The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Heated Debate Over PFOA Testing

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by Doug La Rocque

Speaker after speaker that stood to address the Poestenkill Town Council on Thursday evening, October 21, had one message: we are very concerned about the discovery of PFOA at the Algonquin Middle School and some private wells in the vicinity. Rensselaer County Health Department test results to date have found four wells to be slightly above the state limit of 10 parts per trillion (PPT), and several more at lower levels. All but one speaker urged the County and New York State Department of Health (DOH) to ramp up the number of tests

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Luxury Camping Development Proposed on East Hollow

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by Alex Brooks

The Petersburgh Planning Board currently has before it a proposal to build ten small cabins for short term rental on a site at 193 East Hollow Road in Petersburgh. The proponent of the project is named Becca Benvie, and the design so far has been done by McGiver Design Services of Cobleskill. Although this is described as luxury camping, sometimes called “glamping,” the ten units will be permanent residential structures with

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New Lebanon is No Longer a Food Desert

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by Denise Wright

When people think of the word desert, they might not think of New Lebanon. In reality, the town has been in the heart of a food desert since the local market closed in 2009, and the closest market was 20 minutes away. The New Lebanon Farmers Market (newlebanonfarmersmarket.com) is an oasis for Rensselaer County residents looking for a solution. According to the USDA, many parts of the country have a scarcity of foods largely due to

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Student Councils Express Appreciation and Concern

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by Chris Tergliafera

At the October 19 meeting of the Berlin Central School District Board, the Middle School Student Council handed out gift bags to the Board and Superintendent to thank them for their service and dedication to the school community.

The High School Student Council recently met with Principle Kimberly Brownell to discuss concerns and improvements. One such improvement would be

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Four Arrested On Drug Charges After Hoosick Falls Search Warrant

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by Doug La Rocque, Chris Tergliafera and a Rensselaer County Sheriffs Office Press Release

On October 22, for the second time in six months, the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 68 Mechanic Street in the Village of Hoosick Falls. The search warrant was the result of a two month investigation by the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office and the Bennington Police Department. The search warrant yielded drug paraphernalia, U.S. currency, ammunition, a loaded sawed off shotgun, a loaded

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Petersburgh PFOA Meeting

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Stephen Schwarz of the firm Faraci Lange spoke at an informational meeting in Petersburgh on Monday evening about the class action lawsuit against Taconic for compensation for PFOA contamination. Taconic has agreed to pay a total of $23.5 million in compensation. Those who are eligible include homeowners of houses in the Water District or houses whose wells have PFOA contamination in the water, and residents of houses with contaminated wells, whether they are owners or renters. The settlement also includes funding for [Read more…] about Petersburgh PFOA Meeting

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Two More Wells in Poestenkill Test Positive For Higher than Permitted Levels of PFOA

This brings it to four, the number of private wells found to have been contaminated along with the Algonquin Middle School. No source of the contamination has been determined yet and more testing is underway. Read the complete story here.

The Town of Hoosick will Seek a Moratorium on Marijuana Sales Instead of Simply Opting Out

The Town Board wants more guidance from New York State and wishes to establish where such dispensaries may be located by adopting changes to the town zoning code. The Board plans to officially opt out of any on site consumption.

New Brunswick Budget Holds The Line on Taxes

Presented to the Town Board at their Thursday evening meeting, Supervisor Phil Herrington’s budget proposal calls for no change in the tax rate. Spending in the budget is up, but so are revenues, which allowed for the 0% tax change.

New Rensco Budget Calls for 10% Tax Cut

Delivered to the Rensselaer County Legislature on Thursday, the budget maintains the level of county services and is the fourth consecutive year County Executive Steve McLaughlin has proposed budgets that cut taxes. Read the complete story here.

Petersburgh PFOA Meeting Changed

The lead attorney in the PFOA Class Action suit settlement will meet with the public at 6 pm on Monday, October 18 at the PVMCC.

The Meet the Candidates forum, scheduled of Saturday, October 23 has been canceled.