By Doug La Rocque
When you walk in the front doors of the Berlin Elementary School, you are suddenly overwhelmed with a bouquet of color. [Read more…] about Berlin Elementary Art Show A Tribute To “Ms. Jackie”
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By Doug La Rocque
When you walk in the front doors of the Berlin Elementary School, you are suddenly overwhelmed with a bouquet of color. [Read more…] about Berlin Elementary Art Show A Tribute To “Ms. Jackie”
By Steve Bradley
HF 14 at Cath. Central 9 [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Girls Lacrosse In Championship Game

By Steve Bradley and Trish Weber
Rensselaer 1 at HF 6
Monday, May 21. First round game. Number seven seed Hoosick Falls scored four runs in bottom of the third to get a lead that was never threatened. [Read more…] about Eastwick Area Softball Results

By Doug La Rocque
At most fire department installation banquets, the swearing in of officers is the highlight of the evening, but at the Grafton Fire Department and Auxiliary’s 74th Installation Banquet on Saturday, May 19, something of far greater significance took place. [Read more…] about 70 Years A Firefighter
Town Aims To Finish Plan For Water System Renovation
By Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on Monday, May 21, Water District Superintendent Ben Krahforst said Tom Suozzo of Cedarwood Engineering had created a new draft of the engineering report which will be the basis of the Town’s application for funds to repair and refurbish the Water District. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board
By Thaddeus Flint
“So here we are again,” was New Lebanon resident Cynthia Creech’s reaction last Thursday night to yet another discussion on the proposed sale of a local property to the Corkscrew Rail Trail. [Read more…] about Discussing The Corkscrew Rail Trail…Again

A New Stewart’s Shop Is On The Horizon
By Thaddeus Flint
The new Stewart’s shop, sited for where the New Lebanon Mini Mart currently sits on State Routes 20 and 22, is proceeding apace, it was heard at the May 16 Planning Board meeting. However, that pace could be a brisker one for some residents. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Planning Board

The dinner will be held from 6 to 9 pm at the Greywacke Meadows Event Venue (aka The Wedding Barn) at 40 Dunham Road in Grafton. [Read more…] about Grafton Potluck Dinner
By Steve Bradley
Cambridge 1 at HF 5
Friday, May 18. First round game. By the time number nine seeded Cambridge (O 5-12, L 4-10) scored in the top of the seventh inning, Hoosick Falls (O 6-12, L 4-10) had built a five run cushion. [Read more…] about Eastwick Area Sectional Baseball Results
By Doug La Rocque
Following a public hearing at which there were no speakers, the Grafton Planning Board Monday night, May 21, approved a minor three lot subdivision of land owned by Leslie McDermott at 303 Old Seik Road. [Read more…] about Dividing Property Three Ways
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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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