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• Snow Crafts – Saturday, December 27, from 1 to 3 pm. Kids of all ages are invited to come make some crafts outside in the snow. We will be making our own free form snow candles decorated with natural items (parents will need to help supervise young ones) and making our own maple syrup taffy in the snow. All crafts will be completed outside so please dress appropriately. There is a $1 materials fee.
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• December 12, Friday
Outdoor Tykes at 10:30 am. Join with other pre-school age children for a fun outing in the Park. Bundle up for a short hike where we’ll move like the animals and then come inside for a lantern nature craft. Meet at the Shaver Pond Center, 194 Shaver Pond Road in Grafton, NY. Pre-register, please, by calling 279-1155.
• December 17, Wednesday
Wandering Wednesday and Holiday Gathering at 4 pm.
Take a hike with Friends President Dorothy Surprise. Please bring a flashlight as night will fall during this program before you’re out of the woods. For the holiday party, bring a potluck dish to share. If weather permits, we’ll light a bonfire to welcome in winter. The hike begins at the Shaver Pond Center, 194 Shaver Pond Road in Grafton. To register for event listings and receive Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park program location details, visit http://www.meetup.com/Friends-of-Grafton-Lakes-State-Park.
• December 23, Tuesday
Treasure Hunt at 10:30 am.
Use a treasure map to discover clues and search for signs of critters along this one mile exploration. If we succeed in finding all our clues, a treasure awaits. The cost is $2 per person or $5 per family. This is recommended for five to ten years olds, but younger siblings are welcome to tag along. This event will be held at the Shaver Pond Center, 194 Shaver Pond Road in Grafton. Please pre-register by calling 279-1155.
Grafton – Ken Vanderhoef, patriot, entrepreneur, patriarch, died weeks from his 85th birthday at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, on December 4, 2014, surrounded by his family.
We would like to invite anyone interested in an afternoon of Christmas music to come join us for the presentation of a Christmas Cantata. The choirs from the Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon and the Stephentown Federated Church in Stephentown, under the direction of Bev Westfall, Choir Director at the Stephentown Federated Church, have joined forces to produce a Christmas Cantata of music and readings.
[Read more…] about Christmas Cantata In New Lebanon And Stephentown
by Thaddeus Flint
A new high pressure gas pipeline, previously proposed to run through the towns of Chatham, Canaan and New Lebanon, may instead follow a new route further to the north, through the Town of Stephentown. A compressor station would also probably have to be built somewhere in that area to maintain the flow of gas.
[Read more…] about High Pressure Gas Pipeline May Run Through Stephentown
No One Hurt
by Bea Peterson
Officers of the Hoosick Falls Police Department arrested an 18 year old male on a gun possession charge as a result of a traffic stop over the Thanksgiving holiday. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Police Seize Illegal Handgun
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board finally passed revised Subdivision Regulations and Road Specifications for the Town at its meeting on December 1, after a public hearing. The effort to rewrite these regulations and get them approved has been going on for several years so this action represents a significant milestone for the Town.
[Read more…] about After Years Petersburgh Passes Sub-Division Regs And Road Specs
by Alex Brooks
At a Special Meeting held December 1, the Petersburgh Town Board took up a number of issues. First, they passed a resolution to adopt New York State’s archives records retention and disposition schedule, called Schedule MU-1, which details which records need to be kept and for how long. Town Clerk Deidra Michaels said she has been working with a woman from the New York State Archives to modernize the Town’s record keeping practices. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Special Meeting Records And Job Descriptions
by Bea Peterson
On an evening of “iffy” weather more than 25 people turned out to discuss the future of Hoosick Falls and what they want to see in the Zoning Code Update. The two hour meeting was held in the Hoosick Area Senior Center. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Zoning Code Update Workshop Draws A Crowd
Spending Plan Keeps Fourth Consecutive Budget Under Tax Cap
submitted by Rich Crist, Majority Legislative Liaison, and Chris Meyer, Deputy County Executive
The Rensselaer County Legislature voted Monday to approve the 2015 County budget. The budget is based on a spending plan that allows the budget to remain under the state tax cap for the fourth consecutive year while protecting needed services.
[Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature Adopts 2015 Budget With 1.48% Tax Levy Increase
