NEW SCOTLAND — Folklorist Paul Mercer will use music and words to tell the little known tale of the War of 1812 prisoners of war in England’s notorious Dartmoor Prison.
RENSSELAERVILLE — Susan Britton of Rensselaerville, a member of the Clarke White Unit 58, was one of more than 300 delegates and guests from across the country who attended the American Legion Auxiliary’s annual Washington, D.C. Conference in late March.
Horseshoe Point; The Overlook; Hop Field; Indian Ladder Trail: All familiar names. This year, John Boyd Thacher State Park is proudly celebrating its centennial.
RENSSELAERVILLE — A spring festival in the Medusa hamlet weaves together strands of the community every year to raise funds for the fire company. This year, it will feature talks by prominent local speakers, a business fair, and a “kids’ art lab.”
BERNE — A box draped in a white sheet was a transformative device on the floor of the Berne library. In went a gray-haired man after reading a book, and out crawled a baby boy.
VOORHEESVILLE — First Niagara and Citizens Bank have awarded the Albany County Rural Housing Alliance, based in Voorheesville, with a total of $7,500 in grant funds to be used for its emergency home repair program.
ALTAMONT — Divine Mercy Chaplet, Stations of the Cross and Liturgy of God Friday will take place at the La Salette Shrine on Leesome Lane in Altamont at 3 p.m. on Good Friday, April 19.
Director Rev. Jeffrey L’Arche says all are welcome.
I am I can is seeking gently used women’s professional attire for students to use for interviews and other professional endeavors.
Organizers urge, “Please make us a part of your spring cleaning and consider donating that suit, blouse or pair of shoes you’ve been holding onto but never seem to wear!”
