Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Submitted by Kevin O’Malley
The 3rd Annual Walter A. Wood Tractor & Agriculture Show in Hoosick Falls, will be held October 1 in Wood Memorial Park in Hoosick Falls. This unique celebration of tractors features antique and rare tractors, and vintage farm equipment. [Read more…] about Walter A Wood Tractor Show Slated For October 1
By Doug La Rocque
Nearly a year after the investigation began, Grafton Town Court Justice Rebecca Snyder-Greene heard the request by the attorney representing Michael and Erica Costello to suppress evidence obtained in a search warrant executed on their Old Road Property. [Read more…] about Long-Awaited Suppression Hearing Held In Grafton Animal Abuse Case
By Doug La Rocque
Despite the heat and humidity of this summer, Grafton has managed to escape the fury of Mother Nature until Saturday August 6, when lightning, heavy winds and rain brought down trees and tree limbs across wires and roadways, snapped power poles, and generally made quite a mess. [Read more…] about Saturday Storms Take Down Trees And Electrical Lines In Grafton
By Doug La Rocque
Jane McDermott’s proposal to construct a post and beam banquet house called Greywacke Meadows is still stalled by environmental permits. [Read more…] about Grafton’s Proposed Banquet House Still Has Some Obstacles To Clear
By Doug La Rocque
Latham’s Eric Youns was the first across the finish line in Sunday’s event at the Grafton Lakes State Park in a time of 18:16, with Grafton’s Ryan Gosse placing second, about a minute behind. The first woman to cross the line was another Grafton resident, Serena Rizzo in a time of 20:42. [Read more…] about Local Runners Amoung The Top Finishers In Run For The Roses At Grafton Lakes State Park
By Doug La Rocque
Two weeks ago Grafton Lakes State Park held its first Cinema on the Beach, screening the popular Disney children’s movie Ratatouille, the story of a French rat who dreams of becoming a chef. [Read more…] about Cinema On The Beach, Again This Friday Night
Antique radios: their repair and restoration is the program of the Grafton Historical Society on Wednesday, August 17 at Grafton Town Hall at 7 pm. It will be presented by Keith Parks. [Read more…] about Antique Radios The Original Wireless
By Doug La Rocque
Grafton Town Supervisor Ingrid Gundrum said she would take the blame for the Town Board failing to authorize payment in June for renewal of the software that runs the Town Court’s computer program and allows them to process their monthly reports. [Read more…] about A Missed Voucher Causes Some Inconvenience For Grafton Town Court
By Doug La Rocque
If there were any trepidations about how Grafton’s Family Fun Night would be received, the answer was very well, thank you. [Read more…] about A Great Turnout For The First Grafton Family Fun Night
By Doug La Rocque
The Capital District Transportation Committee last week released its 2016-2021 draft Transportation Improvement Program, which includes two projects in Eastern Rensselaer County, both on Route 2 in the Town of Petersburgh. [Read more…] about Improvements To Route 2 Bridge Over Route 22 In Petersburgh Planned In Next Few Years
