Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
A Trip To See John F. In Hoosic Falls
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, February 10, 1848: This morning I took my cutter and my wife with me and today we went to Hoosic Falls where John F. was to school to the Seminary. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Class of 2020’s “Top Ten With A Twist”
Submitted By Rachel Turetsky
On April 16, the Berlin Central School District Class of 2020 arrived at the Berlin Middle-High School parking lot for the announcement of the “Top 10” with a twist. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School
Board Declines To Appoint A Highway Superintendent
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board went into an executive session during its meeting April 20 to discuss applicants for the vacant Highway Superintendent position. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
Bud Beauty
This native American Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) bush is beginning to get its berries and leaflets in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
ISA Helps Those Stranded By COVID-19
Article Submitted
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to negatively impact everyone in the local and global community with closure of the world economy, it also provides people and businesses opportunities to help others in a time of need. International Sports Academy (ISA) in Hoosick Falls is one of those businesses and owner Rade Dzambic is one of those people. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
BCS Senior’s Passion To Help Is Sew High
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Berlin High School senior and bronze medalist in discus at the New York State Division II Championship in 2019, Allison Ryder, has been putting another talent of hers to work to help others. [Read more…] about Berlin
Coronavirus Times At Town Hall
By Michelle Van Horn
Like a majority of the town and village board meetings this month, the Tuesday, April 14 session of the New Lebanon Town Board’s monthly gatherings was conducted, for the first time, via a teleconferencing format. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
Expressing Thanks To Front Line Heroes
Several residents of the Stephentown area gathered on Saturday evening, April 18, to show their support for all the health care workers, first responders and law enforcement, who put their own health on the line daily as the country and world battle the COVID-19 outbreak. [Read more…] about Stephentown
Mack Molding And SVHC Dive Deep In Search Of PPE
Submitted by SVHC
Mack Molding and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) have partnered to develop an innovative alternative for Personal Protective Equipment for the health system. [Read more…] about Bennington
Lending A Hand To Say Thanks
Licensed Art Therapist Eileen Druckenmiller, a counselor at Hoosick Falls Central School, has spearheaded a creative project to “lend a hand” and say thank you to COVID-19’s frontline responders. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
