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The Canaan Protective Fire Company Breakfast

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The Canaan Protective Fire Company will be holding its final Belly Busting Breakfast Buffet for 2012 on October 14 from 8 to noon. Enjoy eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, Bucky’s bagels, French toast, pancakes, fruit salad, corned beef hash, hash brown potatoes, juice, granola, yogurt and coffee. There is a raffle for a framed Bonnie White print with the winner drawn at noon.
The cost is $8 for adults, $4.50 for children and free for children under 5. The Canaan Fire House is located at 2126 Rt. 295 in Canaan, NY.

Shirley Van Wormer – Burial Notice

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New Lebanon – Shirley A. Van Wormer, 44, of Henry Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, formerly of New Lebanon, NY, died Thursday evening, July 5, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after being stricken at her home. Graveside services will be held in the Cemetery of the Evergreens in Lebanon Springs on Saturday, October 6, at 11 am where Rev. John Close will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall & Higgins Funeral Home of Stephentown, NY.

Hurford W. Barden

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West Lebanon – Hurford W. Barden, 86, of Winslow Road, West Lebanon, NY, died on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA.
Born October 8, 1925, in Chatham, NY, he was the son of the late Harrison and Ellen Wilson Barden. A lifelong resident of the Chatham/New Lebanon area Mr. Barden was baptized in the New Lebanon Congregational Church and attended East Chatham school. [Read more…] about Hurford W. Barden

Letter To The Editor – Misplaced Priorities?

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To the Editor;
I am writing in reference to a financial issue we are facing in the Town of New Lebanon. Our local cemetery is presently facing bankruptcy, and, should this happen, it will fall to the Town to take care of it. State Law prevents Town owned cemeteries from ever selling plots again, which means the cemetery would no longer be self-sustaining. We have also struggled to repair and add-on to our Town Hall, upgrade our park, etc. Yet, our local library is receiving an annual grant from the Town in excess of  $135,000.
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New Lebanon Library Book And Bake Sale

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The New Lebanon Library will hold its annual used book and bake sale on Saturday, September 29, from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, September 30, from 10 am to 2 pm at the Midtown Mall, Routes 20 and 22 in the center of New Lebanon. There will be a special preview sale on Friday evening, September 28, from 4 to 6 pm and Saturday morning, September 29, from 8 to 10 am. Admission to the preview sale is $5 per person.
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Tsatsawassa Fire Company Breakfast

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The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company will resume its monthly breakfast on Sunday, October 21, with servings from 8 to 11:30 am.   Breakfast consists of your choice of French toast or pancakes,  as well as bacon or sausage, toast, orange juice, applesauce, beverages and eggs prepared to your specifications for a cost of $6 with children under five served free.
Support your local 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.  For more information call 766-3815.

Community Picnic In Shatford Park

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On Saturday, September 22, the Town of New Lebanon Recreation Commission will be hosting a community picnic in Shatford Park. The picnic runs from 11 am to 3 pm.
We will be serving up hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks and water. Live music will be provided by Dana Welts.  There will be games, a coloring station for the little (or even not so little) ones, information will be available on some of the programs offered by the Sheriff’s  Department; we hope to have a deputy to explain it all. There will also be information on the rail trail and much, much more. Admission is free.
Come join us, your family, your neighbors and your friends for a fun day in the park.

Cabaret To Benefit The Stephentown Memorial Library

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Berkshires-based cabaret performer Lisa Kantor will present “You Read Me Like a Book!” – an evening of love songs and love-gone-wrong songs at The Theater Barn in New Lebanon on Friday, September 28, to benefit the Stephentown Memorial Library. The unique fundraiser and musical program is organized by the Friends of the Library. Wine and light refreshments will be available at 7 pm, and the cabaret show follows at 8 pm. Tickets cost $45 each and are available by email at Debbie.Pentak@gmail.com or by phone at 518-733-0410 or 518-733-5750.
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New Lebanon Town Board Action – Lebanon Valley Speedway Campground At Issue Again

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by Thaddeus Flint
The main event at Tuesday’s New Lebanon Town Board meeting was the semi-quarterly Lebanon Valley Speedway campground showdown. Every few months the Town pits itself against Speedway owner Howard Commander in a seemingly endless struggle to have him fulfill some requirements for a campground permit for a campground that opens each race season anyway, permit or no permit.
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