visited by WNYT Meteorologist Bob Kovachick last week and interviewed by him for the segment. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls High School Student Chosen For WNYT-TV’s “Kids Who Care”

International Musician Sean Gaskell To Play West African Kora At New Lebanon Library

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Internationally renowned musician Sean Gaskell will perform at the New Lebanon Library on Friday, April 8 at 6:30 pm. The program, which is free and open to the public, will feature works for the Kora, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa.  Gaskell will perform traditional songs that are the heart and soul of the Kora’s musical repertoire in addition to some of his own personal compositions. The Library is at 550 State Route 20 in New Lebanon. [Read more…] about International Musician Sean Gaskell To Play West African Kora At New Lebanon Library

Comedy Show Coming To Petersburgh May 7

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Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center and The Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour will present an evening of professional stand up comedy on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 pm, to benefit the PVMCC. Help support your community center by laughing with MC Aaron David Ward, feature Deric Harrington, and headliner Steve Van Zandt. [Read more…] about Comedy Show Coming To Petersburgh May 7

Cheney Library In Hoosick Falls Is Celebrating Women’s History Month

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submitted by Carol Gaillard

Did you know that Clara Barton organized the American Red Cross in Dansville, New York? Dansville is located in Livingston County; it is a quiet, picturesque village in the Finger Lakes region of central New York. In 1873 when Clara returned from Europe to America she was exhausted and in need of rest. She sought out Dr. James Jackson, founder of Our Home on the Hillside in Dansville for his water cure. This health institute became home to the “Angel of the Battlefield.” [Read more…] about Cheney Library In Hoosick Falls Is Celebrating Women’s History Month