The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

This Week At Stephentown Memorial Library…

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Summer Hours at SML – Saturday hours will be 9 am – 1 pm for the summer months. You asked for earlier hours and we heard you. We are always trying to be responsive to our patrons.

Mahjongg Lessons for Beginners – (Experienced players welcome, too!) Would you like to learn the ancient Chinese game of Mahjongg? Do you enjoy card games, chess, backgammon? Then you may love mahjongg. Research has shown that this fascinating game stimulates the mind and helps keep your brain sharp [Read more…] about This Week At Stephentown Memorial Library…

Stephentown Historical Society Seeks Goods For Tag Sale

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Assess your attic. Cull your cupboards. Besiege your basement. Grub out your garage. Your donations can help support the Stephentown Historical Society and its programs. Good clean, usable items will be accepted for the August 6 Community Tag Sale to be held at Gardner’s Field on Rt. 22 in Stephentown, New York. [Read more…] about Stephentown Historical Society Seeks Goods For Tag Sale

Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Hiroshima Day Ceremony

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The Grafton Peace Pagoda will commemorate the 71st anniversary of Hiroshima Day on Saturday August 6 with a ceremony dedicated to forever renouncing war creating a nuclear-free world

“We come together to commit to peace and never again using weapons of mass destruction. Let us find ways to heal the earth and all beings.  We must have no enemies and become the enemy of none.”

At 6:30 pm walk from the Grafton Town Square to Peace Pagoda (4.3 miles). At 8:30 pm at the Peace Pagoda, there will be a Program of Peace, Ceremonial Lighting of Lanterns, Interfaith Prayers for Peace, Musical Offerings, Speakers and Readings, and a Fire Hoop Dance

The event will be held rain or shine.  Please wear weather-appropriate clothes and bring a flashlight and insect repellent.  You may also want a blanket.

The Grafton Peace Pagoda is at 87 Crandall Road in Grafton.

Give Blood – Give Life

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The United Methodist Church will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on August 1, from 1 to 6 pm at 17 South Street in Berlin. Stewart’s Ice Cream is generously donating an ice cream cone for every donor. We Need You! Please remember when you give blood you give another birthday, another day at the beach, another laugh, another chance. For more information or to make an appointment, contact: Sarah J. French, Volunteer Blood Drive Coordinator Berlin Central High School – Class of 2017 H: 518/733-9705 C: 518/429-9202

Art School Of Columbia County Programs For Children And Teens At The New Lebanon Library

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The Art School of Columbia County will present three “Art in the Library” programs at the New Lebanon Library during July and August.  These outreach programs combine art and reading, using poetry as a short, visual text form from which to begin creative explorations. These programs are free and open to the public. [Read more…] about Art School Of Columbia County Programs For Children And Teens At The New Lebanon Library

Walter Wood High School Reunion Is Well-Attended

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submitted by Janice Tate
The 35th Annual Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion was held at the Pittstown Rescue Squad on Saturday, June 11. Approximately 150 members and guests from the 50-year and over graduating classes attended. A turkey dinner was served and Ronald Seifert was Master of Ceremonies. Invocation was given by Malcolm Brownell. Janice Tate introduced the M.C. following dinner, and classes were introduced. [Read more…] about Walter Wood High School Reunion Is Well-Attended

Rock A Cake For Rock the Block

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Hoosick community members are invited to Rock a Cake for the Rock the Block community party taking place on Wednesday, August 3.
A free and open event, Rock the Block will take place on Main Street at 6:30 pm and feature a free chicken barbecue (while supplies last), chalk art drawing (starting at 4 pm), live music, and more.
Nine-inch by eleven-inch sheet cakes will be available for pick up on Monday, August 1. Community members are invited to take one home and decorate it in a style that celebrates Hoosick and bring their “Hoosick Cake” to the party on Wednesday.
For more information on the Rock the Block party, contact organizers at ihearthoosick@gmail.com. To reserve a cake, call HAYC3 at 518-686-9095.

Tractor Show Planned For Oct. 1

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The 2016 Walter A. Wood Tractor and Agriculture Show is looking for vendors, tractors, hit and miss engines, horse drawn farm equipment, agricultural products and livestock.
Preparations are under way for the annual The 2016 Walter A. Wood Tractor and Agriculture Show in Wood Park in Hoosick Falls, with the application period now open for vendors, tractor enthusiasts, hit and miss engines and horse drawn equipment. [Read more…] about Tractor Show Planned For Oct. 1

HFCS Hosts PFOA Session With Senator Gillibrand

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By Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls Central School hosted a visit from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand which was billed as a listening session. A series of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh residents told stories of the impact on their lives of learning that the water they had been drinking for years is contaminated with PFOA and that they have elevated levels of PFOA in their blood. Gillibrand was visibly moved by the stories being told. She said, “The most important thing I can do today is listen to these devastating stories,” and vowed to impress on her colleagues in Washington and in Albany the gravity of the situation in Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about HFCS Hosts PFOA Session With Senator Gillibrand