Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
A Journey To Vermont Is In Vain
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, July 8, 1844: On this morning I and my son Geo P we started for Vermont to look for a match colt that we were recommended to look of by John Covey. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
By Doug La Rocque
According to Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe, a 15-year old from Bennington and a 17-year old village resident went on a vandalism spree through part of the village during the overnight hours of Saturday, September 1. [Read more…] about Two Teens Vandalize Hoosick Falls
by Doug La Rocque
New Lebanon Town Clerk Tistrya Houghtling and Cambridge Environmental Attorney Don Boyajian are both hoping to earn the Democratic nomination to oppose Incumbent Assemblyman Jake Ashby in November. [Read more…] about 107th Assembly District Democratic Candidates Answer Our Questions
Striped Beauty
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have begun their annual migration from central and eastern Canada and the midwestern United States, to the Transvolcanic mountains of central Mexico. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Planning Starts Now For The Bicentennial Next Year
By Doug La Rocque
Fair manager Carly Reyna tells The Eastwick Press that it appears attendance for this year’s run was up about five percent, coming in at about 100,000. [Read more…] about The 199th Schaghticoke Fair Is In The Books
Lewis Spence and Lil Main stroll along the walkway in 1909. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Historical Picture Series
By Doug La Rocque
Despite repeated pleas by public officials in both Berlin and Petersburgh for the residents of the Water Districts in those towns to complete and return anonymous income surveys, or lose the possibility of a zero percent interest rate on loans needed to cover a portion of their specific projects, it appears neither town is going to meet the required 84 percent participation rate. [Read more…] about When It Comes To Water District Surveys, The Spigot Was Not Turned Wide Open
Joshua Zlotnick became the most recent member of Boy Scout Troop 222 of Grafton to obtain scouting’s highest rank, that of Eagle Scout, in a ceremony held Saturday, August 25 at Grafton’s Lady of the Snow Catholic Church. [Read more…] about Eagle Scout Court Of Honor
Submitted by Bill Gaillard
The Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad recently awarded an honorary membership to Kimme German, Manager of the Cumberland Farms store in the village. [Read more…] about Hoosick Rescue Squad Honors Kimme German
Marshall & Sterling Insurance held a grand re-opening of its office at 29 Church Street in Hoosick Falls on Thursday, August 30. [Read more…] about A Grand Re-Opening
