The Columbia NE Repair Cafe, held at the Firehouse in New Lebanon on Saturday, October 23, was a smashing success. Ten organizers from the Climate Smart Communities Task Forces of New Lebanon, Austerlitz, Chatham and East Nassau welcomed a steady stream of visitors from as far away as Taghkanic and Albany, and as nearby as up the road in New Lebanon. Other event volunteers and the 20 fixers who spent the day plying their skills on a wide variety of repairs [Read more…] about New Lebanon’s Repair Cafe A Success
Hoosick Falls-Tamarac Gets Easy Win
Hoosick Falls-Tamarac: 42
Corinth (0-6): 0
It was not expected to be a competitive game. It wasn’t.
Two minutes into the game the Wildcats led 14-0. With three minutes left in the first quarter, HF-T led 28-0 and the game was over at that point. Every point in the game was scored before the half. Junior varsity players were inserted midway through [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls-Tamarac Gets Easy Win
Dolley Madison Visits Wood Park in Hoosick Falls
by Bea Peterson
On a recent Sunday afternoon residents, family and friends of Wood Park enjoyed a visit with Dolley Madison, the charming wife of President James Madison. Dressed in a beautiful red velvet empire style dress with matching turban, historic interpreter Phyllis Chapman, along with visuals coordinator and husband Michael Chapman, enchanted folks with tales of the life of this very special lady. Dolley told her audience she was raised a Quaker, a life too plain for her. She was widowed at a young age and left with a young son [Read more…] about Dolley Madison Visits Wood Park in Hoosick Falls
Sewers, Chromebooks and Horses Discussed by Hoosick Falls Central School Board
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on Thursday October 21, the day the building reopened after a sewer line problem had closed the building to students for two days. Board President Joe Patire and Superintendent Pat Dailey expressed their thanks to those who responded to the crisis and were able to get the sewer system operational again in just two days—including Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Paul Baker who was in the middle of coordinating the emergency response the whole time, the Capital Project architects from Synthesis LLP who came out immediately to [Read more…] about Sewers, Chromebooks and Horses Discussed by Hoosick Falls Central School Board
Toys for Tots Another Success
by Amy Modesti
For many years Brunswick Harley Davidson has hosted the annual Capital Region Toys for Tots Ride. The event is sponsored each year by the Marine Corp League, whose goal is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children at Christmas. Once again, several hundred motorcyclists gathered [Read more…] about Toys for Tots Another Success
Proposed Changes to Aldi Site
by Chris Tergliafera
It took developer David Leon two tries and several years to see construction begin on the site for an Aldi grocery store, a KFC and Wendy’s fast food restaurant. Work on the Hoosick Road site has begun, but Mr. Leon’s representatives were back before the Brunswick Planning Board on Thursday evening, October 21, to ask for some modifications. The most important of these is eliminating the [Read more…] about Proposed Changes to Aldi Site
Grafton’s Upcoming Mass Food Giveaway
Catholic Charities CC Move Program, the Northeast Regional Food Bank and The Eastwick Press are happy to announce that a mass food giveaway will be held Wednesday, November 3, starting at 9 am at the Grafton Lakes State Park parking lot. This will be the third such giveaway held at GLSP, with the first two feeding more than 200 families each time. Volunteers will be handing out meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, canned goods and other food stores to anyone who would like them. All you need to do is show up. There is no charge for any of the products. COVID-19 protocols will be followed.
Drug Take Back Day Another Successful Event
On Saturday, October 23, Walgreens Pharmacy in Schodack participated in the Drug Take-Back Program in conjunction with the Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, Rensselaer County Sheriff, and Schodack Police Department. Children could meet Batman, get a safety ID card, see a firetruck [Read more…] about Drug Take Back Day Another Successful Event
Heated Debate Over PFOA Testing
by Doug La Rocque
Speaker after speaker that stood to address the Poestenkill Town Council on Thursday evening, October 21, had one message: we are very concerned about the discovery of PFOA at the Algonquin Middle School and some private wells in the vicinity. Rensselaer County Health Department test results to date have found four wells to be slightly above the state limit of 10 parts per trillion (PPT), and several more at lower levels. All but one speaker urged the County and New York State Department of Health (DOH) to ramp up the number of tests [Read more…] about Heated Debate Over PFOA Testing
Luxury Camping Development Proposed on East Hollow
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Planning Board currently has before it a proposal to build ten small cabins for short term rental on a site at 193 East Hollow Road in Petersburgh. The proponent of the project is named Becca Benvie, and the design so far has been done by McGiver Design Services of Cobleskill. Although this is described as luxury camping, sometimes called “glamping,” the ten units will be permanent residential structures with [Read more…] about Luxury Camping Development Proposed on East Hollow