Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
Petersburgh resident and highly decorated Korean War veteran John (Red) Parkinson stopped by the Open House at the Petersburgh Public Library to drop off a signed copy of the new book Devotion, the latest effort by New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos. The book chronicles the heroics of two pilots and the Marines who struggled simply to survive the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. [Read more…] about An Honored Guest Drops By The Petersburgh Public Library Open House
Legislators Remain Opposed to Compressor Station Project; Nine Locations Being Considered in Schodack And Nassau
submitted by Rich Crist
Members of the Rensselaer County Legislature today said Kinder Morgan should halt the siting of a compressor station project for a huge natural gas pipeline, saying the gas giant has failed to answer basic questions about the project in over a year. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature
By Doug La Rocque
Supporters of the Rensselaer County Environmental Education Center in Grafton gathered at the Lucas Confectionary in Troy this past week to unveil their event schedule for the coming year, talk about their planning and of course, raise a glass to the world’s most famous ground hog. Len Tremblay, President of the Friends of Dyken Pond Association, spoke to The Eastwick Press about a number of issues. [Read more…] about Friends Of Dyken Pond Hold First Annual Ground Hog Day Celebration
There are five people running for the three open seats in the upcoming Hoosick Falls Village Board election. [Read more…] about Village Board: Five Candidates Vie For Three Seats in Hoosick Falls Election
The Hoosick Area Church Association (HACA), for the twelfth year, is offering free assistance to the public in preparing income tax returns through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or VITA program. FREE tax preparation services from IRS-certified volunteer preparers. No cost, no catch! Refund in as little as 10 to 14 days with direct deposit. [Read more…] about HACA Free Tax Service Now Open
Submitted by Christa Caron, Activity Director
The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls is pleased to announce that we’ve been chosen to participate in The Foundation for Quality Care’s Long Term Care Customer Satisfaction Survey & Quality Improvement Project. [Read more…] about Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation Chosen For Quality Of Care Study
On Monday, February 8, the Hoosick Falls bowling team won the Section II “C” Bowling Tournament at Boulevard Lanes in Schenectady. They had a six game total for five bowlers of 5,297 beating the other 23 teams in the field. [Read more…] about HFCS Bowling Team Wins Section II Tournament
The HFCS cheerleaders perform their competition routine during halftime Friday evening. The girls have been practicing for competition. [Read more…] about Cheerleaders Wow Crowd With Competition Routine
submitted by Coach Lang
On Thursday, February 4, the Hoosick Falls bowling team, winner of the Southern Division, won the Adirondack League Championship title by defeating Fort Edward, winner of the Northern Division, by the total match pin count of “3,589” to “3,439”. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Bowlers Capture Adirondack League Championship
By Doug La Rocque
“We jumped out of the gate on fire offensively,” were the words used by Berlin Boys’ Basketball Coach Kasson Sauer to describe his team’s effort in defeating the Waterford Fordians on their own court Friday night by a score of 77-52. It was their 12th win of the season against 7 losses, but more importantly they finished the Central Hudson Valley League with a 10-4 record, the third consecutive year with ten wins. [Read more…] about Mountaineers Posted Their 12th Victory Of The 2015-16 Basketball Season And Finish Well In CHVL Play
