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Stephentown Town Board Action

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Motocross Track Issue Has Not Gone Away

by David Flint
At Stephentown’s first regular Town Board meeting of the year, Monday, January 18, newly elected Councilman Gerry Robinson reported that he had completed 2½ days of training for newly elected officials sponsored by the NYS Association of Towns. Robinson said the training, presented by staff from both the Association of Towns and the State Comptroller’s Office, covered the various responsibilities of officials, concentrating in particular on issues surrounding land use planning and zoning. “It was very helpful,” he said. “I feel I have a good background now.”
Motocross Redux. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action

Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action

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Water Contamination Issue Draws Residents To Meeting, Mayor And Trustees Get On With Regular Village Business

by Deb Alter
The Municipal Building meeting room was packed to overflowing for the  monthly Village Board meeting on Tuesday, January 12. Again, it was the Village water issue that drew people to the meeting. Mayor David Borge officially announced that a temporary Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) will be installed at the HF water plant  very soon. There is about a two-week delivery time, and it takes about three weeks to install. There will be at least a week of sampling and testing. The system, which will filter out PFOAs to undetectable levels, should be online in February. [Read more…] about Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action

New Lebanon Town Board Action

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New Board Takes Care of Housekeeping

by David Flint
Newly elected Town Supervisor Colleen Teal presided over the first regular meeting of the 2016 New Lebanon Town Board on Tuesday, January 12. Other new faces on the Board are Councilmen Mark Baumli and Kevin Smith, along with newly elected Town Clerk Tistrya Houghtling. They join returning Town Board members Chuck Geraldi and Dan Evans, who was absent for this meeting. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action

Berlin Central School District Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration For The 2016-2017 School Year

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The Berlin Central School District has begun the process of registering students for the 2016-2017 Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. Students must be legal residents of the school district and reside with a parent or guardian within the school district at the time of registration. [Read more…] about Berlin Central School District Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration For The 2016-2017 School Year

Seeking A Pension

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Tuesday: This morning I came on to Mr. Rufus Withees and took breakfast. I then paid said Rufus Withee forty two dollars, which is the interest up to last October on a note of three hundred dollars, and then I came home. On this evening I rode down to Judah Rowley’s to inquire where his Uncle Nathaniel Warren lives. Rowley told me he lives in Berlin. I want to make proof by Mr. Warren that my father was a revolutionary soldier for my Mother to draw a pension. [Read more…] about Seeking A Pension

Beth-Anne Steele

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Stephentown – Beth-Anne Steele, 47, surrendered to cancer on January 7, 2016 surrounded by the love and support of her friends and those she called her “chosen family.” Born on Long Island on December 3, 1968, she was predeceased by her parents Robert and Anne Steele. [Read more…] about Beth-Anne Steele