Waterford Museum’s 50th Anniversary – by H. Wessell

Also Tuesday, the Board honored the Waterford Museum and Cultural Center at its 50th anniversary. Director Paul Archambault, who began his position in July, spoke and the following is taken from his remarks.\
"What we're celebrating this year is really an historic preservation story. It's not only the founding of a museum, but also of saving a house:" the 1830s Hugh White house, home of a prominent Waterford Citizen, located at 2 Museum Lane, an historic Federal style revival house that is now home to the center.

Read the entire article in the October 16th edition of the Express.

Easter EggStravaganza – by Melissa LeMay

HALFMOON – On Saturday March 29th The Halfmoon Celebrations Committee held their first and hopefully annual Easter “Egg” Stravaganza at The Halfmoon Town Hall. It was a beautiful spring day to be out petting some friendly rabbits, goats, lambs and getting a pony ride. Inside the hall there were plenty of activities to keep the kids happy and get them in the Easter spirit. Young and old enjoyed holding and petting 2 day old baby chicks

Entire article and photos in the April 3 issue of the Express.

Halfmoon to Celebrate 225th – By Michael Bielawski

Halfmoon - The town of Half-Moon will have its fifth annual Fall Festival and Parade on Saturday the 21st.  However more significant, it will be the town's 225th anniversary, which we know largely thanks to the recovery and restoration of old town records.  Most of Half-Moon's records were destroyed in a fire in 1853, but not the minutes of the very first official town meeting of April 1st, 1788.

Here's what was written for the first meeting:

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