Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
Area seniors, Rensselaer County Department of Aging personnel and County Executive Kathy Jimino all gathered at the Everett Wagar Senior Center on the afternoon of Wednesday May 25 to celebrate the 10th year of the Center’s establishment. [Read more…] about Tenth Anniversary Gala At The Grafton Senior Center Is A Sold-Out Affair
Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth raised over $37,000 at its 18th annual Plant Sale on the organization’s residential campus in Canaan, NY, all proceeds going directly to support students in its Workforce Development Program. [Read more…] about Berkshire Students Celebrate Successful 18Th Annual Plant Sale
Southern Vermont College (SVC) is pleased to exhibit “Catastrophe Hats and Other Recent Works” by Southern Vermont artist Maggi Randall. The exhibit is available for viewing June 4 through July 8 in Everett Mansion’s Burgdorff Gallery. The public and friends of the artist are encouraged to attend Randall’s opening reception on Saturday, June 4, from 3 to 5 pm. in the Gallery. The Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and on weekends by arrangement with the Campus Safety Office. [Read more…] about A Must-See Exhibit: “Catastrophe Hats and Other Recent Works” by Artist Maggi Randall
Nearly 200 of Hudson Valley Community College’s top students were honored with a variety of academic scholarships recently. The scholarships celebrate the depth of student excellence across the college’s more than 80 academic programs.
Those receiving scholarships include: [Read more…] about HVCC Foundation Awards Scholarships
by Thaddeus Flint
NED is now truly dead.
Kinder Morgan officially withdrew its application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) pipeline on Monday. The company did not provide any further explanation for ending the high pressure natural gas project which would have cut across southern Rensselaer County, including Stephentown, on the way to New England. [Read more…] about Kinder Morgan Withdraws Application For Pipeline
submitted by Bev McClave
If you missed the Stephentown Men’s Artisan Exhibit you have a chance to see their incredible work in the Historical Society’s display case in the post office now until the end of June. [Read more…] about Stephentown’s Artisan Men
Stephentown’s summer youth day camp program will operate again this year under the direction of the Stephentown Memorial Library. Join camp director Amy Doolittle and assistant director Laura Hunt for four weeks of science, sports, arts, environmental education and lots of play and fun. Camp activities will take place at the library, the town hall and the library’s green fields property. [Read more…] about Stephentown’s Youth Summer Camp Accepting Registrations!
Members of TRACS shown in picture, L-R: Emma Church, Amanda Despart, Hailey Madsen, Rebecca Madsen (front), Parker Crandall, Destiney Lavenia-Watson, Hayden Crandall, Ryan Willis, Rachel Cahill, Annie Cass and Ilan Mikit. [Read more…] about TRACS And Stephentown Fire Department Collaborate
by Thaddeus Flint
The Berlin Central School District’s proposed 2016-2017 budget of $19,560,875 easily passed at the polls Tuesday night.
The final count was 225 Yes, 83 No for the budget, which will see a .59% increase in taxes. [Read more…] about Berlin School Vote
Hoosick Falls Central School District residents approved the proposed 2016-17 school budget by 77% of votes on May 17. The final vote tally was 340 yes votes and 101 no. [Read more…] about HFCS Approves Budget
