by Bea Peterson
On Friday, June 24, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino joined Hudson River Valley Greenway acting Executive Director Mark Castiglione and members of the Pittstown Historical Society at the Herb Backus farm on Johnsonville Road in Pittstown where he presented an enlarged check for an $8,000 grant to the Society. [Read more…] about Pittstown Historical Society Receives Fourth Grant
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Rensselaer Land Trust Hoosic River Paddle Trip
Rensselaer Land Trust invites the public to paddle the Hoosic River on Saturday, July 9. Bring your kayak or canoe and join us as we paddle eight miles of the Hoosic River. We’ll put in at the new NYSDEC public boat launch on the Rensselaer Land Trust’s property in Eagle Bridge and take out downstream just before the Johnsonville Dam. The Hoosic River boat launch is approximately 1 mile west of Eagle Bridge on the north side of Route 67.
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Grafton Lakes State Park Off-Road Triathlons
Sky High Adventures and Grafton Lakes State Park announce that Off-Road Triathlons will be held at Grafton Lakes State Park the weekend of July 16 and 17. The Sky High Kids Off-Road Triathlon, a USA Triathlon sanctioned youth event, will take place on Saturday, July 16, with a 9 am start time. The Sky High Off-Road Triathlon at Grafton Lakes, a Nissan Xterra Points Series Race, will take place on Sunday, July 17, with an 8 am start time.
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Trail Day In Grafton Needs Volunteers
Come to the woods and spend an afternoon on Sunday, July 17, at 1 pm clearing trails from storm tree damage. One of the privately owned conservation easement properties of the Rensselaer Land Trust has public trails that need work to make them safe and pleasant again. The property is adjacent to the Dyken Pond Environmental Center, which is where we will meet. Wear long pants, sturdy solid shoes and work gloves. Be prepared to help lift fallen trees. Bring water and a snack and clippers and hand saws if you have them. Call or email Christine to register at 518-859-4363 or Christine@renstrust.org.
Jessie L. Stevens
Hoosick – Jessie L. Stevens, 93, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY. She had resided on South Street in Hoosick, NY, with her daughter Norma Stevens. Jessie was the wife of the late Carl “Shorty” Stevens, who died in 1999.
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Anne M. Forgo
Grafton – Anne M. Forgo, 51, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2011, at the Stratton V.A. Hospital in Albany, NY, after a brief illness. She had resided on Steve O’Dell Road in Grafton, NY.
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Elsie May Domine
Hoosick – Elsie May (Philpott) Domine, 93, passed away at Bennington Health and Rehab in Bennington, VT, on Sunday, June 26, 2011. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Domine, who died in 1986.
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Stained Glass In Concert At The Seventh Day Baptist Church Of Berlin
The Seventh Day Baptist Missionary Society and Women’s Board invite your community to experience Stained Glass, a music ministry of the Seventh Day Baptist denomination, on their Carried by Faith tour. Stained Glass consists of seven young adults from across the US, and the group will be touring fourteen states throughout the Midwest and Northeast this summer.
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Loggers Arrested For Cheating Stephentown Woman
by David Flint
Two loggers were arrested on Friday, June 17, on charges of Grand Larceny for having stolen a considerable amount of timber from an elderly Stephentown woman. [Read more…] about Loggers Arrested For Cheating Stephentown Woman