Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Speeding Along Route 2 A Concern
By Doug La Rocque
During the public comment section of the Monday night, April 9 meeting of the Grafton Town Board, resident Frank Sbrega asked if there was anything the town could do about the way people were driving along a stretch of NY State Route 2, in particular between Dunham Road and the Grafton Lakes State Park entrance. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board
By Steve Bradley
Emily Erickson of Brittonkill Central School (Tamarac) was named Most Valuable Player of the Wasaren League for the 2017-18 season. [Read more…] about Wasaren Girls Basketball All-Star Teams
By Doug La Rocque
The Thursday, April 5 meeting opened with a continuation of the combined public hearing for the proposed High Peaks Solar Project on land behind the Hope Methodist Church on Route 2 in Eagle Mills. [Read more…] about Wetlands Become An Issue For Both Ace Hardware And High Peaks Solar
Submitted by Tasha Anderson
Two students within the Applied Technology Education (ATE) class at Berlin High School voluntarily participated in a Service Learning Project to benefit children at the Head Start preschool program in Berlin. [Read more…] about Service Learning Project Leads to Head Start Donation
Wednesday, March 8, 1843: This evening Hiram Newton and his mother came to have me give them a title of the half acre where they once lived. I told them I would when they paid me up the rent and taxes.
Thursday: Today I drove my colt with my old horse to Hosey W. Brown’s store to inquire of him what the taxes would average on the dollar for 20 years and his judgement was that six mills(?).
Friday: Today I took my cutter and my son Geo P. with me, we rode to Canaan. We went to look for a colt to match the one we had, but could not find any. Tonight we stayed to Calvin P. Sackett’s. Today quite a snow storm.
Saturday: Today Mr. Sackett paid me for the cheese he bought when he was to my house on a visit, it was one dol and 44 cts. We started for home at 12 o’clock and got home before night. Tonight the widow Clarissa Sheldon died.
Monday: Today a snow storm.
Tuesday: Today I walked and went over Sheldon Hill and got to Elder Smith’s and took dinner with him and he informed me the funeral of the widow Clarissa Sheldon was put off until Thursday on account of the road being drifted. Today quite blustering.
Wednesday: This afternoon my son Geo P. took the cutter and carried his two sisters to Hancock to Hiram Newton’s on a visit.
Thursday: Today I took my cutter and carried Charlotte E. to the Baptist meeting house to the funeral of the widow Clarissa Sheldon. Mr. Carlisle preached and I met Hiram Newton and Russel Palmer to Randall A. Brown’s. There we had a quick claim lease finished or interlined to specify the rent to Van Rensselaer excepted and then I went to Nicholas Gardner’s and I signed a quick claim to Russel Palmer of a half acre of land that is on my Rodgers farm on the southeast corner of the farm where Isaac Newton built a house in 1822 and lived and his children after his death until two years hence and then rents said place and now Aseneth Newton and her son Hiram signed the quick claim with me and we three acknowledge it before Squ Philander Woodard and then Hiram Newton paid me three dollars cash and said Russel Palmer gave me a note for three dollars payable on the first of June which pays up for the 21 years that I paid Stephen Van Rensselaer the rent and the taxes on said half acre that I gave said Isaac Newton possession by paying me 16 dollars at that time but the bargain with him at that time was to have said half acre no longer time than he or his children lived on said place.
Petersburgh, NY
Geneva Doris Hathaway Daniels, 77, died peacefully Saturday, March 10, 2018 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. [Read more…] about Geneva D. Daniels
An earlier article indicated that the sixth annual band concert would be held at Hoosick Falls Central School. There has been a change of plans!! [Read more…] about Change Of Venue For Hoosick Falls Combined Band Concert
By Doug La Rocque
On Wednesday, March 28, the Stephentown Zoning Board of Appeals signed the written decision it made back on March 1, to grant Brian Baker’s appeal of a building permit issued to Tom Hanson to expand an existing trailer park at the corner of Brown Road and Route 22. [Read more…] about Stephentown Will Look At Its 1991 Zoning Promise
This Bud’s For You.
Red Maple (Acer rubum) trees carry their scarlet buds all winter and are one of the first trees to flower in the spring. [Read more…] about Outdoors With Trix
Submitted by the Hoosick and Pittstown Republican Committees
Jake Ashby is the endorsed Republican candidate, as well as the endorsed candidate for the Conservative, Independence, and Reform parties, to run in a special election for the New York State Assembly in the 107th District. [Read more…] about Meet And Greet Jake Ashby For NYS Assembly
