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New Lebanon Town Board Action – New Lebanon Voters Reject $815k Town Hall Renovation Plan

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by Phillip Zema
The $815k referendum to renovate the New Lebanon Town Hall failed by a vote of 182 to 88. The 270 voters only represent about 18% of the town’s electorate. At the New Lebanon Town Board meeting on July 12, there was plenty of discussion over why the referendum failed. Some speculated that a substantial portion of the community was simply unaware of the referendum. Others thought the town had little time to properly inform the public about the project—e.g. that a tax increase could be avoided. Accordingly, the public was intimidated by the referendum’s large financial figure. It was also mentioned that the struggling economy played a factor as well. Councilman Doug Banker added that there could have been a myriad of reasons for why people rejected the referendum.
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County 911 System Rerouted To Backup

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by Bea Peterson
“Residents of Rensselaer County can be 100 percent confident of our 911 system,” said County spokesperson Chuck Wojton Wednesday afternoon. “At 9:30 pm on Tuesday,” Wojton said, “the public safety building was struck by lightning, causing radio consoles to fail and 911 lines to be rerouted to TOPS [Verizon’s Telephone Operating Service.]” He added that cellular emergency calls were handled by the State Police or Albany County. “Backup procedures were immediately put in place and all 911 calls were answered.” One of those backup facilities was Hoosick Falls Dispatch.
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Vine Cutting At Lebanon Valley Farmers Market

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by David Flint
It’s all about growth – growing local food, growing the community, “growing the valley.” So instead of a ribbon cutting at the Grand Opening of the Lebanon Valley Farmers Market on the fourth of July, they had a vine cutting! Wielding the lopping shears were NYS Assemblyman Tim Gordon and New Lebanon Town Supervisor Meg Robertson. Gordon pointed out that New York State’s largest industry is agriculture, “not Wall Street.”
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Inez Scaglione

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Buskirk – Inez (Lockrow) Scaglione, 85, died peacefully on Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Albany Memorial Hospital.
Born on October 23, 1924, in Cambridge, NY. Inez was the daughter of the late Mary Mears and Myron Lockrow.  Inez grew up on the Lockrow family farm on Oak Hill Road in Cambridge, and she loved to drive by and reminisce about her childhood days.
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Happy Fourth Of July!

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Ben Franklin’s wood carving as it appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.

In 1754, Benjamin Franklin published a drawing of a snake cut into eight parts (Georgia was not included). This was to show the members of the Albany Congress the danger of disunity. The rattlesnake had become a favored symbol among pre-Revolutionary War colonists.