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On Saturday, April 27th, from 8 am to noon, come to the 13th Annual Tailgate Sale held at the Town of Nassau Highway Garage, 599 Central Nassau Road, East Nassau. A tailgate sale is where buyers and sellers meet to sell/trade in the back of their vehicle such items as farm products, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, piglets, goats, sheep, vegetable plants, flowers, berry plants, maple syrup, crafts, and other local products. Admission is free, and there are no vendor fees. For more information or to reserve a space, please contact farms@townofnassau.org or call 518-766-3559 ext. 2, option 1.

Courtesy of Rensselaer County
A public forum on the proposed closure of the Burdett Birth Center at Samaritan Hospital has been scheduled by St. Peter’s Health Partners for Wednesday, February 28th, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at Hudson Valley Community College.

Courtesy of the RCSO
The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) invites all to join them in celebrating Sheriff Patrick Russo’s 48 years in law enforcement with his retirement walk-out ceremony on Thursday, December 28th, at noon, with line-up by 11:50. The ceremony will be held outdoors at the RCSO, 4000 Main Street, so please dress accordingly.

Attention children of Grafton: nothing stops the magic of Christmas. The Grafton Community Library has been asked by Santa to help gather letters from the children of Grafton to make sure they arrive at the North Pole on time and safely.

The Grafton Community Library will be accepting letters now through December 19th; that will give the library plenty of time to forward them to the US Postal Service and North Pole.

Children are invited to write Santa a letter, send him good cheer, and let him know how good they have been this past year. Please include the child’s age and gender in the letter.

Children writing letters will receive a letter back from Santa.

Santa’s elves also ask that children print their name and address clearly so Santa does not miss them.

You can hand deliver or mail your letter; then the letters are picked up by Santa’s elves and taken directly to the North Pole.

Letters can be mailed to PO Box H, Grafton NY, 12082. Hand carried letters can be placed in the white mailbox located at the library. No stamps are necessary if dropped in the white mailbox.

Submitted by the NYSDOH
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the availability of free technical assistance for municipalities to protect public drinking water supplies through the Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2). The multi-agency initiative, led by DEC and DOH in collaboration with the Departments of Agriculture and Markets and State, empowers municipalities to take critical actions to improve and protect public water sources and the environment.

The program is designed to build off previous work, help align priorities, and fill gaps within a municipality’s current and future source water protection efforts.

Participating municipalities will receive assistance in assessing modern day vulnerabilities and engaging in preventative actions to protect drinking water sources from contamination, identifying effective actions to address potential contaminant sources, and implementing source water protection actions.

Community public water suppliers are encouraged to apply for free technical assistance by visiting the DWSP2 website and completing an online application. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 14th, at 4 pm.

Announcement

2023 Berlin 4th of July parade Grand Marshal Wally O’Neil, along with the entire parade committee, is excited to share music prior to the parade provided by the Trombone band, and music immediately following the parade at the American Legion, 15 Railroad Avenue, during the chicken barbecue, provided by our friends from the Z-Barn. 

Parade step-off is at 11 am and is sure to be a true celebration of Brave Americans: past, present and future, our theme for this year’s parade. As it has been for 125 years, the entire area celebrates America together on July 4th, rain or shine; come out and be a part of this great tradition.

We are a community event, through volunteers and contributions. If you wish to support, donations can be sent to: Berlin 4th of July Parade Committee, PO Box 66, Berlin, NY 12022.

The Columbia County Department of Health will be holding a series of free rabies clinics for dogs, cats, and ferrets that are at least three months of age. The next event will be held Saturday, March 4th, at the Ancram Town Highway Garage, 32 Mable Lane, Ancramdale. Cats and ferrets will be seen from 10 to 11 am, and dogs will be seen from 11 am to noon. For the safety of attendees, cats and ferrets must be in a carrier, and dogs must be leashed. Breeders must use their own veterinarian for rabies vaccines. Donations are accepted.

By Chris Tergliafera
The Monday, January 9 meeting of the Grafton Town Board began with the 2023 Organizational Meeting where many resolutions were approved. Resolution 3 of 2023 named Vicky Burdick as the Town’s Dog Control Officer. Resolution 8 of 2023 named The Eastwick Press as one of the papers of record, and resolution 17 of 2023 set the date and time of the monthly Town Board meeting for the second Monday of the month at 7 pm, with the exception of October. The October meeting will be Wednesday, October 11. The meeting was adjourned in loving memory of Jason Rodd and Thomas Stowell.