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Wilderness Craft Series: David Muska, a licensed NYS Wilderness Guide and Wilderness Skills Instructor with over 20 years of backpacking experience from Ondatra Adventures, will be instructing a four-part Wilderness Craft Series at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. [Read more…] about Dyken Pond Events – Early Spring 2016
The natural world is filled with mystery and beauty. One can spend a lifetime exploring any one of its many secrets. The Summer Outdoor Learning Adventure will kindle interest and spark curiosity about the natural world in which we live. Each one-week session will offer age-appropriate activities in outdoor living skills, ecology, plants and wildlife. Each day will be an exciting blend of fun and learning taught through games, crafts, hikes, and hands-on discoveries. [Read more…] about Dyken Pond Summer Outdoor Learning Adventure: Registration For 2016 Programs Now Open
Sunday, August 14, 1837: Today my daughter Sarah had a wasp sting her on the temple and it struck all over her and in a short time large blotches came out all over her, which lasted more than an hour and during that time she was in great agony. We gave her milk and water. I sent for the widow Betsey Wylie to come for my wife being gone. [Read more…] about George’s Wife Takes A Journey on the Canal Boats

Petersburgh–Gregory Neil Manchester, 57, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 14, 2016 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, NY. Born in Bennington, VT on January 16, 1959, he was the son of the late Neil and Lois Case Manchester. Greg was a resident of Petersburgh most of his life and was a graduate of Berlin High School. [Read more…] about Gregory Neil Manchester

Hoosick Falls – Paul E. Corbin, 80, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 15, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. He resided on Babcock Lake Road with his wife Katherine (MacInnis) Corbin. [Read more…] about Paul E. Corbin
Hoosick Falls – Margaret Jones, 76, passed away peacefully on Friday March 19, at the Bennington Health & Rehabilitation Center. She resided on Fisk Street in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Margaret Jones
Hoosick Falls – Vivian J. Matte, 74, passed away on Sunday March 20, at the Bennington Health & Rehabilitation Center. She resided on Route 22 in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Vivian J. Matte

Bennington, VT – Dorothy Grout Dusha, 83, succumbed to injuries suffered in an automobile accident on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Dorothy was born in East Arlington, VT on December 8, 1932 on her father Max (Ruth) Grout’s birthday. [Read more…] about Dorothy Dusha

A Warm, Sunny Day With Floats, Bands, Drummers, And Bagpipers Galore [Read more…] about Everyone Agrees: Hoosick Falls 25th Anniversary St. Patrick’s Day Parade Was the Best Ever
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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 […]
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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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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