Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by David Flint
“Low bridge, everybody down!” Not just a song, those bridges on the Erie Canal really were that low, built low to save on cost. The canal boats just barely squeaked through underneath, and if you were sitting on deck, it was worth your life to heed the call of the Steersman. [Read more…] about Stephentown Historical Society Hears About The Erie Canal
Members of the Rensselaer County Legislature today announced opposition to a pipeline proposed to be routed through areas of southern Rensselaer County, saying the planned project as now introduced has the potential to damage quality of life, the environment and fiscal well-being of residents and property owners. [Read more…] about Legislators File Resolutions Opposing Pipeline Project
The Poestenkill Historical Society welcomes back Phyllis Chapman as she portrays Lillian Gish. You may remember Phyllis from her last visit here, appearing as the Unsinkable Molly Brown. Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress, director and writer whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987. [Read more…] about Phyllis Chapman Portrays Lillian Gish at Poestenkill Historical Society
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“The history of Vermont’s relationship with alcohol reflects the struggle to reach a balance between personal freedom and the regulation of a powerful substance that can bring enjoyment or ruin lives.” states Callie Stewart, Collections Manager and curator of Alcohol in Vermont: Creation to Consumption, Tolerance to Temperance on view at the Bennington Museum from March 28 through June 21. [Read more…] about Alcohol In Vermont: Creation To Consumption, Tolerance To Temperance
Rensselaer County Kathleen Jimino and County Legislator Leon Fiacco helped stock local rivers with trout. [Read more…] about Annual County Trout-Stocking Ushers In Spring
Tom Ragosta, Watervliet City Historian, will give an illustrated talk on the Erie Canal on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 pm at the Stephentown Historical Society’s Heritage Center, Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. The building is handicapped accessible. [Read more…] about Erie Canal History At Stephentown Heritage Center
The Rensselaer County Legislature will join with the county Environmental Management Council to sponsor an electronics recycling day next month, legislators announced.
The electronics recycling event will be held Saturday, April 11 from 9:30 am to 2 pm. The event will be held at the County Office Building, 1600 7th Avenue, downtown Troy. [Read more…] about Legislature And EMC To Sponsor Electronics Recycling Day On April 11
4-H members from across the Capital District travelled to Ichabod Crane High School to participate in the Capital District 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest hosted by Columbia/Greene Cornell Cooperative Extension. Rensselaer County fielded a Novice, Senior and two Junior teams. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Members Compete At 4-H District Dairy Bowl
Maple Syrup Season is Late for Second Year in a Row
by Bea Peterson
There’s a maple leaf on the cap of NYS maple syrup this year, along with a description of the syrup color and taste. It’s a new grading system and it is universal. Now maple syrup made in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin and all the Provinces of Canada will be labeled the same. [Read more…] about States And Canada Agree On New Grading System
Rensselaer County Undersheriff Pat Russo presented Matt Hopper, a criminal justice major at Hudson Valley Community College, the New York State Sheriff’s Association (NYSSA) Institute’s 2015 Criminal Justice Scholarship. [Read more…] about New York State Sheriff’s Association Institute, Inc. Criminal Justice Scholarship Winner
