The Brown’s Walloomsac Brewery Tour is being held exclusively for Rensselaer Land Trust’s members and friends of the community on Sunday, January 24 from 12:30 to 3 pm. The intimate tour – conducted by the brewers – will feature the energy saving, waste water processing, and other innovative processes and practices in place at the facility. [Read more…] about Rensselaer Land Trust And Brown’s Brewery Event
Grafton Lakes State Park’s 31st Annual Winter Festival-Update
Grafton Lakes State Park and the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park will host the 31st Annual Winter Festival on Saturday, January 23. The Winter Fest will feature outdoor events along with indoor exhibits, food vendors, and family-friendly and recreational activities. Join us for this free event, celebrating Winter. [Read more…] about Grafton Lakes State Park’s 31st Annual Winter Festival-Update
Eagle Census
Peebles Island State Park is offering a guided hike to spot and count Bald Eagles Wednesdays at 2 pm starting January 20 and continuing through March. [Read more…] about Eagle Census
Large Contingent Of State And Federal Scientists Talk About PFOA At HFCS Forum
Hoosick Falls Will Be Nominated As A
Superfund Site
by Alex Brooks
An informational meeting held at the Hoosick Falls Central School on Thursday, January 14 gave those attending an overview of what is known about PFOA and about the specifics of the PFOA contamination of the Hoosick Falls water system. [Read more…] about Large Contingent Of State And Federal Scientists Talk About PFOA At HFCS Forum
Grafton Running Up Quite A Bill In Animal Abuse Case
Case Against Grafton Couple Appears To Be Headed For Trial
By Doug La Rocque
Michael and Erica Costello of Old Road were back in Grafton Town Court recently before Justice Rebecca Snyder in the ongoing case of animal abuse that allegedly led to the death of one horse. The Costellos’ attorney, David Gruenberg, had questions surrounding the validity of the search warrant executed on the Costellos property in early September. [Read more…] about Grafton Running Up Quite A Bill In Animal Abuse Case
New Lebanon Junior High School Wins Regional Future City Competition
The New Lebanon Junior High School team took first place overall in the Capital District Future City Competition held at Proctors in Schenectady on January 9. This is the second year in a row that the New Lebanon team has won the competition. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Junior High School Wins Regional Future City Competition
Quick Response Saves The Day At Hoosick Fire
A fire in an old wooden lean-to portion of a barn on the Wysocki farm was quickly extinguished by firemen Monday evening. The fire was growing quickly and could have been much worse had it not been stopped when it was. [Read more…] about Quick Response Saves The Day At Hoosick Fire
Rensselaer County Announces Anti-Opioid Program To Help Break The Chain Of Dependency
Program Will Focus On Soon To Be Released County Jail Inmates
In an effort to combat the opioid dependency epidemic within our communities, County Executive Kathy Jimino and Sheriff Pat Russo are pleased to announce a new collaboration between the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office, Rensselaer County Mental Health, Hudson-Mohawk Recovery Center and Alkermes Inc. that has established an Addiction Treatment Readiness Group and Vivitrol (Naltrexone) treatment option. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Announces Anti-Opioid Program To Help Break The Chain Of Dependency
Rieger And Griswold Honored At Year-End Meeting
At their Reconciliation Meeting on December 28 the Stephentown Town Board honored and presented plaques to two long-time public servants. [Read more…] about Rieger And Griswold Honored At Year-End Meeting
Rensselaer County 4-H Selects General Interest State Fair Project Picks
Each year 4-H youth from across Rensselaer County present and exhibit hundreds of projects that they have completed as part of the 4-H program. The projects range from photography to foods, and the youth do an exceptional job of not only completing their projects, but explain to evaluators how they completed their project and what they learned during the process. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County 4-H Selects General Interest State Fair Project Picks