Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Accident Results In DWI Arrest
By Steve Bradley
A driver and vehicle traveling up Wilder Avenue at 4:45 Sunday morning in Hoosick Falls went across the street and about halfway up the lower hill, where it hit a parked car. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Friesen Big Winner At Fonda; Super Dirt Week Starts Tuesday
Fonda Speedway
Saturday, September 28: Fonda 200, $53,000 to win. Stewart Friesen, [Read more…] about Auto Racing
Man Suffers Serious Injuries in Route 7 Crash
By Steve Bradley
A man traveling west on Route 7 about one-half mile west of the Pittstown Sunoco station was injured when the vehicle he was driving drifted off the north side of the road, hit a tree and spun around into a five feet deep narrow depression. It was a difficult location for responders to access. [Read more…] about Pittstown
Cherry Plain – Betty Lou Brown, 94, of Derby Lane, died on Friday September 27, 2019 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. [Read more…] about Betty Lou Brown
Trips To See The Rev. E.C. Hughes
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, January 28, 1847: This forenoon and this afternoon I and my son John F. walked over to the Presbyterian Meeting House and heard a discourse delivered on Rechabites by the Rev. E.C. Hughes. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Hickey Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee
By Doug La Rocque
“ It was gratifying to be able to tell my story and that of Hoosick Falls to these members of Congress.” [Read more…] about Washington, D.C.
Solar And Housing Dominate Planning Board
By Doug La Rocque
Both the visibility of a proposed community solar project on lands located at the end of Dusenberry Lane and the damage that road might suffer from heavy construction vehicles, were the prime topics of a joint public hearing on Thursday, September 19. [Read more…] about Brunswick
Monarch Migration
Each autumn, millions of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrate from the United States and Canada to mountains in central Mexico where they winter until conditions favor a return flight in the spring. [Read more…] about Outdoor With Trix
Bus Issues Top Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
Not much was said about the recent school bus route changes at the Tuesday, September 17 meeting of the Berlin Central School Board until it was time for public comment. [Read more…] about Berlin High School Board
