Pre-Teen Fun Day At Tamarac
Submitted by Kandis Freer
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development prides itself with providing youth with exciting real-world opportunities. [Read more…] about Brittonkill Central School
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Pre-Teen Fun Day At Tamarac
Submitted by Kandis Freer
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development prides itself with providing youth with exciting real-world opportunities. [Read more…] about Brittonkill Central School
CRTA Wins The Bid On Rail Trail Parcel
By Thaddeus Flint
The Corkscrew Rail Trail has its “anchor” after winning a parcel of land in New Lebanon at a Columbia County Tax auction. [Read more…] about New Lebanon

New Lebanon Girl Flies High In The Gym
Contributed by April Doslop-Land
Autumn Doslop-Land, a 5th grader at Walter B. Howard Elementary School, has practiced gymnastics at World Class Gymnastics Academy in Latham, NY since she was 3 years old. [Read more…] about New Lebanon
HFCS Unveils First Draft of 2019-20 Budget
by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls Central Schools Business Administrator Emily Sanders presented a first draft of next year’s budget, which showed a total increase in spending of 0.4%, or $102,097. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls CSD

Senior Sam Richard was selected as the Overall Winner of the Capital District Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Dinner. [Read more…] about Sam Richard A Winner
By Doug La Rocque
Both schools have had some problems attracting enough students to participate in various sports teams, with news late last year, that New Lebanon might not be able to field a girls softball team this spring. [Read more…] about Berlin-New Lebanon Spring Sports Merge
Bargaining For A New Lumber Wagon
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, September 22, 1845: Today I took the one horse wagon and carried nine bushels of apples uptown to the factorys and sold them at 25 cents per bushel. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb

Dangerous Winds Wreak Havoc
Doug La Rocque
Wind gusts measured in many areas over 60 miles per hour and caused thousands in the eastern portion of Rensselaer County to go without power for a good portion of Monday, February 25. [Read more…] about Eastern Rensselaer County

By Doug La Rocque
Jen Peabody contributed to this story
Four members of the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department again took part in the 4th Annual STRIDE Adaptive Sports 100k Vertical Challenge. [Read more…] about SVFD Skies For STRIDE At Jiminy Peak
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Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
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At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
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