Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Alex Brooks
The possibility of including a timber harvest in the management plan for a 1200 acre parcel of land in Mattison Hollow has some local folks up in arms. [Read more…] about DEC Plan To Harvest Timber In Mattison Hollow Provokes Opposition
By Doug La Rocque
With visitors from as far away as Maine, Ontario, Tennessee and South Dakota, more than 100 people gathered at the site of the Pagoda on Grafton’s Crandall Road last Saturday to mark the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1993. [Read more…] about Grafton Peace Pagoda Celebrates 23rd Anniversary With Prayer And Reflection
By Doug La Rocque
There are a couple of old phrases about losing. “Don’t get mad, get even and Revenge is Sweet.” Both apply to the Lady Mountaineers Soccer Team this past week. [Read more…] about Another Stellar Week For Berlin Sports As Teams Begin To Wrap Up League Play And Look Toward The Sectionals
On Saturday September 24 four brave Cub Scouts climbed the Grafton Fire Tower. [Read more…] about Cub Scout Pack 911 Hikes To The Grafton Fire Tower
Last fall Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin’s office announced that two area libraries were getting grant monies to improve their entrance ways, those being the Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls and the Grafton Community Library. [Read more…] about Grafton Library Face Lift Complete
The Berlin Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary held their 11th annual Car and Bike show at the Firehouse on Saturday, September 24. [Read more…] about An Excellent Turnout of Cool Cars For The Car Show
Kevin O’Malley brought home a piece of Hoosick Falls history this week. O’Malley found a Walter A. Wood sickle bar hay mower located in Sharon Springs, NY and purchased it from the owner. [Read more…] about Wood Mower Returns To Hoosick Falls
By Doug La Rocque
Whether it was nearly 25 miles or the shorter 10-mile route, members of our country’s military, both past and present, and residents of the Capital Region proved for the third year in a row how important it is to support our veterans in need. [Read more…] about Patriot Ruckmarchers Show Their Support For Veterans In Need
submitted by Kevin O’Malley
Walter A. Wood Tractor and Agriculture Show is coming this Saturday, October 1! [Read more…] about Bigger And Better Than Ever: Walter A. Wood Tractor Show Is Back!
Cindy Minkler, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, dear friend, and lifelong community member, has been diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and is currently undergoing treatments. [Read more…] about Benefit Fundraiser For Cindy Minkler
