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The Careless Toss Of A Cigarette May Be The Cause Of A Large Fire In The Woods Along The Grafton-Pittstown Line

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More Than 100 Firefighters Respond 

To A Blaze In The Grafton Woods

By Doug La Rocque

It took more than 100 firefighters from 14 different Rensselaer County departments nearly six hours to extinguish a woods and brush fire burning on state land off Edelmann Lane, mostly in the Town of Grafton near the Pittstown line.  Grafton Chief Jim Goyer said there were no injuries in the Wednesday blaze, which was difficult to fight because of the terrain and lack of water.  Overall, Goyer estimates the amount of land consumed by the fire to be about 14 acres. [Read more…] about The Careless Toss Of A Cigarette May Be The Cause Of A Large Fire In The Woods Along The Grafton-Pittstown Line

A 19.56 Million Dollar Budget Proposal To Go Before The Berlin School District Voters In May

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By Doug La Rocque

After several meetings to discuss and make changes to the 2016-17 School Budget proposal set forth by Superintendent Dr. Stephen Young, the full board last Tuesday night gave its unanimous approval to the spending plan that calls for a 0.59% increase in taxes.  [Read more…] about A 19.56 Million Dollar Budget Proposal To Go Before The Berlin School District Voters In May

ASA Seeks Pre-Applications For Farmland Protection Grants

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The Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) is accepting pre-applications from farmers in Washington and Rensselaer counties that wish to apply to the state farmland protection program.  Pre-applications are due by Friday, May 13 to ASA’s office. [Read more…] about ASA Seeks Pre-Applications For Farmland Protection Grants

Petersburgh Town Board Action

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Progress Difficult On PFOA Issue In Petersburgh

by Alex Brooks

Petersburgh Supervisor Peter Schaaphok gave an update on the Town administration’s efforts to deal with the PFOA situation at the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on April 18. He said work on the filtration systems on individual homes are “on hold” because the DEC is changing its specifications on the carbon used in the filters. Contractors are waiting for information from DEC about what charcoal filters to use. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board Action