Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
A New Road In Stephentown
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, May 23, 1846: I and John F. we with our plow and oxen and wagon worked on the highway and our pathmaster Merrils credited me four days works and today Geo P. worked his day on the highway.
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Alterations To The House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, May 14, 1846: Russel Palmer’s boy dropped corn and I paid 12 cts.
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To Troy For a Medical Consultation
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, April 7, 1846: Today I took my old double wagon and carried my two daughters to Hiram Newton’s on a visit and went on to Daniel Allen’s to town meeting.
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High Finance, 1840s Style
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, April 2, 1846: I called to cousin Josiah Egleston’s and got five kitchen chairs that he had bottomed and repaired that I had paid him in cider and apples for doing the work.
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A Midwinter Funeral
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, January 23, 1846: This afternoon I took my cutter and rode over to the Presbyterian meeting house to an anti-rent meeting.
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Winter 1845-46
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, December 16, 1845: Today I went with a cutter that Geo P. bought of Sylvester Carpenter to Nathan Runnals shop.
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The School Master Moves In
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, December 9, 1845: I called to Sylvenas Carpenter and he rode with me to Joshua B. Maxon’s and I signed and paid five dollars for the election room, and I reckoned with said Carpenter and Maxon my account.
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The Kids Go Back To School
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, November 21, 1845: I called to my Rodgers Farm where I bargained with Aaron Merrils. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
George is “Discustified”
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday November 9, 1845: Today I am quite unwell with a sudden cold, being on the road to Pittsfield yesterday in the rain.
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19 Arrested In Latest County-Wide Welfare Fraud Sweep By Doug La Rocque Late last week Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as State Police and other local law enforcement agencies, arrested 19 people who are alleged to have fraudulently accepted welfare benefits. You must be logged in to view this article.
R H E Stillwater 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 2 Hoosick Falls 4 3 0 8 X 15 6 1 Monday, May 6. Played at HFCS. You must be logged in to view this article.
Wellness Fair And 5K Run At BCS Submitted by Rachel Turetsky The Wellness Fair and 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 4, brought out many from the Berlin Central School District community in spite of the rain. The sky-blue 5K shirts on most of the 82 participants brightened up the cloudy day at the Berlin Middle-High […]
Budget Passes With 1.36% Tax Levy Increase by Alex Brooks The final version of the Budget for the 2019-20 school year was approved by the Hoosick Falls School board at its April 18 meeting. You must be logged in to view this article.
HFCS Unveils First Draft of 2019-20 Budget by Alex Brooks Hoosick Falls Central Schools Business Administrator Emily Sanders presented a first draft of next year’s budget, which showed a total increase in spending of 0.4%, or $102,097. You must be logged in to view this article.
From January 9 through January 18, the Junior National Honor Society members collected pasta for Hoosick Area Churches Assocation Food Pantry You must be logged in to view this article.