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Web School at SML – Computer Classes – Mondays at 5:30 pm. RSVP to reserve a space – 518-733-5750. Taught by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County. [Read more…] about What’s Happening At Stephentown Memorial Library?
Trilliums Are Up
Purple Trillium (Trillium erectum) is a gorgeous wildflower blooming now in our area woods. [Read more…] about Trilliums Are Up
Bennington Battlefield Events
May 7, 9 am to 4 pm – I Love My Park Day: Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, NY State Route 67, Walloomsac, NY. Volunteers are needed for a planting project to beautify the picnic area of the park. Appropriate for all ages. Participants may bring their own trowels. Green thumbs encouraged. Help beautify the site for Spring.RSVP required. No cost. [Read more…] about Bennington Battlefield Events
RPA Land-Owner’s Open House
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance invites you to a Land-Owner’s Open House on Wednesday, May 18 from 3 to 7 pm at Old Daley on Crooked Lake in Averill Park, NY. [Read more…] about RPA Land-Owner’s Open House
Walter Doty, Jr.
Berlin – Walter Doty, Jr., 86, passed away peacefully at his Berlin home on Wednesday evening, April 27, 2016. Born in Hudson, Walter was the son of the late Walter Doty, Sr. and the late Sophia Piesta Doty.
Walter was an avid outdoorsman who loved to go boating, take motorcycle rides, and go out hunting. While these hobbies filled him with much joy, it was his service to our country during the Korean War that filled him with much pride. [Read more…] about Walter Doty, Jr.
Faith D. Eastwick
Hoosick Falls – Faith D. Eastwick passed away peacefully at Springfield Hospital on April 23. Fay would have been 81 on May 14.
Fay attended high school at Columbia High in East Greenbush, and married in 1954. For 62 years, Fay was the loving wife of Warren Eastwick, a former teacher at Hoosick Falls Central School. [Read more…] about Faith D. Eastwick
Kurt R. John
East Nassau- Kurt R. John, 81, of Tsatsawassa Lake Road, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his residence after a long illness. Born on April 25, 1934 in Queens, NY, Kurt was the son of the late Kurt A. and Clara Allmandinger John. Kurt resided in East Nassau for the past 72 years and worked the family farm along with his parents his whole working career. [Read more…] about Kurt R. John
Winter Brings Two Deaths
Saturday December 23, 1837: Today cousin Samuel Holcomb and wife and Elijah Howard and wife came and made us a visit. I paid said Howard my taxes which was nine dol and 45 cts. [Read more…] about Winter Brings Two Deaths
Berlin Track Teams Off To Good Start Alex Flowers Sets Berlin Record In Pole Vault
By Doug La Rocque
With three track meets under their belts, both the Boys and Girls teams can point to a number of accomplishments this season, with several members setting both individual, team and meet records as they go. [Read more…] about Berlin Track Teams Off To Good Start Alex Flowers Sets Berlin Record In Pole Vault
Dunn, Broderick And Hartley On Native Americans
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance invites the community to a three-part presentation about Native Americans in Rensselaer County at the Sand Lake Town Hall on Thursday, May 5. [Read more…] about Dunn, Broderick And Hartley On Native Americans