Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Filtration System Delayed; Water Rebate Check Has Arrived
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held a special meeting on August 2 with Don Fletcher and Rich Straut from Barton & Loguidice about the water grant application. Fletcher said Petersburgh’s application has been deemed complete, and those reviewing the applications have said they expect it will take about five weeks to review them. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Tries To Formulate Plan For Water System
By Doug La Rocque
When the issue of PFOAs first surfaced, the Berlin Town Board breathed a sigh of relief when test results showed the village water levels to be less than 10 parts per trillion (ppt), far below the levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as dangerous. That relief has now turned to concern, with the discovery of PFOA laden leachate at the dump they once shared with the Town of Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Proactive On Issue Of Town’s Involvement In Petersburgh Dump
More than 1,500 students recently completed the requirements for graduation from their academic degree or certificate programs at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. The college’s Class of 2016 includes students from around the Capital Region and around the globe, graduating from more than 80 degree or certificate programs. [Read more…] about Local Students Are Members of Class of 2016 At Hudson Valley Community College
Nearly 200 of Hudson Valley Community College’s top students were honored with a variety of academic achievement awards this spring. The awards celebrate the depth of student excellence across the college’s more than 80 academic programs.
[Read more…] about Academic Departments At Hudson Valley Community College Honor Local Students
There was at least one old family missed (sorry, Keith and Barb Snyder) in the “Remembrances of The Old Families of Petersburgh” which was wrttten in honor of Petersburgh’s 225th Anniversary. [Read more…] about Old Families Missed…
By Doug La Rocque
Officers of Rensselaer Organizations United for Senior Endeavors (ROUSE), the senior community and Rensselaer County dignitaries enjoyed some beautiful weather for the organization’s annual picnic this past Wednesday. [Read more…] about Seniors And County Officials Gather At Grafton Lakes For The Annual R.O.U.S.E. Picnic
On Tuesday, August 9 at 8 pm visitors can watch a movie set during the Revolutionary War for free as part of a “Movies under the Stars” series on the grounds of the caretaker’s house at Bennington Battlefield (30 Caretakers Rd., Hoosick Falls, NY 12090). [Read more…] about Free Outdoor Screening Of Revolutionary War Movie
Soldiers Complete Training Exercise At Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center
Members of a task force with the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team successfully completed the rigors of a force on force training exercise at Fort Polk and are now heading home. [Read more…] about Soldiers Head Home From Fort Polk Training
Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, located on Route 67, North Hoosick, NY will host a commemoration of the Battle of Bennington on Tuesday, August 16, at 7 pm. [Read more…] about Commemoration To Mark The 239th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Bennington
by Alex Brooks
DEC has released PFOA data from the Petersburgh landfill and from the surface waters into which the leachate is flowing, with more extensive sampling results than those reported last week. They sampled groundwater [Read more…] about DEC Releases PFOA Data For Little Hoosic River
