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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Sports Outdoors

Hoosick Falls 3rd And 4th Graders Win Basketball Tournament

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by Lori Kempf

The Hoosick Falls third and fourth grade basketball team survived a thrilling opening round overtime game against Clifton Park and won its final two games to emerge as champion of the Fifth Annual March Madness Basketball Tournament held at the Duanesburg YMCA in Delanson, New York over the March 5th-6th weekend. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls 3rd And 4th Graders Win Basketball Tournament

Farmland Protection Grant Workshops Offered To Local Farmers

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Four upcoming informational sessions, free and open to the public, are being held so that local farmers may learn more about the state Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) grants. The workshops will discuss the parameters of the state program so farmers can determine whether it might be suitable for their farms and how to apply for funding. [Read more…] about Farmland Protection Grant Workshops Offered To Local Farmers

Two Communities Joining Together To Re-Establish High School Wrestling In The Taconic Valley

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By Doug La Rocque

The Berlin High School’s reentry into the sport of wrestling was a year marked by growing pains.  When the season started with their first scrimmage at Hoosick Falls, they had nearly a full team and high hopes.  By season’s end, they were down to just a few wrestlers, most having dropped out along the way.  Now coach D.J. Connally and supporters are hoping to create a groundswell of support, between the Berlin and New Lebanon communities.  [Read more…] about Two Communities Joining Together To Re-Establish High School Wrestling In The Taconic Valley

Girls Lose A Tough One, 45 – 36

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by Steve Bradley

The HFCS girls basketball team lost its bid for a second straight Section II Class B championship Saturday when they were defeated by the Glens Falls Indians at Hudson Valley Community College. Three pointers, something neither team was known as being especially good at, were the downfall of the Panthers. [Read more…] about Girls Lose A Tough One, 45 – 36

Youth Baseball And Softball  Will Be At HFCS This Season

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submitted by Ted Senecal

Over the past several weeks, the Town of Hoosick Youth Baseball & Softball Board members have been fielding questions from concerned parents about the presence of PFOAs at the ball fields, working with the EPA to understand potential outcomes of the soil testing performed at the baseball/softball fields, and reaching out in our community and neighboring towns to understand what options we have available should the results of the soil samples negatively impact our ability to play ball at our fields this season.  [Read more…] about Youth Baseball And Softball  Will Be At HFCS This Season

Understanding What It Takes To Become A Successful Beekeeper

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Come and join this workshop as Master Beekeeper, Rodney Dow guides you through the thought process needed to clearly understand what it takes to become a successful, sustainable beekeeper on Saturday, March 19 from 1to 3 pm at Peebles Island State Park. Rodney Dow has made a lifetime commitment to studying, researching and working with Apis Mellifera, the Honey Bee.  [Read more…] about Understanding What It Takes To Become A Successful Beekeeper

Mushrooms In Winter

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[private]SnowFallenEP-w[/private]A fallen birch tree is dotted with polypore mushrooms (Piptoporus betulinus) and dusted with snow in the woods of Petersburgh. Some say this fungus has medicinal qualities. Photo by Trix Niernberger