Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
The Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site will host two “History on the Hill” sessions on Saturday, June 18 at 10 am and 3 pm as part of New York State’s “Path Through History weekend.” Musicians, speakers, and reenactors will be on hand to share the history of the battle. [Read more…] about Bennington Battlefield “Path Through History Weekend”
Peebles Island State Park will host “Chickens in your Backyard”, a beginner poultry class through Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, on Saturday June 18 at noon in the Visitor Center located at One Delaware Avenue in Waterford, NY. [Read more…] about Cornell Cooperative Extension: “Chickens in Your Backyard” At Peebles Island State Park
Crinkleroot Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) is one of many native wildflowers that bloom in our area forests in the Spring. [Read more…] about Spring Beauty
by Steve Bradley
The Town of Hoosick Baseball and Softball League fields were filled to the brim with softball players as the league hosted its biggest tournament ever over the weekend. According to league president Ted Senecal, over 200 girls from 21 teams competed for trophies and bragging rights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. [Read more…] about Softball Tournament A Big Success
by Steve Bradley
In what was almost a replay of the boys game on Saturday, the girls lacrosse team lost to Emma Willard Monday afternoon. The Ladies held their own through the first half, going down 8-5 at the break. They were down a couple of scores but not out of the game. [Read more…] about Ladies Out Of Sectionals With Loss to Emma Willard
by Steve Bradley
The Panthers were taking it to the Indians early in the first half. They had the Cambridge Indians confused and back on their heels. Hoosick Falls was sharp and the score reflected that. The Panthers got the possessions and scored on them. [Read more…] about Panthers Fall To Cambridge In Sectional Play, 12 – 8
By Doug La Rocque
By all accounts the Berlin Mountaineer’s baseball and softball teams did not have a great season when you look at the number of wins posted by each team. Girls’ softball won twice and the Boys’ baseball team was winless. [Read more…] about Berlin Coaches Reflect Upon The Spring Sports Season
by Alex Brooks
The thirty-first running of the Wood Memorial Road Race was held on Saturday, May 21. It was excellent running weather. A full complement of Lions Club members and Fire Department volunteers positioned throughout the course, and members of the Hoosick Falls Police Department and the Hoosick Rescue Squad were present. [Read more…] about The Thirty-First Running Of The Wood Memorial
National Trails Day is the perfect opportunity to help clean up local parks. On Saturday, June 4, the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park and Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center will be hosting the Twenty-third Annual National Trails Day – the nation’s annual celebration of trails. Both parks invite volunteers of all ages to help clean up and improve trails on Saturday morning and indulge in the trail activities they enjoy most in the afternoon. [Read more…] about Volunteers Needed For National Trails Day At Grafton Lake State Park And Dyken Pond Center
Master gardener Phyllis Rosenblum will present Vegetable Gardening from the Ground Up at Peebles Island State Park on Saturday, June 4 at 12 pm at the Visitors’ Center. [Read more…] about Vegetable Gardening From The Ground Up At Peebles Island
