The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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The Life Of George Holcomb

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John F. Leaves For Cincinnati

by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks

Friday December 9, 1848: Today I am quite unwell with a pain in my eye. I took phisic and my two sons cut shingle tree and drew.

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Eastern Rensselaer County

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Schools Reopen, Each In Its Own Way

Doug La Rocque with Rachel Turetsky

Walking through the Hoosick Falls School buildings on Tuesday, September 8, things were obviously so well planned out and coordinated, you might have thought it was a typical opening day of school.

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Petersburgh

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Water Tank Outlet Pipe Appears to Have Cracks In It

Town Hopes To Have It Sealed This Week

The Petersburgh Water District emptied its water tank by Wednesday morning September 2 so that contractors arriving that day could inspect the bottom of the tank for suspected leaks.

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Rensselaer County

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Local Law To Protect Emergency First Responders Approved

Doug La Rocque

By a 17 to 2 vote, the Rensselaer County Legislature approved a local law known as the “Emergency First Responders Protection Act.”

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Brunswick

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Little Action At Planning Board Meeting

by Doug La Rocque

With only one of the four applicants on the agenda for the Thursday, September 3 meeting in attendance, the Brunswick Planning Board had little to act upon.

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Rensselaer County

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Drug Take-Back Days And Locations Announced

Rensselaer County is holding six drug take-back events throughout the County in September and October, County Executive Steve McLaughlin, Sheriff Pat Russo and Chair of the Legislature Mike Stammel announced.

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Auto Racing

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Don Ronca Gets First Win Since 2017 At A-S;

Drellos Pockets $7,500 With Devils Bowl Win

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Compiled by Steve Bradley

Albany-Saratoga Speedway 

Friday, Sept. 4

Modifieds: Don Ronca, Stewart

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Dutchaven Golf

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Competition Heats Up Heading Into Playoffs 

Compiled by Kevin Weeden

Dewstomper Golf Notes

Every Wednesday morning a group of guys, any where from 15-25 gather to play in the “dew.”

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