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New Lebanon Library Book Sale

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The New Lebanon Library will hold its annual used book sale the weekend of August 21-23 at the Valley Plaza mall, Routes 20 and 22 in the center of New Lebanon, in a store front next  to the New Lebanon Post Office. The hours for the sale are: Friday, August 21, from 12 to 5 pm; Saturday, August 22 from 9 am to 4 pm; and Sunday, August 23, from 9 am to 2 pm. All proceeds from the sale benefit the library. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Library Book Sale

Upcoming Shaker Stone Barn Tours Offer First Chance For Public To Enter In Forty-Three Years

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The Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon is hosting guided walking tours inside the massive remains of the North Family Shakers’ Great Stone Barn on Friday, July 31 and Friday, August 7 at 2 pm each day. The tours, which detail the history and current state of the Barn, will leave from the Wash House Visitor Center and Museum Store. This is the first opportunity for the general public to enter inside the structure since a fire destroyed the roof and much of the timber frame 43 years ago. Tour admission is $10 and free for members. [Read more…] about Upcoming Shaker Stone Barn Tours Offer First Chance For Public To Enter In Forty-Three Years

The Small World of Shaker: Miniature Furniture, Books And Dolls In New Lebanon

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On View Through September 7

The current exhibit at the Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon is The Small World of Shaker: Miniature Furniture, Books and Dolls. The show, which displays Shaker-made miniature objects alongside works by contemporary miniature artists inspired by the Shakers, will be on view in the historic 1870 Poultry House. [Read more…] about The Small World of Shaker: Miniature Furniture, Books And Dolls In New Lebanon

Country Market in New Lebanon

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Sundays At Windswept Farm

As the New Lebanon Country Market at Windswept Farm enters its third month this season, we are making an effort to boost attendance at our Sunday market from 10 am to 2 pm at 36 Old Route 20 in New Lebanon. Special events are planned, great live music, delicious hot Thai food by Jem’s Thai Cuisine for lunch and of course all of our wonderful vendors!  Please come out and fill your fridge with delicious, locally grown food and support your local farmers and artisans.   [Read more…] about Country Market in New Lebanon

New Lebanon Town Board Action

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Town’s Old Gravel Pit Is Sold

by Thaddeus Flint

It’s July, a typically slow, sweaty month, so the big news from the monthly New Lebanon Town Board meeting isn’t really all that big: The Town’s gravel pit has finally sold.

The Board has been discussing the sale of the landlocked gravel pit up on West Hill Road since late last year. Holden and Associates from East Greenbush came and appraised the approximately 2.3 acres of land for $7,000. Some of the Board, however, were hoping for closer to $20,000 for the plot. But when it was put out to bid multiple times nobody wanted to pay close to that. Actually nobody wanted to bid at all. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action

County Health Department Warns Of Tick Borne Disease: Reported Cases of Anaplasmosis Have Sharply Increased In Rensselaer County

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The Rensselaer County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions to prevent exposure to tick borne diseases including Lyme, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis.

The warning stems from a significant increase in the number of cases of Anaplasmosis found in Rensselaer County in 2015 particularly in the Hoosick Falls/Petersburgh region. [Read more…] about County Health Department Warns Of Tick Borne Disease: Reported Cases of Anaplasmosis Have Sharply Increased In Rensselaer County