Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Starting Our Third Year
Again, Tom and I would be quite remiss if we didn’t take this opportunity to say thank you to all those who have and who continue to support The Eastwick Press as we begin our third year of publication. [Read more…] about Thank You
Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird Is The Word
This Cedar Waxwing bird (Bombycilla cedrorum) is eating the berries from a Red Elderberry bush (Sambucus racemosa) on a Petersburgh lawn near the edge of the woods. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Town And School Talk More Dirt
By Doug La Rocque
During the Town Board’s workshop meeting on Thursday, June 27, the Berlin Town Board hosted representatives of the Berlin School District and those contracted to complete the $13 million Capital Improvement Project at the school. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
New York State 43rd District Senator Daphne Jordan officially cut the ribbon for her new district office in Schodack on Friday, June 28. [Read more…] about Senator Jordan Opens District Office
The Rensselaer County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions to prevent exposure to tick borne diseases including Lyme, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis. [Read more…] about Tick Borne Diseases On The Rise
On Saturday, July 20, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, six private and very diverse gardens and farms will welcome visitors on the Hoosick Blooms 2019 tour. [Read more…] about Five New Private Gardens and Farms on Hoosick Blooms 2019 Tour
From an ASA Press Release
The Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA), with significant funding support from the Open Space Institute (OSI), has purchased a property located in the Town of White Creek, at the edge of the Village of Cambridge, with the goal of creating a community forest. [Read more…] about Local Land Trust Purchases Property to Establish Community Forest
More Problems With Highway Garage Bids
By Doug La Rocque
In June the Hoosick Falls Village Board rebid the Plumbing and HVAC contracts for the construction of the new Highway Garage after it was learned that the Vermont firm that had won the previous bid was not licensed to do business in New York State. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Neighbors Opposing Motocross Track Re-Opening Ask Town To Intervene
by Alex Brooks
A contingent of neighbors were at the Hoosick Town Board meeting on Monday July 8 to ask the Town to intervene in what appears to be a revival of a motocross track in West Hoosick. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board
A Raise For Town Highway Workers
By Doug La Rocque
For a year, the Grafton Highway Department employees and the town have been discussing pay rates, first through the Teamsters Union, which represented workers for a short while, and then directly with a town board/citizens committee. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
