The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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The Life Of George Holcomb

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Geo P Gets The Mumps

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

Thursday, March 21, 1850: John F. drew manure on the garden with the oxen and sled and I helped load, and we drew some seasoned wood from the young orchard.

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Grafton

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Tri-Town Ambulance Is On Hold

by Doug La Rocque

Prefacing his comments with the statement that he is not opposed to a paid day time ambulance service to cover the Towns  of Grafton, Berlin and Petersburgh, Grafton Rescue Squad Board of Directors member Jeremy Gosse told a special Tuesday evening, March 16 ambulance forum, that the board feels the squad must first get itself straightened out before it moves forward with the idea.

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Hoosick Falls

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We Won’t Be Railroaded

by Doug La Rocque

The December 19 issue of The Eastwick Press highlighted the efforts by Rensselaer County Legislator Bruce Patire and Hoosick Town Councilman Jerry McAiliffe to have something done about a section of track, owned by Pan Am Railway near Railroad Avenue.

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Brunswick Town Board

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The Multi-Family Housing Moratorium Is In Place

by Doug La Rocque

The local law that puts a stop on any new construction of apartment buildings or multi-family homes in Brunswick was approved at the Thursday, March 11 Town Board Meeting.

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Eastern Rensselaer County

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More Food For Those In Need

The Capital District YMCA and Rensselaer County teamed up to hold a Free Food for Families event on Tuesday, March 16 at both the Berlin Central and Hoosick Falls Central Schools parking lots.

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Berlin

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Varsity And JV Masterminds Top The Leaderboards

Congratulations to both the Varsity and Junior Varsity Berlin Masterminds teams on winning both of their matches Friday, March 5.

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Berlin

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Library Survey Underway

The Board of Trustees of the Berlin Free Town Library would like to thank everyone who took the time to complete the BFTL Long Range Plan Survey.

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Petersburgh Town Board

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Agreement With Taconic On Water Project Under Discussion

by Alex Brooks

Heinz Noeding said a conference call was held last week with NY State’s Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC), which is managing the Water Infrastructure Grant now being used to fund a thorough renovation of the Petersburgh Water District’s facilities.

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