Rensselaer County Sheriff Pat Russo was recently presented with a Certificate of Recognition from the Department of Defense.
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Petersburgh
Library Welcomes New Director
Anita Wilson will begin her new position as director of the Petersburgh Public Library on August 19.
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SVHC Offers New Treatment For Primary Brain Cancer
Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center (SVRCC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) and Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), is now offering a new treatment for those with primary brain cancer: tumor-treating fields.
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New Lebanon Central Class Reunions
Submitted by Charles French Jr.
New Lebanon Central School graduates from the Classes of 1949 to 2013 and their guests gathered for the school’s annual alumni dinner dance on July 13 at Winding Brook Country Club in Valatie.
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The Life Of George Holcomb
Settling The Price Of The Ditch
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday Sept. 11, 1846: We tended to boiling swill and this afternoon I took my one horse wagon and rode to Lebanon.
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Petersburgh
Marking 78 Years Of Dedication to Petersburgh
By Doug La Rocque
The members of the Petersburgh Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary gathered Saturday, July 27 at the Berlin Rod and Gun Club for the annual Installation Banquet and Clam Steam, and to mark the Department’s 78th year, having been founded in 1941.
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Hoosick Falls
PFOA Work Group Holds Second Session
By Emily Gabert
A preview of the results of the second round of blood testing for PFOA and PFOS was presented at the Hoosick Area Community Participation Work Group’s meeting on Wednesday, July 25.
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Outdoors With Trix
Uncovered Visitor and Trix's 250th Eastwick Press Picture
This large American Toad (Bufo americanus) posed last week in a Petersburgh yard when discovered under a wood pile.
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Stephentown
Andrew Joyes, Scouting’s Newest Eagle
By Doug La Rocque
Stephentown’s Andrew Joyes was elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout in a ceremony Monday night, July 29, with friends, family and other members of Boy Scout Troop 222 looking on.
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Rensselaer County
Undocumented Aliens And Lawsuits
By Doug La Rocque
In last week’s edition of The Eastwick Press, it was reported that several Rensselaer County officials, including County Executive Steve McLaughlin, County Clerk Frank Merola and Republican Board of Election Commissioner Jason Schofield had announced that the County Board of Elections would begin to share with U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (I.C.E.) the names and addresses of people that have registered to vote in Rensselaer County through the Motor Voter Program.
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