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Beryl Moul Scholarship

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The Beryl H. Moul Memorial Grange Scholarship was established in 1958 by West Sand Lake Grange #949 in memory of prominent Grange Member Beryl H. Moul.  Applicants must be Rensselaer County residents (for at least 4 years) and must be accepted in an accredited 2 or 4 year college program pursuing a career in agriculture, home economics, nursing, natural resource management, environmental engineering or pharmacology.
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4-H Teen Council Auction

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The Rensselaer County 4-H Teen Council will host its annual Auction, Friday, April 27, at Brittonkill Elementary School, Route 2 in Brunswick. Doors open at 6:30 pm, bidding starts at 7 pm. Auction items will include new and used items, merchandise and gift certificates donated by Rensselaer County businesses and theme baskets designed and donated by 4-H Clubs throughout the County. Dinner and refreshments will be available.
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Greenway Check Presented At Berry Patch

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by David Flint
Rensselaer County’s Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan got a boost Tuesday in the form of a check from the Hudson River Valley Greenway. The check was presented at the Berry Patch of Stone Wall Hill Farm in Stephentown in view of the fact that that farm received farmland protection in 2009 aided by a grant from the State’s farmland protection program. [Read more…] about Greenway Check Presented At Berry Patch

Changes In The Hudson River

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The Rensselaer Land Trust invites the public to attend a free presentation entitled, “Changes in the Hudson River over the Last 150 Years,” delivered by Dan Miller, Habitat Restoration Coordinator with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program, to be held at 7 pm on Thursday, March 29, at the East Greenbush Library. Miller will speak about his work identifying opportunities to restore important habitats in the Hudson River Estuary.
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Forestry Workshop In New Lebanon

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“The Future of Your Woods and Wildlife” will be held on Saturday, March 24. The day long workshop will help landowners get the most out of their woodland and address some of the issues facing woodland owners today. Topics will include forest ecology and management, effects of deer and resources to help landowners. There will also be information addressing the local ecology, which will be of particular interest to Taconic Mountain landowners where the workshop will be held.
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Rensselaer County Legislature – Prominent Grafton And Babcock Lake Resident Honored

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by Kieron Kramer
The family of Charles Hamill of Grafton entered the well of the Rensselaer County Legislature on Tuesday night to receive copies of the resolution passed last month that memorialized him. Charles J. “Charlie” Hamill died on January 23, 2012.
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Woman Rescued From Walloomsac River

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by Bea Peterson
Deputy Matthew Trolio of the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at 2 am, Friday, March 2, and assisted in the rescue of a woman who had fallen into the Walloomsac River on Factory Hill Road in Hoosick. Her upper body lay on the bank while her lower body remained in the River. [Read more…] about Woman Rescued From Walloomsac River