Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
A Thank You To President Trump
To The Editor:
As the wife of a retired military officer and mother of a daughter who is also retired military, I want to express my thanks to our President for ridding the world of the monster Soleimani, who should have been taken down years ago! [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor
Burdick Is Arrested Once More
Hoosick Falls Police Press Release
Hoosick Falls Police Department on Thursday, January 23, arrested Jacob Burdick, age 26, of Petersburgh and charged him with Felony Criminal Contempt 1st and Aggravated Harassment. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Workshop Meeting Is Hard Work
By Doug La Rocque
Right from the start, the Monday, January 27 Workshop meeting of the Grafton Town Board was marked by a number of disagreements, particularly between newly elected Council Member Frank Lewandusky III and Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
New Lebanon-Berlin Swimmers Fall to Taconic Hills
Both the Boys and Girls Swim teams were defeated in their match Monday, January 27 against Taconic Hills. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
Heading West On The Erie Canal Again
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, August 19, 1847: I this forenoon took my one horse wagon and went to Lebanon and carried five pounds and 14 ounces of butter to N. Nichols Store at 15 cents per. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Neighbors Look to Chop Down Proposed Cell Tower
By Doug La Rocque
Verizon Wireless appeared before a joint public hearing of the Brunswick Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on Thursday, January 16, to make a brief presentation on its plans to construct a cell tower on lands that border Creek Road and Menemsha Lane. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Tolerance Is Key At BES
Submitted by Mastermind Coaches Jennifer Overocker
and Matthew Christian
Berlin’s Varsity and JV Masterminds travelled to Tamarac on January 10. [Read more…] about Berlin
Some Real Smart Cookies Here
Submitted by Mastermind Coaches Jennifer Overocker and Matthew Christian
Berlin’s Varsity and JV Masterminds travelled to Tamarac on January 10. [Read more…] about Berlin
Lichens are classified as part of the fungi kingdom. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Landfill Situation Still Sketchy
by Alex Brooks
At the January 20 meeting of the Petersburgh Town Board, Supervisor Dennis Smith said at a meeting that day he and Berlin Supervisor Rob Jaeger were shown a draft of a Consent Order between DEC and the two towns specifying the requirements for cleanup of the leachate that is coming out of the landfill and running into a stream at the bottom of it. [Read more…] about Petersburgh
