Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Doug La Rocque
For more than a year now, the Town of Hoosick and Naturae LLC have been at odds over odors emanating from the hemp processing plant. First it came from inside the facility because the doors were left open, something that was prohibited in their site plan approval. New equipment and closing the doors seemed to help, but then [Read more…] about Mitigating the Issues with the Naturae Facility in Hoosick
by Chris Tergliafera
At the November 9 regular meeting of the New Lebanon Town Board, the Town’s 2022 budget was approved. While there were no proposed changes by the Board, a $20,000 adjustment was necessary to include the library budget increase that was passed on the November 2 election. The Board strived for, and achieved a zero tax increase budget in the original proposal, but the additional $20,000 will result in [Read more…] about New Lebanon’s 2022 Budget Adjusted and Approved
Submitted by BCS Communications
Congratulations to the BNL Cross Country Team on their impressive performance at Sectionals last Friday, November 5. The BNL Girls Cross Country team won the Sectionals race at SPAC with 41 points. Allura Meizinger led the way with an overall second place finish. Elsie Corbett, Sadie Giumarra and Brady Hills had a strong wall finish placing 9, 10 and 11. Ava Noel secured the BNL girls victory by finishing in [Read more…] about Cross Country Sectionals
by Doug La Rocque
A tired but exuberant Steve McLaughlin took to the podium on election night at the Franklin Terrace Ballroom in Troy to thank his supporters for his re-election to the position of Rensselaer County Executive. Mr. McLaughlin defeated Democrat Gwen Wright and Working Families Party candidate Sara McDermott garnering 63 percent of the vote. While a boisterous crowd chanted “Steve, Steve,” the County Executive extolled the virtues of the Republican Party, pointing to the dominance of the GOP at the polls that evening. He told his supporters “The people are rising up and taking back their country [Read more…] about McLaughlin Re-elected by a Substantial Margin
by Doug La Rocque
Catholic Charities, The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY, the Capital District Area Labor Federation, The Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office, The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and The Eastwick Press teamed up on Wednesday, November 3 to once again bring Eastern and Central Rensselaer County a mass food giveaway, held at the Grafton Lakes State Park (GLSP). This was the third such event that has been held at GLSP and the second this year. Just like the previous two several hundred families received [Read more…] about Another Successful Mass Food Giveaway in Grafton
The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market returns to the Troy Atrium for the winter this Saturday, November 6. The winter market is held every Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm, and features most of the vendors from its popular outdoor market.
The Troy Atrium is located in downtown Troy with entrances on Fulton Street, 3rd Street, Broadway and 4th Street. Free parking is available in [Read more…] about Troy Farmers Market Returns to the Atrium
by Doug La Rocque
Stewart’s Shops President and CEO Gary Dake was joined by the outgoing President of the New York Power Authority, (NYPA) Gil Quiniones, on Friday morning, October 29 to cut the ribbon on the new fast charging Electric Vehicle (EV) station at the Stewarts on Columbia Turnpike near the intersection with I-90 in Schodack. This the first of [Read more…] about Stewart’s Opens Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Schodack
The Columbia NE Repair Cafe, held at the Firehouse in New Lebanon on Saturday, October 23, was a smashing success. Ten organizers from the Climate Smart Communities Task Forces of New Lebanon, Austerlitz, Chatham and East Nassau welcomed a steady stream of visitors from as far away as Taghkanic and Albany, and as nearby as up the road in New Lebanon. Other event volunteers and the 20 fixers who spent the day plying their skills on a wide variety of repairs [Read more…] about New Lebanon’s Repair Cafe A Success
by Bea Peterson
On a recent Sunday afternoon residents, family and friends of Wood Park enjoyed a visit with Dolley Madison, the charming wife of President James Madison. Dressed in a beautiful red velvet empire style dress with matching turban, historic interpreter Phyllis Chapman, along with visuals coordinator and husband Michael Chapman, enchanted folks with tales of the life of this very special lady. Dolley told her audience she was raised a Quaker, a life too plain for her. She was widowed at a young age and left with a young son [Read more…] about Dolley Madison Visits Wood Park in Hoosick Falls
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on Thursday October 21, the day the building reopened after a sewer line problem had closed the building to students for two days. Board President Joe Patire and Superintendent Pat Dailey expressed their thanks to those who responded to the crisis and were able to get the sewer system operational again in just two days—including Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Paul Baker who was in the middle of coordinating the emergency response the whole time, the Capital Project architects from Synthesis LLP who came out immediately to [Read more…] about Sewers, Chromebooks and Horses Discussed by Hoosick Falls Central School Board
