Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
HAYC3 Sponsored Meeting Well Attended
by Bea Peterson
Heroin use is an epidemic in this country, this state, this area, this community, this very minute. A panel of experts in various fields, including law enforcement, mental health, social media and addiction recovery, addressed the crowd of more than 100 people who attended the HAYC3 sponsored Town Meeting on Wednesday, April 23. [Read more…] about Hoosick Meets On Heroin
by Thaddeus Flint
Brendan Hoffman, the 22 year old Stephentown man found guilty of vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of a 2012 accident, received a sentence of 5 to 15 years at his sentencing hearing on April 25.
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe said that on Saturday, April 26, Officers from the Department responded to a report of shots fired in the area of River Street. When they arrived they noticed “unknown subjects” fleeing from the area. The Officers located bottles on the ground that appeared to have exploded. Officers located two juvenile males who admitted they had been setting off “Bottle Bombs.”
by Alex Brooks
The New York State DOT is beginning work this week on a $790,000 slope repair project on Route 2 between the two entrances to East Hollow Road. They expect to be working there for several months. [Read more…] about Roadwork Planned For Route 2 In Petersburgh
by Alex Brooks
The Grafton Town Board held a workshop on Saturday, April 26, to consider sharing the Town transfer station with Petersburgh. Grafton Town Supervisor Frank Higgins began the meeting by saying the question before the Board was whether the Town of Grafton would like to make a proposal to the Town of Petersburgh which would allow Petersburgh to use the Grafton transfer station for a fee. The merits of this question were never really discussed at this meeting, which consisted mostly of bickering on ancillary topics.
[Read more…] about Grafton Will Not Share Transfer Station With Petersburgh
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Fire Department held its annual Installation Dinner on April 26. It was at the Hoosick Falls Country Club, the dinner by chef Jeff Babson and his crew.
[Read more…] about Petersburgh Fire Department Installation Dinner
by David Flint
“We’re all neighbors helping neighbors.” That was the theme of this year’s Open House and Recruitment Day at the Stephentown Fire Station.
[Read more…] about Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Open House And Recruitment Day
by Alex Brooks
A Grafton Town Board meeting scheduled for Saturday morning, April 26, could not be held because Town Clerk Sue Putnam was not present and Deputy Town Clerk Allison Kirchner was not able to attend either. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action – No Clerk, No Meeting
submitted by Chuck Riccardi, SVFD Safety Officer
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank everyone who came out last Saturday to support our annual Roast Beef Dinner fundraiser. The Department served about 255 dinners this year compared to 350 last year. [Read more…] about SVFD Roast Beef Dinner
