The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Lions Club Penny Hunt

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After one rain out the Lions moved inside the Gilchrist-Reynolds skating rink. The weather improved and the event was held outside the rink attended by many kids and their parents.

The penny hunt groups and winners are as follows:
Boys and girls three and under – Layla Colvin of Hoosick Falls
Girls ages four to six: Marcia Thomson of White Creek
Boys ages four to six: Thomas Hale of Hoosick Falls
Girls ages seven to nine:
Allison Bushee of Hoosick Falls
Boys ages seven to nine:
Eli Fredricks of Hoosick Falls
Each of the above winners received a prize of an Easter Basket.
The winners of the egg toss, which was held for older kids, were Chelsea Stevens and Aurora Ferraro. [Read more…] about Lions Club Penny Hunt

Petersburgh Bridge Project Progressing

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by Chris Tergliafera
At the April 18 regular meeting of the Petersburgh Town Council, more was revealed about the upcoming project to replace the bridge on Rt. 2 and 22. Engineers have said the bridge can be taken down in one day if the crew is allowed to work through the night, which would require special approval from the Town. Otherwise deconstruction would take roughly two days. How traffic will be rerouted is still to be determined. Efforts are being made to ensure the design of the new bridge will fit with the current bridge’s look. It’s believed that the project will fall within the $4.5 million budget. A presentation to the Town will be scheduled once the next design of the bridge is completed. Once started, the project will likely take about five months to complete. More details should be available by early summer. [Read more…] about Petersburgh Bridge Project Progressing

Brunswick Town Council Meeting

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Ready to Review Code Changes

by Doug La Rocque

More than a year into a moratorium on two-family and multi-family construction in the Town, Supervisor Phil Herrington announced at the Thursday, April 14 Town Council meeting, the proposed changes are nearly complete, and scheduled a Council Workshop for Tuesday, April 26 at 6 pm. This workshop is open to the public, but no comments will be entertained — those will be heard when a public hearing is scheduled.

The moratorium came to be because of many complaints about overcrowding in some areas of the Town along with comments that these multi-family dwellings were being proposed for some rural and agricultural areas. Since the moratorium’s enactment, a group of public officials and Town attorneys and the LaBerge Group have been meeting on a weekly basis to identify the issues that needed to be addressed and put together proposed solutions. That work is now complete. [Read more…] about Brunswick Town Council Meeting

Ruth E. Devlin – Obituary

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Stephentown – Ruth Elizabeth Devlin, 88, a resident of Stephentown for over 50 years and recently of Mannsville, New York, passed away on April 9, 2022, after a brief illness, surrounded by loving family members. She was married for 67 years to the late Vincent S. Devlin, who passed away November 26, 2020.

Ruth was born in Jamaica, Queens, NYC on February 11, 1934. She was the only child of the late Kurt O. Krell and Elizabeth P. Mueller Krell.  [Read more…] about Ruth E. Devlin – Obituary

PFOA’s Found In Stephentown Trailer Park

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A mobile home park in Stephentown has been cited for exceeding the state maximum contaminant level for PFOA, the Rensselaer County Health Department announced today.

The Mountain View Park public water system has a level of 10.75 parts per trillion at well 1 and a level of 12.5 ppt at well 2. The state maximum contaminant level as outlined in state Sanitary Code is 10 parts per trillion.

Located on State Route 22, the Mountain View Park includes approximately 80 mobile homes.

A written notification has been sent to residents in all mobile homes in the large park regarding the discovery of the elevated PFOA level, said county health officials.

“We have taken the necessary action to inform residents of the situation and to provide owners of Mountain View Park with steps to improve the situation,” said Public Health Director Mary Fran Wachunas.

“The town has been informed of the situation at Mountain View, and is working with the county and other parties to protect public health. We will work jointly with the county to provide more information to the public when it becomes available,” said Town Supervisor PJ Roder.

The steps required of Mountain View Park, as detailed in state Sanitary Code, include a public notice to all customers of the park’s water district, hiring a consulting engineer within 30 days to perform a feasibility study, and submission of the feasibility study within 90 days to the Health Department.

Child Drowns in Schaghticoke

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On Sunday, April 17, at approximately 7:08 pm, Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies

responded to a call for a missing three-year-old child from Oakhurst Street in Pleasantdale,town of Schaghticoke. Following intense searching by First Responders and members of the surrounding community, the missing child was located unresponsive, in a swimming pool on the property from which he was reported missing. First Aid was immediately provided on scene, and the child was transported to Samaritan Hospital, but was unfortunately unable to be revived. The death has been determined to be an accidental drowning.

We are extremely saddened by this tragic event, and ask that the public continue to pray for this family as they grieve the unimaginable loss of their child.

We would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance on scene; New York State Police, Troy Police Department, Troy Fire Department, Hoosic Valley Rescue, Pleasantdale Fire Department, and Rensselaer County 911. We are also grateful to over 100 members of the community who came out to assist in the search.

No further details are available at this time.