Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
George Returns From His Journey
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
George is returning from a journey to Western New York to visit relatives
Thursday, September 16, 1847: We left Schenectady at one o’clock in the cars and got to Troy a little past two o’clock. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
What to Expect If Marijuana Is Legalized In NYS
By Doug La Rocque
Governor Andrew Cuomo was quoted in many media sources this past weekend as saying if legislation to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana isn’t passed by the state legislature during this year’s budget bills debate, he doubts it will get another chance. [Read more…] about Lee, Massachusetts
Delgado Pens Letter To EPA Urging Swift Action On PFOA Contamination
Submitted by the Office of Representative Antonio Delgado
On Friday, January 31, Congressman Delgado penned a letter to the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) Regional Administrator Pete Lopez to follow up on topics Mr. Lopez addressed at the Hoosick Falls Community Working Group meeting the week prior. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Mayor Bogle Seeks State Senate Seat
Submitted by Mayor Carman Bogle
Three-term Cambridge Village Mayor Carman Bogle announced on Monday, February 3, that she will seek the Republican nomination for the 45th State Senate seat, currently held by long-time Senator Betty Little, who is retiring at the end of the year. [Read more…] about Cambridge
Small Cups
Cup Lichens (Cladonia chlorophaea) may be used by tiny fairies in our woods to quench their thirst [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Class Action Lawsuit Against Taconic Moves Forward
By Doug La Rocque
The law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg announced via a press release on Friday, January 31, that the New York State Supreme Court has cleared the way for a class action suit filed against Taconic, Inc, to move forward and be heard in Rensselaer County Court. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
Hoosick Falls (13-2) is ranked number 29 in the NYS Class B January 26 poll. Other Section 2, Class B schools in the poll are Mechanicville (18) and Watervliet at number 26. [Read more…] about Boys Basketball
BCS Pre-K And Kindergarten Registration
The Berlin Central School District has begun the process of registering students for the 2020-2021 Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. [Read more…] about Berlin
99 Jiar Gomez, Ichabod Crane; 106 Omar Martinez, Ichabod Crane, 113 Torin Bishop, Tamarac; 120 Charlie Dill, Cambridge-Salem; [Read more…] about 2020 Wasaren League Invitational Tamarac Bengals Are Champs
Cambridge (13-0) remains number one (Jan. 28 poll) in the NYS, Class C ranking. [Read more…] about Girls Basketball
