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War Of Words Over Highway Issues Grows
By Doug La Rocque
While no one was accused of being a liar, as was the case at the December Town Board meeting, the verbal exchange of accusations between the board, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck, Highway Department employees and many members of the community lasted well more than an hour, at the Monday, January 14 meeting.
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By Doug La Rocque
For 32 years, Penny Jones has dedicated her life to serving the seniors of Rensselaer County.
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Concerns Expressed About Senior Trip
By Doug La Rocque
Swimming safety, cost, lodging and timing were all matters brought up at the Tuesday, December 18 meeting of the Berlin Central School Board.
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By Doug La Rocque
Moving this year’s annual festival to the Roxborough Holdings building (formerly the Grafton Elementary School) was like adding Miracle Grow™ to the event.
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Grafton Highway Department Issues Boil Over
By Doug La Rocque
It was a rather routine and quiet Grafton Town Board meeting on Monday, December 10, until it came time for public comment.
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Submitted by D. J. Connelly
The wrestling team had its first home match of the season against Cairo-Durham on Thursday, December 6 at New Lebanon High School.
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Winter can often be a sloppy, slippery, cold and miserable mess, but sometimes, it can be as pretty as the proverbial post card. Such was the scene on Thursday morning, November 29, following the snowstorm that dumped up to a foot of snow on Grafton.
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On Saturday the wrestling team participated in the Ravena tournament. They were led with strong performances by all participants.
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Area’s First Hunting-Related Serious Accident
By Doug La Rocque
The Grafton Fire Department and Rescue Squad were called out mid-morning on Sunday, November 24, for a report of a man who had fallen about 20 feet out of his tree stand, in a wooded area off the southern end of Babcock Lake Road.
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By Doug La Rocque
A rain snow mix on top of roads still frozen in some parts from a below zero morning earlier in the week caused many mishaps Sunday morning, November 24, all around Eastern Rensselaer County.
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All Clear Sounded Saturday Morning By Doug La Rocque By 1 am Saturday morning, January 12, the last of the three propane laden tank cars that derailed Wednesday evening, had been removed without incident, and the remainder of the area residents evacuated, were allowed home You must be logged in to view this article.
War Of Words Over Highway Issues Grows By Doug La Rocque While no one was accused of being a liar, as was the case at the December Town Board meeting, the verbal exchange of accusations between the board, Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck, Highway Department employees and many members of the community lasted well more than […]
Board Scoping Proposed Capital Project by Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board reviewed detailed scoping documents for a capital project at a special meeting held January 9. You must be logged in to view this article.
Senior Trip Update At the last regular meeting of the Berlin Central School Board of Education, many concerns were raised about the upcoming Senior Class trip to Virginia Beach, VA, chief of which was a lack of certified lifeguards for any planned swimming in either the ocean or a pool at the house the group […]
By Doug La Rocque Hoosick Falls Central School Superintendent Ken Facin told the School Board members gathered for its regular meeting on Thursday night, August 23, that the District has entered into a contract with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department to employee a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO), for a three-year period. You must be […]
Last Meeting For Laurin And Gormley By Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board meeting held on June14 was the last for School Board President Greg Laurin and School Board member Laurie Gormley, who have both put in many years of School Board service.