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Community notes from around Schenectady County

Saturday, April 27, 2024 EARTH DAY CLEAN UP: Cemetery Cleanup, 9:30 am to noon at the Old Village Burial Grounds at 107th and 3rd Avenue in Lansingburgh. All are welcome! Please bring your gardening tools, rakes, etc. if you have them. (Rain Date: Saturday, May 4th, 9:30 AM to Noon) for questions call John Ward […]

Friday, April 26, 2024 TROY NIGHT OUT: Last Friday of every month, 5 to 9 pm in downtown Troy. Troy Night Out is an extended evening highlighting shops, restaurants, arts and culture that takes place on the last Friday of every month in downtown Troy. Attendees are able to support virtually or stroll throughout the […]

Thursday, April 25, 2024 GARDEN CLUB MEETING: Cutting down on your lawn size is a popular idea these days but what can replace it ? Join the Sand Lake Garden Club on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30 to find out . David Chinery, Extension Service Educator with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Renss. County, will […]

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEETING: The Troy Public Library is holding the following meeting: 4pm, Building Committee. DUTCH SETTLERS SOCIETY MEETING: The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany will hold the following program for the general membership and the public: 7pm at the First Church in Albany, 110 North Pearl St. General Membership Meeting […]

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 […]

SALEM — Recent research documenting the history of Salem’s organized Jewish community highlights the enduring legacy of a community that while never large in number has left its mark on the city — and on the nation. The research conducted by Austin Reid in collaboration with the Salem Public Library and Columbus Jewish Historical Society […]