Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
Jamie Meehan was riding his bike from his family’s camp at Taconic Lake over to the Grafton Lakes State Park. Halfway across Steve O’Dell Road he saw a deer in the bushes by the side of the road. [Read more…] about Grafton Man Attacked By Deer
by David Flint
Knuckleheads Restaurant in Stephentown, which has been closed for a number of weeks for a much needed vacation and some renovations to the kitchen, will reopen on Thursday, September 22 at 4 pm. [Read more…] about Knuckleheads Restaurant To Reopen With Tribute To Supporters Of Our Troops
The Draken, a Norwegian built Viking ship, passed through the Capital Region last week. [Read more…] about Viking Ship Passes Through Region
submitted by Laurenne Teachout
Fun Mahjongg Morning – Saturday, September 17 from 9:30 am to Noon. (Experienced players welcome, too!) Would you like to learn the ancient Chinese game of Mahjongg? [Read more…] about September Events At Stephentown Memorial Library
by David Flint
Last year Stephentown celebrated the 250th anniversary of its oldest farm, the Glendouglas Farm on Osgood Road.
William Douglas, who started the farm, was honored as not only a founding father of the Town but also as a Revolutionary War patriot. [Read more…] about Revolutionary War Patriot’s Monument Restored
Sarah Harris of Troy was part of a group exploring Bentley’s Cavern in Berlin on Saturday, August 13. [Read more…] about Berlin Underground
State Police in Brunswick were notified of a lost hiker on the Taconic Trail in Petersburgh on Sunday evening, August 21 by the hiker’s girlfriend. [Read more…] about Lost Hiker Found On Taconic Trail
By Doug La Rocque
The approach of Labor Day weekend may signal that the close of summer is near, but not the end of summer fun. [Read more…] about 197th Annual Schaghticoke Fair Opens Wednesday Aug. 31
Saturday, September 17, 4 – 7 pm. Celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Town of Petersburgh with an afternoon of chicken barbecue and folk music by musicians who performed at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival. [Read more…] about Fox Hollow Festival Remembrance And Chicken Barbeque
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance invites the community to Andy Spence’s presentation about the Fox Hollow Music Festival, an annual Petersburgh tradition from 1966 to 1980, at the Sand Lake Town Hall on September 8. [Read more…] about Andy Spence Speaks About Petersburgh’s Fox Hollow Music Festival
