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New Lebanon Town Board Action – Noise Ordinance Discussed

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A Big Noise

by Thaddeus Flint

For the New Lebanon Town Board, 2014 could be a noisy year –  when it comes to noise.

At the first monthly meeting of the Board on Tuesday, Board members were once again asked to look over a proposed noise ordinance for the Town. The matter has been brought up before, but the Board has changed now. Councilmen K.B. Chittenden and Doug Clark have been replaced by Councilmen Dan Evans and Chuck Geraldi, and so the matter didn’t get very far.

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Free Estate Planning Workshop

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An Estate Planning workshop will be held at the Stephentown Town Hall on Saturday, January 18, from 1 to 3 pm for forest landowners in the towns of Stephentown, Berlin, Canaan and New Lebanon.

Come get an overview of Estate Planning from an experienced attorney. This workshop will explore the human side of estate planning. It will focus on maintaining family ties to the land from generation to generation, building awareness of key issues facing family woodland owners and motivating families to address these challenges.

Refreshments will be served. Please call 429-8526 to reserve a seat. This project is funded by a grant from the USDA Forest Service.

Last Chance

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New Lebanon Town Clerk Colleen Teal announced the Final Public Comments Session of the Conservation Advisory Council. This is the first-ever open space inventory for the Town of New Lebanon, she wrote.

The session will be Monday, January 20, from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Darrow School, Mount Lebanon, Bethards Meeting Hall (Wickersham/1875 Church Family Brick Dwelling)

We welcome your thoughts – please join us.

Darrow School Open House

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Darrow School invites all prospective students and families to attend its upcoming Open House on Monday, January 20. The program begins at 9:30 am in the Wickersham Administration Building and will consist of class visits, tours and a question-and-answer period. Lunch will be provided.

Darrow’s challenging and individually focused college-preparatory curriculum features a unique combination of classroom instruction, hands-on learning and environmental consciousness. Our beautiful mountainside campus, a National Historic Landmark, is rich in its Shaker heritage and provides an ideal educational setting.

Any interested families with students who will be entering grades 9 through 12 in 2014 or 2015 are welcome to attend the Open House. Darrow has a rolling admissions policy and offers mid-year enrollment on a limited basis. Another Open House will be held on Monday, February 17.

To register, to request more information about Darrow or to apply online, please call 518- 794-6006, email admissions@darrowschool.org or visit www.darrowschool.org.

Mountain Road School Open House

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Parents and children in grades pre-k through eighth grade are invited to Mountain Road School on Tuesday, January 21, from 9:30 to 11:30 am for its monthly “Tea and Tour Tuesday.”  Prospective families (kids are welcome, too) can enjoy a cup of tea, learn about the school, tour the classrooms and campus and meet with teachers, current parents and students.

Since our Tea and Tour Tuesday open houses take place during school hours, families can get a genuine sense of what Mountain Road School is really like. “It’s a great opportunity,” said Director of Outreach, Anne Undeland, adding that the open houses will occur on the third Tuesday of every month until the summer break.

Founded in 1975, Mountain Road School is known for its innovative, multi-aged classrooms, visionary nature-based curriculum and nurturing child-centered philosophy.

Mountain Road School is located at 4565 County Route 9 in New Lebanon. For additional information, visit the school’s website at www.mountainroadschool.org.

Cellist Paul De Jong To Perform At The New Lebanon Library

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Internationally renowned cellist Paul de Jong will perform at the New Lebanon Library on January 17 from 7 to 8:30 pm. The program is free and open to the public, although donations for the performer are appreciated.

Born into a musical family in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, de Jong received his first cello lesson on his sixth birthday. He studied at the University of Illinois and the Manhattan School of  Music and taught, performed and composed in New York City. In 2000, he co-founded his band The Books and gained wide international acclaim with four albums and multi-media oriented live shows. After more than six years of intensive worldwide touring de Jong is now concentrating on a more local professional lifestyle revolving around his young family rooted in New Lebanon.

Mr. de Jong continues to explore and perform classical repertoire as well as create compositions for electronic media and cello. Improvisation often plays an important part in the creation and performance of his work. In his performance at the Library he will include classical and traditional pieces for solo cello and some of his own arrangements and compositions.

The New Lebanon Library is located at 550 State Route 20, New Lebanon, just north of the yellow blinking light. For further information, contact the Library at 518-794-8844.

Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Co. Breakfast

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The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company will serve its monthly breakfast at the firehouse on Sunday, January 19, from 8 to 11:30 am. Breakfast consists of your choice of French toast or pancakes, together with bacon or sausage, toast, orange juice, beverages and eggs prepared to your order for a cost of $6 with children under five served free.

Support your locate fire company while visiting with friends and neighbors and enjoying a hearty breakfast to start your day. The firehouse is located behind the post office near the intersection of Routes 20 and 66 North in the hamlet of Brainard and is handicap accessible. For more information call 518-766-3815.

A Newly Remodeled Concept Cumberland Farms In Sand Lake

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submitted by Jayne Seward, Account Manager 

The grand opening of Cumberland Farms’ newly remodeled concept store at 8427 Miller Hill Road in Sand Lake is on Wednesday, January 15. The grand opening celebration is for 3:30 pm and will include a ribbon cutting ceremony and feature complimentary bites from Cumberland Farms’ new hot menu offerings including pizza, chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks and more which are perfect for families and individuals on the go. The event, which is open to the public, will kick off a four week fundraiser for Algonquin Middle School in Sand Lake, where 10 cents from every purchase of Cumberland Farms hot coffee will be donated to the school. Representatives from both Cumberland Farms and Algonquin Middle School will be in attendance.

The concept store will provide the neighborhood with a convenient, affordable new option for freshly prepared food, as well as gas. The Cumberland Farms brand now has more than 65 stores in the Albany area.