Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Ambulance Service A Rising Concern
by Thaddeus Flint
Ambulances might someday be slower to arrive in Stephentown, but there could be plenty of worthless television channels to flip through while waiting, it was heard at last Tuesday’s Town Board meeting. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board
Seeking Public Input On Vet Tax Exemptions
By Thaddeus Flint
A Stephentown man is organizing a petition drive to gauge support for Alternative Veterans Tax Exemptions in the New Lebanon Central School District. [Read more…] about New Lebanon School Board
On Wednesday, January 23, students at Walter B. Howard Elementary were surprised with a high energy, culturally authentic acrobatic show by the ZuZu African Acrobats. [Read more…] about Zuzu African Acrobats Visit WBH Elementary
The Snowstorm Of The Century It Wasn’t
Grafton Highway Was Up to the Task
By Doug La Rocque
All day Saturday, January 19, and into Sunday morning, the local television media was predicting up to 20 inches of snow for all areas of the Capital District, including Eastern Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about Eastern Rensselaer County
Vote Scheduled on Proposed Capital Project
by Alex Brooks
At its January 14 meeting, the Hoosick Falls School Board voted unanimously to put its proposed Capital Project up for voter approval. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School
By Doug La Rocque
Barely three weeks in office, Representative Antonio Delgado held the first of his promised town hall meetings in Rensselaer County on Monday, January 21. [Read more…] about Delgado’s Poestenkill Event Well Attended
Local Gold
This injured Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) lives at the Berkshire Bird Paradise in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Stephentown Railroad Station
The Corkscrew Division of the Rutland Railroad ran through Stephentown on its way to Chatham. It was called the Corkscrew because of its many twist and turns all along the line. [Read more…] about Historic Picture Series
Hoosick Falls Stands to Lose Over $30,000
By Doug La Rocque
It’s called the Aid and Incentives to Municipalities program (AIM), and under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget, area villages would stand to lose more than $104,000 collectively. [Read more…] about Cuomo’s AIM Cuts Challenged By Village Mayors
The January 12 New York State Sportswriters Association Poll shows two Section 2 teams in the top twenty. Lake George is the number one state team, and the Hoosick Falls Panthers are three spots below at number four. [Read more…] about Boys Basketball
