The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Stephentown Historical Society’s 31st Annual Strawberry Festival

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submitted by Bill Zimmerman
Mostly sunny skies, a light breeze and temperatures in the 70s provided ideal weather for the Stephentown Historical Society’s 31st Annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 24, at The Berry Patch on Route 22. Ten people had picked 120 pounds of strawberries; seven people had hulled them; several people baked homemade biscuits and strawberry-rhubarb pies, and a dozen more served the delicacies. By the end of the five hour festival around 175 people had enjoyed strawberries, shortcake, ice cream, homemade pie and chocolate-covered strawberries under the tent. [Read more…] about Stephentown Historical Society’s 31st Annual Strawberry Festival

Hoosick Falls Police Blotter June 13 to June 15, 2012

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Wednesday, June 13 – 10:50 am – Arrested for Violating an Order of Protection was John Brundige, age 64, of 45 River Street.
Thursday, June 14 – 2:11 pm –  Report of a fight at the Town Park involving a youth with a knife. Arrested for Criminal Possession of a weapon was a 15 year old. Case forwarded to Rensselaer County Probation.
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Rape Arrest In Hoosick

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Deputies from the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office arrested Edouard Jeremy Brutus, age 23, from Manhattan for Rape in the 1st Degree on July 8. Deputies responded to a phone call received at 4:40 am.
Brutus was brought before the Honorable Judge Richard Whalen in the Town court of Hoosick.
On July 10, 2012 Brutus was released from the Rensselaer County Jail on $30,000 bail. Yvonne Keefe of the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office stated that are no further details at this time.

Letter To The Editor – Separate Treatment For Campground And Speedway

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Dear Editor;
I have just read the article in your paper pertaining to the New Lebanon Town Board Meeting of 7-10-2012. A couple of points that I feel are important were not addressed in the article, and I would like to address them now. As a member of the Planning Board in New Lebanon, I have objected on several occasions to both that Board and the Town Board to the “lumping-together” of Howard Commander’s Campground Permit and the Speedway. The Campground and the Speedway operation are two entirely separate entities and must be treated as such when conditions are placed on either.
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Letter To The Editor – Before We Move Forward

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To the editor:
I would like the residents of Grafton to know that before proceeding with the phase 1 environmental review for Grafton elementary school, I believe this phase 1 environmental report will require Town Board approval due to its cost, which is surely going to exceed the $500 Town spending limit. The Board should know the cost of this phase 1 environmental review up front and PRIOR to any action being taken.
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Petersburgh Library Summer Reading

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The Summer Reading Program “Dream Big – Read” continues at the Petersburgh Public Library for children, teens and adults. Everyone who signed up for the Summer Reading Program is encouraged to keep reading and recording the titles and authors of the books read. Also, all youth who signed up are reminded to stop into the Library each week to pick up his or her prize. There are a few more programs coming up during the summer.
On Friday, July 20, at 10:30 am  everyone is invited to see Rhonda’s Reptiles.  [Read more…] about Petersburgh Library Summer Reading