Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Steve Bradley
Stephen Colvin, 21 year old son of Craig Colvin and Melissa North, was this past winter in an accident while skiing in Maine with his college buddies. It was a tragic event, felt literally across the world. But good things can come from the most terrible of things. This past Saturday a great thing came from the tragedy.
by Bea Peterson
Robert Flores of CT Male and Jeff Turbilio of MRB Group were the bearers of bad news at the Village of Hoosick Falls Board meeting on Tuesday, June 10.
[Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Bad News About Water And Sewer Systems
by Alex Brooks
The Grafton Town Board received a letter of resignation from Marie Claus, in which she said she had decided to resign “due to personal issues.” Her resignation was effective June 1, 2014. The Board also received a letter of resignation from Peter Gundrum from his position on the Planning Board.
by Thaddeus Flint
The few first blades of a new grass roots movement started to take root Tuesday night at the New Lebanon Town Board meeting when some residents began to question a proposed high pressure natural gas pipeline that could one day pass through the Town. The seeds, so to speak, had been sewn at a meeting in Canaan the week before by a new group called the Columbia County Citizens for a Sustainable Future, who have begun to organize against the project which would follow the route of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline that already cuts through the area.
[Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action – Concern About Gas Pipeline Percolates
by Bea Peterson
Three resolutions approved by the Village of Hoosick Falls Board last month were approved by the Hoosick Town Board at its meeting on Monday, June 9. These shared services resolutions were:
[Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Shared Services Agreements With Village Approved
McMahon Wins
by Steve Bradley
On two beautiful days last weekend, off road motorcycle racing events were held on Fish and Game Road in Hoosick. The road is on the west side of Potter Hill, just east of the Potter Hill Barn. The racing, a newer and popular format called JDay Racing, consists of 80 percent cross country, 25 percent motocross and an optional 15 percent X-Treme racing. The track was 3.5 miles long.
[Read more…] about Small Engines Draw Big Crowds In Hoosick Motocross
by Bea Peterson
“This has been a team effort,” said U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson on Monday at the opening of the new Rock Maple Farm production and storage site at 2112 Route 7 near the Pittstown/Brunswick line. “It is the very best of what federal, state, county and town governments can do working together. [Read more…] about County Economy On Rebound – New Bacon Business Opens
by Alex Brooks
A brief special meeting was held by the Petersburgh Town Board on June 9 to appoint a new Deputy Town Clerk. Only one application for the position was received.
submitted by Lilly Hewitt
The Berlin Alumni Association held its annual celebration last weekend. Elizabeth Reynolds and Marion Goodermote represented the class of 1934, the only remaining members of that class that graduated 80 years ago. Elizabeth is 96 years old, and Marion will turn 95 in the coming week. [Read more…] about The Berlin Alumni Association Annual Reunion
Strawberry shortcake will star at the Thirty-third Annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 22, under the tent at The Berry Patch on Route 22 in Stephentown. This fundraiser for the Stephentown Historical Society runs from 11 am to 4 pm. Locally grown, freshly picked strawberries will be served on sponge cake or home-baked biscuits with whipped cream or with ice cream for sundaes. Strawberry-rhubarb pie à la mode and whole strawberry-rhubarb pies will also be sold.
The Berry Patch offers jams, jellies, strawberries and a wide array of marvelous fruits and vegetables to take home. The Berry Patch is 1.7 miles south of the Stephentown traffic light. For additional information, call 518-733-5170 or 794-8430 or find directions at www.theberrypatch.net.
The Stephentown Strawberry Festival began in 1982 when the historical society was in its infancy and was preparing for the town’s 1984 bicentennial celebration. In the course of over 30 years volunteers from the society have picked and prepared about two tons of strawberries and dished up over 6,000 servings of this delectable local product.
