Antique Car buffs gathered outside Gardner’s Ice Cream and Coffee Shop on Friday night, August 31, for the monthly car show. [Read more…] about The Last Vestiges Of Summer
Looking To Fund A Corkscrew Rail Trail Purchase
by Thaddeus Flint
A GoFundMe campaign by the Corkscrew Rail Trail Association (CRTA) is off and running as the organization continues to pursue a derelict property in New Lebanon in hopes of adding yet another section to the 2.5 mile path. [Read more…] about Looking To Fund A Corkscrew Rail Trail Purchase
Panthers Sidetrack Railroaders, 52 – 32
Saturday, September 1. Panther Max Kipp romped all over the Whitehall Railroaders Saturday, scoring two touchdowns in each of the first three quarters. [Read more…] about Panthers Sidetrack Railroaders, 52 – 32
Free To Fly Once Again
By Doug La Rocque
For many years, when Berkshire Bird Paradise owner Peter Dubacher would take in an injured or unwanted parrot, because of its size, it was destined to spend its life in a cage, a large one, but still a cage. [Read more…] about Free To Fly Once Again
Garlicfest Continues To Grow
The roots of Garlicfest are now 23 years deep in the Bennington community, and if this year’s festival is any indication, they will continue to grow. [Read more…] about Garlicfest Continues To Grow
Holy Cow! Duncan’s Dairy Bar Has Been Serving The Brunswick Area Since 1939
By Doug La Rocque
John and Ruth Duncan first opened the iconic establishment for ice cream in 1939, but by 1955 they were serving breakfast and lunch as well. [Read more…] about Holy Cow! Duncan’s Dairy Bar Has Been Serving The Brunswick Area Since 1939
Edna N. Blair
Hoosick Falls
Edna N. Blair, 67, passed away on Friday August 31, at her residence on Fourth Street in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Edna N. Blair
The Life Of George Holcomb
Anti Rent Meetings; A Visit From Sister Twichel
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, June 28, 1844: This afternoon I and my son John F went with my two wheel carriage up to Hastings Village to an anti-rent meeting. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Parishioners Rally To Save Their Church
“There has never been, nor is there, any plan to tear down the church.”
By Doug La Rocque
“This is fantastic news” says Liz Waytkus of the Save the Immaculate Conception Church group, when speaking to the The Eastwick Press on Monday, August 27, one day after the group staged a rally outside of the church on Sunday. [Read more…] about Parishioners Rally To Save Their Church
Dirt Biker Found Dead On Grafton Trail
By Doug La Rocque
According to the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department, the body of a man who had been riding his dirt bike was found on a wooded trail off Babcock Lake Road, was discovered on Monday, August 26, by other bikers using the same trail. [Read more…] about Dirt Biker Found Dead On Grafton Trail