Saturday, September 17, 4 – 7 pm. Celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Town of Petersburgh with an afternoon of chicken barbecue and folk music by musicians who performed at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival. [Read more…] about Fox Hollow Festival Remembrance And Chicken Barbeque
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Andy Spence Speaks About Petersburgh’s Fox Hollow Music Festival
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance invites the community to Andy Spence’s presentation about the Fox Hollow Music Festival, an annual Petersburgh tradition from 1966 to 1980, at the Sand Lake Town Hall on September 8. [Read more…] about Andy Spence Speaks About Petersburgh’s Fox Hollow Music Festival
Walter A Wood Tractor Show Slated For October 1
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
Remembrance And Preparedness A Common Theme At The August Meeting Of The Rensselaer County Legislature
By Doug La Rocque
The appointment of a new Social Services Commissioner and the public hearing for the new Agricultural Protection Plan highlighted last week’s meeting of the legislature, but so did resolutions like the one that declared September 2016 to be a month of Remembrance. [Read more…] about Remembrance And Preparedness A Common Theme At The August Meeting Of The Rensselaer County Legislature
Antique Radios The Original Wireless
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
Tasha Tudor Collection On Display At Stephentown Post Office
submitted by Meredith Rhindress
Take a trip back in time at the Stephentown Post Office. A local resident has loaned her Tasha Tudor collection for exhibit in the Stephentown Historical Society display case there. [Read more…] about Tasha Tudor Collection On Display At Stephentown Post Office
Theresa Beaudoin Approved As Rensselaer County’s New Social Services Commissioner
By Doug La Rocque
Following in the footsteps of her father John, Theresa Beaudoin took the reins of the County’s largest department on August 1st. Beaudoin replaces Randy Hall, who has served as commissioner for 8 years. [Read more…] about Theresa Beaudoin Approved As Rensselaer County’s New Social Services Commissioner
A Walk To Commemorate Hiroshima Day And Offer Prayers For Peace
By Doug La Rocque
A long line of marchers left the Grafton Town Park Saturday evening August 6 in a walk to the Grafton Peace Pagoda, with the desire to forever renounce war and create a nuclear-free world. [Read more…] about A Walk To Commemorate Hiroshima Day And Offer Prayers For Peace
University At Albany Announces Spring Graduates
The University at Albany congratulates the more than 2,800 students who graduated in May.
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Local Students Are Members of Class of 2016 At Hudson Valley Community College
More than 1,500 students recently completed the requirements for graduation from their academic degree or certificate programs at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. The college’s Class of 2016 includes students from around the Capital Region and around the globe, graduating from more than 80 degree or certificate programs. [Read more…] about Local Students Are Members of Class of 2016 At Hudson Valley Community College