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)
Grafton
Near Record Number Of Contestants In The Annual Grafton Lakes State Park Ice Fishing Tournament
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 Planning Board Accepts A Minor Subdivision
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
Ambulance Staffing Becoming A Crisis In Grafton By Doug La Rocque
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
Grafton Town Board Reorganizes For 2017 With Several New Appointments
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
Gundrum Lumber Sells 927 Acres Of Land To The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
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
Grafton Town Board Action
Grafton Pays Its Bills And Unveils A New Website
By Doug La Rocque
On Wednesday December 28 the Grafton Town Board gathered to pay all remaining invoices to close the books on 2016, an expense that totaled about $49,000. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action
Boar’s Head And Yule Log At Hoosac School
The Celebration of the Boar’s Head And Yule Log was held in the Hoosac School dining hall over the Christmas holidays. [Read more…] about Boar’s Head And Yule Log At Hoosac School
Grafton Planning Board Wraps Up Business For 2016
By Doug La Rocque
Following a public hearing at which there were no speakers, the Board voted unanimously to declare a negative environmental impact on the proposed 2 lot minor subdivision by William Proctor at 585 Madonna Lake Road. They then approved the proposal as well. [Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Wraps Up Business For 2016
Did You Know?
Diphtheria Epidemic in Grafton
submitted by Anne Kiely
On December 3, 1888, Jerusha Gardner, age 6, daughter of Lewis and Francelia Snyder Gardner, died from diphtheria. [Read more…] about Did You Know?