Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Area’s First Hunting-Related Serious Accident
By Doug La Rocque
The Grafton Fire Department and Rescue Squad were called out mid-morning on Sunday, November 24, for a report of a man who had fallen about 20 feet out of his tree stand, in a wooded area off the southern end of Babcock Lake Road. [Read more…] about Man Falls From Tree Stand In Grafton
By Doug La Rocque
A rain snow mix on top of roads still frozen in some parts from a below zero morning earlier in the week caused many mishaps Sunday morning, November 24, all around Eastern Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about Snowfall Raises Some Early Week Havoc
Forest Gold
Submitted by the Legislative Majority and Minority Offices
One of the items that gained the approval of the Rensselaer County Legislature at its Tuesday, November 13 meeting was the sale of the former WCW building at One Mechanic Street in Hoosick Falls to Patrick Bakaitis of Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about County Lawmaker Approve Sale of WCW Building
Code Violations In Water Treatment Building
by Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on Monday, November 19, Water District Committee member Joe Dunlop asked when code violations in the “GAC Building” would be corrected. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
The Petersburgh Public Library is very excited to announce the appointment of Kathryn Hilfinger as the new library director. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Library Welcomes A New Director
By Doug La Rocque
The Grafton VFW was festive place to be on Saturday, November 24, as Santa dropped by for breakfast and there were Gingerbread Houses everywhere you turned. [Read more…] about Christmas Time Comes To Grafton
Three Tamarac music students auditioned and were selected to perform with the Empire State Youth Chorale and Orchestra in Melodies of Christmas the week of December 13 through 16 at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady. [Read more…] about Tamarac Students Selected To Perform In Melodies Of Christmas
Budget, Noise Law, And Solar Law Passed
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Town Board passed the Town’s 2019 Budget at its meeting on Tuesday, November 13. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board
By Steve Bradley
A crash at the intersection of Routes 22 and 346 Monday morning, November 26, sent one man to the hospital while several others were shaken up. [Read more…] about Crash At Route 346 and 22
