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Legislators File Resolutions Opposing Pipeline Project

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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

Phyllis Chapman Portrays Lillian Gish at Poestenkill Historical Society

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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

Alcohol In Vermont: Creation To Consumption, Tolerance To Temperance

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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

Legislature And EMC To Sponsor Electronics Recycling Day On April 11

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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

States And Canada Agree On New Grading System

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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

New York State Sheriff’s Association Institute, Inc. Criminal Justice Scholarship Winner

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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

Second Screen Planned For Hoosick Drive In

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by Bea Peterson

After eight Zoning Board and Planning Board meetings and a Public Hearing, Duane Greenawalt, owner of Hathaway’s Drive In on Route 67 in Hoosick finally received approval from the ZBA to put up a second screen. “The approval is contingent on my putting trees behind the screen to hide it from the neighbor’s view,” he said. He has changed the screen placement three times to make it less visible outside the Drive In. “I plan to place it in front of a big maple tree and plant other 10 foot deciduous and good sized evergreen trees, he said. “And the ZBA understands the trees may take a while to grow,” he added. Some of the trees will be fast growing, while others will take longer to mature. Greenawalt has also selected a smaller screen, though it will be 30 feet by 60 feet in size. [Read more…] about Second Screen Planned For Hoosick Drive In