Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Submitted by Richard Brownell
The Hoosick Township Historical Society took a bus trip to the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday, April 27, where fifty Historical Society members, their families, and friends were treated to an in-depth tour of the historic and world-renowned military institution. [Read more…] about Hoosick Historical Society Tours West Point
Phase I Construction Begins On Grafton Community Library
The Grafton Community Library recently began construction of a handicap vestibule entrance to the basement level of the library, a paved parking lot, and paved access road. [Read more…] about Grafton
Hoosick Falls, NY – Mary L. Hagadorn, 85, passed away on May 6, 2019 at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT. [Read more…] about Mary L. Hagadorn
Top Students Named At New Lebanon Central Schools
Submitted by Kirstin LaPlante
Valedictorian: Nathaniel Austin
Nathaniel Austin, son of Timothy and Jennifer Austin of Stephentown, has been named New Lebanon High School’s Class of 2019 Valedictorian. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
High Finance, 1840s Style
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, April 2, 1846: I called to cousin Josiah Egleston’s and got five kitchen chairs that he had bottomed and repaired that I had paid him in cider and apples for doing the work. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Doggone, What A Great Listener!
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Crosby, a five-year-old Labradoodle, is a therapy dog and along with her trainer Paul Raider, provides a comforting atmosphere for students at Berlin Elementary to practice their reading skills. [Read more…] about Berlin
Debate Over Green Light Bill Comes To Troy
By Amy L. Modesti
The debate over providing a New York State’s driver’s license to an illegal immigrant continued Wednesday, April 24 at the Rensselaer County Department of Motor Vehicles. [Read more…] about Troy
No Tax Hike In Village Budget
By Doug La Rocque
The debate at the Monday evening, April 30, special Village Board meeting was never about the proposed tax rate in the 2019-2020 budget, all agreed that would stay at a zero percent increase. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls
Lip Sync For Cancer At BES
Submitted by Rachel Turetsky
Berlin Elementary School’s 7th Annual Lip Sync, on April 18, had over fifty students and also staff performing to a full house at the Middle-High School auditorium. [Read more…] about Berlin
Triple Beauty
Purple Trillium (Trillium erectum) is blooming in area woods. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
