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Lady Mountaineers Post Their First Victory In CHVL Play Varsity Softball Team Continues To Show Improvement

April 21, 2016 By eastwickpress

By Doug La Rocque

It was a tough start for the Berlin Girls softball team with a couple of lopsided losses, but Coach Art Schmich’s charges have been working hard, and it’s starting to show.   Berlin posted its first win of the season with a 24 to 9 decision over Doane Stuart.  Amanda Despart pitched the entire game for Berlin, striking out three.  [Read more…] about Lady Mountaineers Post Their First Victory In CHVL Play Varsity Softball Team Continues To Show Improvement

Filed Under: Berlin School Dist., School News, Sports Outdoors

Boys Lacrosse Grabs Another Win

April 21, 2016 By eastwickpress

The HFCS boys lacrosse team notched another win Tuesday with a come from behind 11 – 7 win over Lansingburgh. [Read more…] about Boys Lacrosse Grabs Another Win

Filed Under: Hoosick School Dist., School News, Sports Outdoors

Softball Suffers Through Tough Week

April 21, 2016 By eastwickpress

by Steve Bradley

HF 3 – Mechanicville 11

Mechanicville, 4/17. Abby Gilson went 3 for 3, including a double, in a rare Sunday game held to make up some of the postponed games earlier in the season. Lizza Ryan, Madeline Ellis, Sydney Ellis and Stephanie Merwin each had a hit. Erika Quackenbush pitched.  [Read more…] about Softball Suffers Through Tough Week

Filed Under: Hoosick School Dist., School News, Sports Outdoors

Rensselaer Land Trust Happenings

April 21, 2016 By eastwickpress

Bird Language Workshop with Kevin Bose: Saturday, May 7, from 9 am until noon at Dyken Pond Environmental Center. When we understand the vocalizations of birds, unseen happenings become more visible to us. As our awareness expands and our disturbance lessens, the fox, the hawk, and the weasel hidden in the landscape are revealed. Instructor Kevin Bose has an endless supply of excitement for bird language, wild plants, tracks, and other natural mysteries.  [Read more…] about Rensselaer Land Trust Happenings

Filed Under: Sports Outdoors

Patire Building About To See Action Again

April 14, 2016 By eastwickpress

New, Used And Antique Tractor Business Is Moving In

by Deb Alter

The Patire Chevrolet Building, located at 191 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, which has been sitting empty for almost four years, is showing signs of life. Although he hasn’t closed on the one-acre property yet, John Cipperley, of JC Tractor Repair and Restoration, currently located in Pittstown, has already started working on getting the building ready for business. He hopes to close by the end of this month. [Read more…] about Patire Building About To See Action Again

Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Local News

Grant For New Ambulance For Grafton Mired In Red Tape

April 14, 2016 By eastwickpress

Keeping The Current Ambulance On The Road Is Challenging

By Doug La Rocque

Last November former Town Supervisor Frank Higgins announced that State Senator Kathy Marchione had been instrumental in securing $150,000 in grant money for the Town to purchase a new ambulance.  The grant, written by Grafton Rescue Squad Captain Joe Allain, has since been approved by the State Legislature and signed off on by Governor Andrew Cuomo.  [Read more…] about Grant For New Ambulance For Grafton Mired In Red Tape

Filed Under: Front Page, Grafton, Local News

Signs Of Spring

April 14, 2016 By eastwickpress

This coral-colored female wood frog sits in a shallow vernal pool in Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Signs Of Spring

Filed Under: Front Page, Local News, Petersburgh, Sports Outdoors

News Is All Good At Berlin Schools Budget Meeting

April 14, 2016 By eastwickpress

by Alex Brooks

Dr. Stephen Young, Superintendent of the Berlin Central School District presented his “Superintendent’s Budget” at a “Round Table” meeting of the Berlin School Board. The projected spending in his budget is $19,403,315, which is an increase over last year’s budget of 1.59%, or $303,324. [Read more…] about News Is All Good At Berlin Schools Budget Meeting

Filed Under: Berlin, Berlin School Dist., Front Page, Grafton, Local News, Petersburgh, School News, Stephentown

Stephentown’s Talented Men Draw A Crowd

April 14, 2016 By eastwickpress

by Thaddeus Flint

Driving through Stephentown, with its closed stores and the empty school, one might get the feeling that not all that much is happening there. But like many small towns in upstate NY, there is actually quite a bit of talent hidden away, it’s just a matter of finding it.

The Stephentown Historical Society has been doing just that.  [Read more…] about Stephentown’s Talented Men Draw A Crowd

Filed Under: Front Page, Local News, Stephentown

A Big Win For Local Towns In The Annual Battle For CHIPs Money From The State

April 14, 2016 By eastwickpress

By Doug La Rocque

Last month The Eastwick Press reported on the annual March on the Capital by Highway Superintendents around the state, with this year’s theme being “local roads matter.”  At the time Grafton’s Herb Hasbrouck said the highway chiefs had abandoned their typical upstate versus downstate battle for the dollars and were taking a more united approach.  [Read more…] about A Big Win For Local Towns In The Annual Battle For CHIPs Money From The State

Filed Under: Berlin, Front Page, Grafton, Local News, Petersburgh, Rensselaer County

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38th Annual Ice Fishing Contest Rescheduled

Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]

Celebrating Retiring Board President Deborah Tudor

On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]

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Powers Claims Runner-Up

At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]

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