It’s been a long haul, but last Saturday morning June 6, a piece of the planned Corkscrew Rail Trail was formally opened for public use. Mona Berg of Berkshire Mountain House, one of the consenting landowners, cut the ribbon at the north entrance of the trail on Knapp Road to the applause of a group of about 40 interested and appreciative persons. [Read more…] about Opening Of The Corkscrew Rail Trail
Pool Finished And Ready To Open
by Bea Peterson
At the Town of Hoosick Board meeting on Monday, June 8, Town Supervisor Mark Surdam announced that the pool rehabilitation project has been completed. He said there was a walk through the previous Wednesday with the Rensselaer County Department of Health, Laberge, Watson LLC and Town officials and all went well. [Read more…] about Pool Finished And Ready To Open
Coach Baker Fund Events Are This Weekend
The Eighth Annual Coach Baker Fund Weekend will be held this Friday and Saturday June 12 and 13 throughout the Hoosick Falls and Cambridge communities. The committee for the annual weekend would like to invite both the Hoosick and Cambridge area communities to join in the fun-filled auction and dinner on Friday night at the Hoosick Falls Country Club, and the Saturday golf tournament at the Country Club, and basketball tournament which is being held this year at Cambridge Central School. [Read more…] about Coach Baker Fund Events Are This Weekend
Colvin Fundraiser Held On A Beautiful Day
by Steve Bradley
The Stephen Colvin Second Annual Flag Football Tournament was held Saturday on the HFCS fields. It was a great success on a gorgeous June day.
The tournament was held to honor Steve Colvin, who was killed in a tragic 2014 skiing accident. Loved by everyone who crossed his path, Steve’s friends and classmates come together each year since to celebrate his life and raise money for a scholarship in his name. [Read more…] about Colvin Fundraiser Held On A Beautiful Day
Friends Of Dyken Pond Seek Support For Acquisition Of Additional Parcel For Dyken Pond Center
by Alex Brooks
Much of the Grafton Town Meeting was taken up by discussion of whether the Town should support an application for grant funding by the Friends of the Dyken Pond Center to pay for the purchase of an additional parcel to be held for the use and benefit of the Center. The property comprises 56 acres and has a pond on it called “Newcomb Pond.” [Read more…] about Friends Of Dyken Pond Seek Support For Acquisition Of Additional Parcel For Dyken Pond Center
HACA Food Pantry Needs Help
The Hoosick Area Church Association (HACA) is turning to the public for financial help as it deals with a budget shortfall while also seeking ideas for its future. Since the 1970s the HACA Food Pantry has provided critical service to Hoosick area families. [Read more…] about HACA Food Pantry Needs Help
Activists Gather Signatures Against Pipeline At Stephentown Transfer Station
by Thaddeus Flint
Kinder Morgan, the energy company hoping to run a high pressure gas pipeline through parts of Rensselaer County including Stephentown, has announced that a parcel of land in the Town of Nassau has been chosen as a specific location for one of nine new compressor stations for the proposed project. [Read more…] about Activists Gather Signatures Against Pipeline At Stephentown Transfer Station
Berlin School Board Seeks Building Condition Survey For Guidance
by Alex Brooks
The Berlin Central School Board of Education held a round table discussion about the District’s facilities.on Thursday, June 4.
Superintendent of Buildings Cyril Grant said a survey of the District’s buildings that is required every five years is due by November 15 of this year (the last one was done in 2010), so it should be set in motion very soon. [Read more…] about Berlin School Board Seeks Building Condition Survey For Guidance
Hoosick Falls Central School Sports Awards Banquet
by Steve Bradley
The HFCS sports awards banquet was held Monday evening June 8 in the HFCS gymnasium. The awards were handed out after an excellent meal prepared by the school’s cafeteria staff.
The evening began with the nice dinner of salad, baked potato, turkey, stuffing, stuffed shells and choice of several deserts. Everyone enjoyed the meal and conversation. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Central School Sports Awards Banquet
Stephentown Memorial Library Upcoming Events
Local Author – Dr. Stanley Woods-Frankel Thursday, June 18 at 7 pm
Local author, Dr. Stanley Woods-Frankel, will discuss his second novel, Resurrection of Evil. In his first critically acclaimed novel, False Impressions, Dr. Woods-Frankel introduces readers to forensic dentist Steve Landau as he assists the NYPD to track down a serial killer threatening NYC. The adventure continues in his second book in the Steve Landau Mystery series Resurrection of Evil. Landau is called upon to identify the remains of Adolf Hitler, and his findings would change the course of history. [Read more…] about Stephentown Memorial Library Upcoming Events