Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Submitted by Margaret Merwin
Saturday, June 29, was a celebration to beat all others at St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls. For 127 years, SMA has been a cherished part of the Hoosick Falls Community and beyond.
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Helping Out The Little Hoosic
Your help is needed, get involved!
To the Editor:
The Little Hoosic Watershed Associated is being revived.
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Progress At Stewarts
With the four houses that were surrounding the current store taken down over the past couple of weeks to make room for the new store, work is quickly proceeding.
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Grafton Festival Returns
With the heat index approaching 100 degrees, attendance at the annual festival in the Grafton Town Park on Saturday, July 20, was not as good as in recent years, but those who did come out, seemed to enjoy themselves.
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Saturday Rains; Johnson Wins His Second Feature At Albany-Saratoga
Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Friday, July 19.
Modifieds: Ronnie Johnson, Marc Johnson,
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Into The Realm Of The Absurd
By Thaddeus Flint
It’s generally agreed upon by people who attend a lot of boring town meetings, that there is a direct correlation between how boring those meetings are, and how a town is doing overall.
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by Doug La Rocque
Colleen Teal has verbally informed the New Lebanon Town Board and Town Clerk that she is leaving office, basically four months before the end of her second term.
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Selling Chickens And Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, August 19, 1846: Today my two sons and daughter Sarah went to the north part of town and got half a bushel of blackberries and jam and Mary Wylie went with them.
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Krahforst Resigns
Petersburgh Hires New Water Operator
by Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on Monday, July 15, Water District Superintendent Ben Krahforst resigned for the third and apparently final time, effective immediately.
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The Civil War Comes To Brunswick Community Library
By Amy Modesti
Town of Brunswick residents and Civil War buffs attended the first ever Civil War living history event on Saturday, July 13 at the Brunswick Community Library.
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by Denise Wright The March 13th Brunswick Town Board meeting was filled with conversation and resulted in the passing of two resolutions. During the Building and Codes report, 25 building property inspections and 22 follow-up complaints were reported for the month of February. The State Uniform Code Administration Compliance Report has been prepared. The historian […]
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by Denise Wright The Stephentown Board’s St. Patrick’s Day meeting began with a moment of silence to honor former town board member Gerry Robinson. Robinson focused on “improving local service opportunities, protecting Stephentown’s unique rural environment, and increasing local jobs and amenities by encouraging economic development appropriate to the size, atmosphere, and well-being of our […]
Submitted by BCSD Communications The Berlin Central School District Board of Education selected Mr. Kenneth Rizzo to be its next superintendent of schools, effective July 1st. Mr. Rizzo was unanimously appointed by the board at its meeting on March 6th. You must be logged in to view this article.
Hoosick Falls CSD Indoor Track Submitted by HFCSD Communications The Wildcats put forth a great effort at the New York State Indoor Track Championships on March 8th. The girls 4×400, consisting of Emma Waugh, Mihaly Blake, Ava Salvsevold, and Erin Conety, had a huge upset in their race. Going in as the underdogs, the girls […]
Brunswick CSD Submitted by Brunswick CSD Communications Brunswick CSD is proud to announce its winter Scholar Athlete sports teams for the 2024-2025 season. The school fielded seven varsity teams, including Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading, Unified Bowling, Boys Indoor Track, and Girls Indoor Track. In addition to the exciting lineup of winter […]