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Monday, April 22, 2024 BINGO FUNDRAISER: The Waterford Museum is raising funds for the restoration of the Button Hand Pumper. Come play BINGO at McGreivey’s, win prizes, and bump up the pumper funds! BINGO starts at 6 pm, we do our best to play 5 games and be done by 7:30. $10 buy in for […]

Sunday, April 21, 2024 HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: The Greenbush Historical Society meeting is on Sunday, April 21 at 2pm at the East Greenbush Library. The gardening season is rapidly approaching. Imagine what planting a garden would have been like during the dark days of WWII. Jeffrey Urbin, an Educationalist Specialist at the Roosevelt Library and […]

Saturday, April 20, 2024 REPAIR CAFE: Rensselaer Repair Café is offering a community repair café on April 20 from 10am to 2pm at Robert C. Parker School, 4254 NY Route 43, North Greenbush. We welcome all broken items, but examples of things we can help you repair include: clothing, furniture, electrical appliances, toys, bicycles and […]

Friday, April 19, 2024 LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEETING: The Troy Public Library is holding the following meeting: 1pm, Outreach Committee. KNIT & CROCHET GROUP: Join the Troy Public Library for a bi-weekly stitching group from 10 to 11 am on every first and third Friday of the month. Whether you have experience knitting or crocheting or […]

CANTON – A recent round of funding provided by the State University of New York is helping the college combat food insecurity and address the mental health of SUNY Canton students.  …

Annual MCCC presentation cultivates perennial success at Philly Flower Show

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES: Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County over Zoom. Class dates are 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6. Noon-1:15pm. “The Magic Years,” for parents of children aged birth-4 years. Topics include strategies on how to manage parent and child stress while understanding and supporting the stages of child […]

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 TRAIL HIKE: At Moreau Lake State Park, 9:30am. Considered to be a more challenging hike. A 5.5 mile loop starting on Lake Bonita Trail heading toward Lake Anne, Western Ridge and back toward Lake Bonita via the Waterfall Trail. Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather and waterproof boots. Bring microspikes […]

Sunday, February 4, 2024 TRAIL STEWARD MEETING: At Moreau Lake State Park, 10am. Welcome to new members as well as current trail stewards. The Trail Steward Program consists of a group of volunteers who inventory Moreau Lake State Park’s trails and report back to staff whether a trail needs maintenance or not. This ensures that […]

Sunday, February 4, 2024 HISTORICAL PRESENTATION: New Scotland Historical Association’s February Program is “Archaeology and History of 19 th Century African American Farmers in the Capital Region.” Michael Lewis, Archeologist with the State Museum, will discuss the little known but surprising and fascinating story of owner-operated African American farms in the Capital region in the […]