Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Student Leaders To Travel To Washington D.C. For Highly-Selective Environment Forum
Ethan Mattison, a student at Hoosick Falls Central School has been selected to represent Hoosick Falls Central School as a National Youth Delegate to the 2016 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University. [Read more…] about Ethan Mattison Selected as National Youth Delegate For Prestigious Conference At George Mason University
The Hoosick Area Church Association (HACA) is offering free tax preparation services from IRS-certified volunteer preparers through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Refunds can arrive in as little as 10 to 14 days with direct deposit. [Read more…] about HACA Free Tax Service Now Open
Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls will begin an 8 week Spring Story Time on February 23 at 10 am in the Story Room, and story times will be every Tuesday at 10 am. [Read more…] about Cheney Library Programs
The ninth seeded Panthers defeated the eighth seeded Red Raiders in Mechanicville Tuesday evening to advance. [Read more…] about Panther Advance In Sectional Play, 56 – 48
Berlin Boys Fall To Cambridge But Head Into Sectional Play Optimistic
By Doug La Rocque
The Mountaineers closed out the regular season with an 80 to 59 loss to the Cambridge Indians, stepping up in class as a tune up to this week’s Section 2 Class D competition. Roark Slattery again led from the way with 27 points and six rebounds. Slattery also dropped in six from three-point land. Senior Ryan Shumway added 12 points while Ryan Gosse contributed another 11 points. The Mountaineers held their own on the defensive boards, but only four offensive rebounds hampered their scoring efforts. [Read more…] about Berlin Boys and Girls Basketball
By Doug La Rocque
Postponed two weeks because of warm temperatures and unsafe ice, winter’s anglers finally got the chance to venture out on the ponds of the State Park, in search of Pickerel, Perch and Trout. Attendance at this year’s event was down considerably from previous years. Park Manager Melissa Ann Miller attributing that to the postponement from the usual date as part of Winterfest, and the subzero temperatures and wind chills. Still, about 65 participants took part in the contest. [Read more…] about Grafton Lakes State Park Holds Its 31st Annual Ice Fishing Contest
A mountain bike valued at $400 is the latest donation to the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance’s auction, part of RPA’s Winter Woodland Gala which will be held at Old Daley on Crooked Lake on Thursday, February 25. [Read more…] about Lots To Bid On At RPA’s Winter Woodland Gala And Auction
Join Dave Muska on February 27 from 10 am to 3 pm for a workshop at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center that will give you some incredible tools and knowledge on how to deal with those unexpected circumstances in the wild. [Read more…] about Winter Shelters And Backcountry Safety
Peebles Island State Park will be the host of The Audubon Society of the Capital Region’s lecture on Bald Eagles of the Hudson Valley on Saturday, February 13 at 2 pm. Special speaker Tom Lake, Hudson River Estuary Program Naturalist for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation will be presenting. [Read more…] about Audubon Society Lecture: Hudson Valley Bald Eagles
Sunday, April 30, 1837: This morning Deacon Pierce went up and engaged Elder Jones to preach the Funeral Sermon tomorrow at twelve o’clock, and engaged Alonzo Rodgers to make the coffin and Mr. John Russel came and I had him go and engaged Mr. Hires and Mr. Pattison to dig the grave and Platt Wylie rode to Lebanon to Nathaniel Nichols store and had some grave clothes charged, I do not know the price. [Read more…] about The Morning After Mother Holcomb’s Death…
