Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
On Monday March 14, the Rensselaer County Department of Health released the results of private well testing for PFOA contamination from the wells of 50 private homes, mainly within a half mile of the Taconic plant in Petersburgh. Twenty of the fifty samples contained PFOA at levels higher than the current EPA standard of 100 parts per trillion. [Read more…] about PFOA Testing Results Released: 20 Of The 50 Samples Taken In Petersburgh Are Above EPA Limit
by Deb Alter
In the largest turnout of voters in a Village election since at least 2001, incumbents Robert Downing, Ben Patten, and Karen Sprague were reelected by a wide margin to the Hoosick Falls Village Board on Tuesday, March 15. [Read more…] about All Three Incumbents Re-elected In Hoosick Falls; Voting Results Shows Strong Support For Village Board’s Response To Water Crisis
by Thaddeus Flint
When life hands you lemons, you go and buy a new backhoe. At least that is what New Lebanon’s Highway Superintendent was trying to accomplish at last week’s Town Board meeting. But government, like life, is not always that simple. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Needs A New Backhoe
by Deb Alter
Governor Andrew Cuomo visited Hoosick Falls on the morning of Sunday, March 13 for the first time since the water crisis began. He toured the water plant with local officials and then held a press conference at “Command Center” at the old Haynes Ford building.
Cuomo announced that preliminary test results of water coming out of the new carbon filtration system were coming back as “non-detect,” meaning the amount of PFOA in the water is too small to detect. “The good news is that the filters work,” he said. [Read more…] about Governor Comes To Hoosick To Say “The Filters Are Working!”
By Doug La Rocque
As she has in years past, County Executive Jimino is taking New York State to task for what she labels as a frightening growth pattern of state mandates. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen Jimino’s State Of The County Address Highlights Cost Savings And Slams State Mandates
CiviCure presents the Sap Happy Hop, a swing band dance and concert on Saturday, March 26. Spring will be in the air and in your step as the Swing Docs big band presents classic swing, Latin and rock selections featuring the vocals of Ric DiDonato and Tracy Teschka. Funds raised will support CiviCure’s efforts to restore the historic Wood Block building at 5 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York, where traveling and local artists once graced the stages in this 1878 village landmark. [Read more…] about Sap Happy Hop: Swing Docs Big Band Concert And Dance
A New Stone And Gravel Contract And Bridge Questions Top Berlin Town Board Meeting
By Doug La Rocque
Receiving just one bid to provide the Town with sand and gravel, the Board awarded the contract to Quality Construction of Cherry Plain. The contractor listed his pricing for sand, gravel, item 4 and cobble stone, both loaded at his yard or delivered. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action
Three area organizations are contributing to an innovative art show at the Corridor Art Gallery at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) from March 10 to April 13, “The Healing Power of Art.” Life’s Journey Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC (Life’s Journey), of Hoosick Falls, NY, the Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) of North Bennington, and Bennington Project Independence (BPI) are all furnishing artwork for the display that will reflect the healing properties of the artistic process. [Read more…] about Innovative Art Show Comes To SVHC Corridor Art Gallery
NYS Comptroller’s Auditors Returning
For Another Look At Grafton’s Books
By Doug La Rocque
In 2013, auditors from the New York State Comptroller’s Office spent several weeks going over the Town’s records, looking in particular at claims processing. The Comptroller said this visit is a follow-up that will consist of reviewing actions taken by Town officials in response to the previous audit’s findings and recommendations. The audit is expected to start within the next several weeks. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action
by David Flint
The first maple season at the new Hammersmith’s Sugar House was a short one. Billy and Lisa Hammersmith, with assistance from their son Tony, designed and built their new sugar house in recent months nearby their home on Watson Road in Cherry Plain. [Read more…] about Maple Season Ends Early In Cherry Plain
