Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Thursday, August 20 at 5 pm Hoosick Falls Jr/Sr High Principal Stacy Vadney will be hosting a public meeting to review the 2015-2016 Student/Parent Handbook.
The meeting will be held in the High School Auditorium. Please note: This is not the code of conduct night for athletes.
The New Lebanon Library will hold its annual used book sale the weekend of August 21-23 at the Valley Plaza mall, Routes 20 and 22 in the center of New Lebanon, in a store front next to the New Lebanon Post Office. The hours for the sale are: Friday, August 21, from 12 to 5 pm; Saturday, August 22 from 9 am to 4 pm; and Sunday, August 23, from 9 am to 2 pm. All proceeds from the sale benefit the library. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Library Book Sale
August 14 – Kid’s Stuff
The Dirtmeister presents Superheroes of Science – 2:00 pm. Author and celebrity science geek Steve “The Dirtmeister” Tomecek recreates the great scientific discoveries of Archimedes, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Nikola Tesla, and Galileo. At the Library. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Library Events
SVMC ExpressCare, a convenient walk-in clinic, will be open 8 am to 6 pm seven days a week starting June 14.
The new hours provide the last patient of the day the convenience of filling a prescription—if they have one—before pharmacies close. [Read more…] about SVMC ExpressCare Open Seven Days a Week
Schedule Of Events And Information
Don’t miss this unique and exciting Fly-In/Drive-In event at the William H. Morse State Airport at 1563 Walloomsac Road in Bennington on Saturday, August 15 from 8 am to 3 pm. Here’s the schedule: [Read more…] about Airport Wings & Wheels Summer Fly-In / Drive-In
The Cambridge Valley Fine Art Tour, a new annual arts project in Cambridge will feature seven artists on its tour August 22 and 23 from 10 am to 5 pm. Participating artists include Mark Tougias, Gabi Moore, Carolyn Kibbe, Heide Merecki, Matt Chinian, Ellen Faber and Elana Mark. [Read more…] about Cambridge Valley Fine Art Tour Features Seven Artists
Pianist Jeremy Denk will be the soloist at the last of four summer concerts in North Bennington, at the Carriage Barn, Park-McCullough House on Sunday, August 16, at 4 pm. The world-renowned pianist will play Bartók’s Sonata (Sz 80), Scriabin’s Sonata No. 9, and Beethoven’s Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111. [Read more…] about Pianist Denk To Play At Season Finale
Lake Lauderdale Improvement Association’s (L.L.I.A.) 19th annual children’s fishing tournament will take place on Sunday, August 16 at the Washington County Park on beautiful Lake Lauderdale. The tournament is free and open to all young anglers age 15 and under and is strictly catch and release only. [Read more…] about 19th Annual Young Anglers Fishing Tournament At Lake Lauderdale
Storytelling with Gil Payette
August 16: Native American Myths, Folklore and Legends
Gil Payette is a master storyteller of Native American stories and folklore and will share a few stories with us. All ages are invited to join us in the amphitheater at 1:30 pm. [Read more…] about Happenings At Dyken Pond
by Alex Brooks
Two dogs escaped their enclosure last week and got into the pen of three horses at a neighboring farm. One of them was shot by the owner of the horses, Dan Sidor of Snow’s Farm in Stephentown. [Read more…] about A Dog Is Shot After He Gets Into Neighbor’s Horse Pen, Scares Horses
