submitted by Art Schmich
The Berlin Varsity Softball Team defeated Doane Stuart April 13 by a score of 21 to 6. The game was closer than the final score made it look. [Read more…] about Lady Mountaineers Trounce Doane Stuart
Local News
HFCS Baseball Boys Lose, Softball Girls Win
by Steve Bradley
The HFCS boys baseball team lost to Tamarac Tuesday, 12 – 5, in a game played at Tamarac High School. Noah Coney hit a two run double for the Panthers. Pitcher Kealan Hitt (0 – 2) took the loss. [Read more…] about HFCS Baseball Boys Lose, Softball Girls Win
Carolyn Boomhower Celebrates 100
Carolyn Boomhower celebrated her 100th birthday at an Open House on Saturday April 11 at the Grafton Senior Center. [Read more…] about Carolyn Boomhower Celebrates 100
Trivia Night Benefits Student Arts and Humanities Program
The New Lebanon Foundation will launch its 2015 fundraising campaign with a Trivia Night on Friday, April 24 from 7 to 9 pm at the New Lebanon Junior/Senior High School on Route 22 in New Lebanon, Columbia County. Test your trivia knowledge! [Read more…] about Trivia Night Benefits Student Arts and Humanities Program
More Calls This Year Than Last
submitted by Beth Cipperly
The Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad Annual Recognition banquet was held on February 21 at the North Hoosick Fire House. Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Squad President Beth Cipperly and guest speaker was Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino. [Read more…] about More Calls This Year Than Last
RLT Seeks Volunteers For Tomhannock Reservoir Cleanup
April is Earth Month and the Rensselaer Land Trust needs your help. Volunteers are needed for their 8th annual cleanup of the shores of the Tomhannock Reservoir. This makes for a fun family, friends, or club volunteer activity. [Read more…] about RLT Seeks Volunteers For Tomhannock Reservoir Cleanup
Hoosick Grange News
submitted by Corinne Philpott
The topic at the Hoosick Grange meeting on April 8 was ROUTE 7 – THE HEROIN HIGHWAY. We had plain clothes Drug Investigator, Art Hyde, and Sheriff Fire Investigator, Paul Davendonis. Hyde has worked for the Drug Enforcement Agency for 15 years. He showed us pictures of crack cocaine, and heroin in cellophane bags. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News
Battenkill Chorale “Greatest Hits!” Hoosick Falls Concert Concludes Twentieth Anniversary Season
The Battenkill Chorale brings its twentieth anniversary season to a rousing conclusion with “Greatest Hits – 20 Years of Celebrating Song”, on Saturday, April 25 at 8 pm and Sunday, April 26 at 4 pm, at Immaculate Conception Church, 73 Main Street, Hoosick Falls. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by calling (518) 692-7458 or emailing jen.braucher@gmail.com. [Read more…] about Battenkill Chorale “Greatest Hits!” Hoosick Falls Concert Concludes Twentieth Anniversary Season
HACA VITA Volunteers Can Finally Relax At The End Of A Busy Tax Season
Legislators Approve Resolutions Opposing Pipeline Project As Now Proposed “Not a Good Deal” For County
Members of the Rensselaer County Legislature approved three resolutions at the April 14 legislative meeting stating opposition to a pipeline proposed to be routed through areas of southern Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about Legislators Approve Resolutions Opposing Pipeline Project As Now Proposed “Not a Good Deal” For County