Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
A Raucous Public Comment Session At Town Board Meeting
by Miranda Sehl
Efforts to establish a three town paid ambulance during daytime hours led to some questions about a recent meeting. The meeting in question about the ambulance took place on Thursday, August 6, with representatives of Berlin, Petersburgh and Grafton present.
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Matt DeLorenzo Takes A-S Checkers;
Ronnie Johnson Gets First LV Win of 2020
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Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Saturday, July 11
Modifieds: Matt DeLorenzo, Marc Johnson
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by Mary Bradley
So the 15th annual EC SCRAMBLE is in the books. Saturday was a wonderful day to be outside with friends and family at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. As always the day was a great success.
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by Miranda Sehl
Free food is growing all around you! Which wild edible plants do you know of? The mastery of foraging is a very worthwhile endeavor.
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Shingling The New Hog House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday, October 8, 1848: This morning Geo P. took the two wheel carriage and rode to Doctor Right and he came up to my wife for she is taken with a relapse of the disentery.
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Water Woes Impact Municipal Supplies
Doug La Rocque
During the past week, the Water District Superintendents in both Berlin and Petersburgh have issued boil water advisories, although Berlin’s has since been rescinded. The reasons for the advisories differ although the inconvenience is the same.
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New Mohawk Ambulance Garage Opens
by Doug La Rocque
Since the Mohawk Ambulance Service announced last year it planned to build a new garage on McChesney Avenue in Brunswick many had hoped it would be at least a partial solution to the ambulance availability problems for eastern and central Rensselaer County. The answer is yes and no.
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Reopening Plan Has Most Students In School Two Days A Week
by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls CSD held an online forum about its reopening plans on Wednesday evening July 29. The District had received a week before that a 145 page guidance document from the State.
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Monarchs are Here
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are in the area laying their eggs on milkweed plants.
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NYS Buys Forest Land Along The Taconic Ridge
Submitted by the Office Of Governor Cuomo
New York State has completed the acquisition of four parcels of land along the Taconic Ridge which runs for 37 miles along the New York, Vermont and Massachusetts borders.
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by Denise Wright The March 13th Brunswick Town Board meeting was filled with conversation and resulted in the passing of two resolutions. During the Building and Codes report, 25 building property inspections and 22 follow-up complaints were reported for the month of February. The State Uniform Code Administration Compliance Report has been prepared. The historian […]
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by Denise Wright The Stephentown Board’s St. Patrick’s Day meeting began with a moment of silence to honor former town board member Gerry Robinson. Robinson focused on “improving local service opportunities, protecting Stephentown’s unique rural environment, and increasing local jobs and amenities by encouraging economic development appropriate to the size, atmosphere, and well-being of our […]
Submitted by BCSD Communications The Berlin Central School District Board of Education selected Mr. Kenneth Rizzo to be its next superintendent of schools, effective July 1st. Mr. Rizzo was unanimously appointed by the board at its meeting on March 6th. You must be logged in to view this article.
Hoosick Falls CSD Indoor Track Submitted by HFCSD Communications The Wildcats put forth a great effort at the New York State Indoor Track Championships on March 8th. The girls 4×400, consisting of Emma Waugh, Mihaly Blake, Ava Salvsevold, and Erin Conety, had a huge upset in their race. Going in as the underdogs, the girls […]
Brunswick CSD Submitted by Brunswick CSD Communications Brunswick CSD is proud to announce its winter Scholar Athlete sports teams for the 2024-2025 season. The school fielded seven varsity teams, including Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading, Unified Bowling, Boys Indoor Track, and Girls Indoor Track. In addition to the exciting lineup of winter […]