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Her Deputy Is Appointed
By Doug La Rocque
The Grafton Town Board met in special session on Thursday night January 26, where they accepted the resignation of Town Clerk Kathy Mason-Wagar. Mason-Wagar cited personal reasons in her letter as the cause for the resignation. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Clerk Resigns
A group of local people who took part in the Womens March on Washington came back saying they were glad that they made the effort to go, said Virginia Skorupski, one of those who made the trip. [Read more…] about Local Women Join March In Washington D.C.
By Doug La Rocque
Grafton Town Court was packed with potential jurors filling out questionnaires and listening to instructions, while the prosecutor and defense attorney met with Town Justice Rebecca Snyder-Greene in chambers. [Read more…] about Grafton Animal Abuse Trial Adjourned Just As Jury Selection Was Set To Begin
By Doug La Rocque
Five inches of new fallen snow during the week, temperatures in the low 30s, occasional snowflakes in the air all made for perfect conditions for this year’s Winterfest. [Read more…] about Grafton Lakes State Park Winterfest 2017 Another Success
submitted by Annie Jacobs
The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) announced today the acquisition of the 353-acre parcel from Kevin and Mary Albert. [Read more…] about Community Forest Established In East Nassau By Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA)
By Doug La Rocque
For the 32nd straight year, anglers gathered on the frozen ponds this past Saturday in numbers that exceeded 300 people. The ice was thick but temperatures hovered around 40 degrees, making excellent conditions for the event. [Read more…] about Near Record Number Of Contestants In The Annual Grafton Lakes State Park Ice Fishing Tournament
Grafton resident John Brown has asked the Planning Board to allow him to cut a 4.8-acre tract of land out of his 38-acre parcel along County Route 85 (Madonna Lake Road). [Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Accepts A Minor Subdivision
By Doug La Rocque
When asked by The Eastwick Press after the Town Board meeting on Monday January 9 if the report given by Grafton Rescue Squad Captain Joe Allain meant the Town is facing a crisis finding enough qualified people to answer medical emergency calls, Town Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum answered “yes, I think you could call it that.” [Read more…] about Ambulance Staffing Becoming A Crisis In Grafton By Doug La Rocque
Town Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum opened the meeting by making her annual committee assignments, including the creation of two new committees for 2017. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Reorganizes For 2017 With Several New Appointments
By Doug La Rocque
The environmental conservation organization completed the acquisition of the large tract of land off Stuffle St. in Grafton extending into Pittstown on December 22 2016 for the purchase price of $650,000. [Read more…] about Gundrum Lumber Sells 927 Acres Of Land To The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
