Rooted in Nature: An Independent, Natural Food Store in South Glens Falls
New South Glens Falls Eatery Brings Fresh Food from Local Farms
Rooted in Nature on Route 9 in South Glens Falls opened last Saturday, October 1, 2011. The store is owned and operated by Glens Falls residents Colleen Sommer and Cheri Lawson. Colleen has [...]
Animal Abuse Registry Passed in Albany County
Greater Protection for Animals with Harsher Penalties for Abusers
The Albany County Legislature voted at its regular meeting, Tuesday, October 11, unanimously to pass a bill called “Local Law K”. The new law will create a registry of convicted animal abusers in Albany County—it is also the toughest one in [...]
Proposed Animal Abuse Registry for Albany County Goes up for Vote Next Tuesday
Albany Lawmakers Plan to Protect Animals from Abuse
What do child abusers, spousal abusers, and serial killers have in common? According to studies, most violent offenders begin their careers with the torture and abuse of animals. The same patterns of many violent crimes against [...]
PFC Jeremiah Monroe Memorial Golf Tournament, Green Mansions Golf Club, Chestertown
To support the Wounded Warrior Project, Green Mansions Golf Club in Chestertown will be hosting the 2nd Annual PFC Jeremiah Monroe Memorial Golf Tournament as a way to honor Jeremiah Monroe’s memory.
Born in Glens Falls in 1978, Jeremiah Monroe joined the Army in March [...]
Trains from Saratoga Springs to North Creek (Gore Mountain region)
The launch of a new railway is an event that is rarely heard of these days. But for those in the North Country, traveling from the mid-Adirondacks to Albany via a route other than the traffic-congested Northway is possible after a railway servicing Saratoga and the [...]
New Food Co-op Sees Its Beginnings in Glens Falls
“Eating is an Agricultural Act.” – Wendell Berry
For the past few years, many people in Glens Falls have been looking at ways to improve distribution of locally-grown foods and sundries. Many farmers have set up Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSAs), where the consumer invests prior to the season [...]
Gay Pride New York 2011: A Monumental Celebration
Part One: Passage of the Gay Marriage Bill
It’s 6:30pm on Friday, June 24th and my partner is virtually tugging on my arm to go out to dinner and meet our friends later to celebrate. Instead, I am glued to the computer, to the live streaming video of [...]
Glens Falls Cancer Center Fundraiser at Green Mansions Golf Course
After being diagnosed with breast cancer twelve years ago, Mary Matrose decided to do something that would help herself & others. She started a golf fundraiser to benefit cancer research at Green Mansions Golf Club in Chestertown. The idea for the tournament came about after she [...]
Great Escape in Lake George Gets New Shows
Just as my parent’s generation said goodbye to the former Storytown, U.S.A. theme park in Queensbury, my generation will now witness the cycle of change once again sweeping the Adirondacks’ largest theme park. Up until this year, Great Escape was joined with other nationwide Six Flags’ parks as [...]
HMRHS’s Executive Director, Brad Shear, on the Cat Overpopulation Problem & June as National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
By Nicole Berhaupt
For the last 15 years, Brad Shear, the Executive Director of the Hudson and Mohawk River Humane Society (HMRHS) in Menands, has been doing the type of work that he loves. As a young man with [...]
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