by Thaddeus Flint
The sidewalks in New Lebanon are “muddier” according to Town Supervisor Colleen Teal. Not that there are sidewalks with mud on them, yet. [Read more…] about Decision Needed Soon On New Lebanon Sidewalks
PFOA Water Crisis: Paying it Forward
To the Editor,
As I was watching folks carry water to their cars at Tops in Hoosick Falls back in January, I saw in my mind’s eye a vision from a trip I made to Uganda. [Read more…] about PFOA Water Crisis: Paying it Forward
Art Exhibit At The Berlin Free Town Library
The Berlin Free Town Library is pleased to exhibit “The 3 Healys, Works on Paper,” September 8 through 19. We invite the community to an opening reception on Saturday, September 10 from 2 to 4 pm. [Read more…] about Art Exhibit At The Berlin Free Town Library
DEC Declares Hoosick Falls And Petersburgh/Berlin Landfills As Potential State Superfund Sites
Field Investigations Underway To Determine The Nature, Source And Extent Of The Contamination
On Monday, August 29, The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) declared municipal landfills in the Village of Hoosick Falls and Towns of Petersburgh and Berlin to be Potential State Superfund Sites. [Read more…] about DEC Declares Hoosick Falls And Petersburgh/Berlin Landfills As Potential State Superfund Sites
Hoosick Falls Central Sets Tax Rates
by Alex Brooks
At its August 25 meeting, the Hoosick Falls School District finalized tax rates for the bills that will be going out in the first week of September, but they subsequently learned that there was a glitch in the Rensselaer County Data used to produce them. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central Sets Tax Rates
Fire Destroys Truck
A small truck on a U-Haul trailer was totally destroyed by fire Saturday. [Read more…] about Fire Destroys Truck
State Senate Hearings On PFOA
by Alex Brooks
Those who arrived early at the Hoosick Falls Central School for the State Senate PFOA hearings were greeted by a guy with blue hair dressed in a superhero outfit advocating in mystical terms for clean water. [Read more…] about State Senate Hearings On PFOA
Fishing Derby Winners
NY State Offers To Put A Carbon Filtration System On Berlin’s Water District
By Doug La Rocque
Berlin Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger announced to the Town Board at the August 25 workshop meeting that the state is willing to place a carbon filtration system at the pump site to cover all of the 182 users in Water District 2. New York has indicated it will assume all the costs including maintenance. [Read more…] about NY State Offers To Put A Carbon Filtration System On Berlin’s Water District
Grafton Supervisor Gundrum Looks Forward To A Quieter Budget Season
By Doug La Rocque
The last couple of years have seen a lot of disagreement between members of the Grafton Town Board over the budget and the budget process. This year Town Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum said she expects the process to be more timely transparent. [Read more…] about Grafton Supervisor Gundrum Looks Forward To A Quieter Budget Season