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New Lebanon Town Board Deletes Expletives

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by Thaddeus Flint
The Town Board of New Lebanon didn’t conclude the year 2011 on the best of notes. The end of year meeting on December 27 fell apart like a family holiday party where the family members had already seen far too much of each other over the holidays. Council Member Bruce Baldwin even started swearing out loud when a discussion on Ethics Board appointments turned to a resident’s blog comments. “We’re not here to read [expletive] blogs,” he said.
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New Lebanon Recreation Committee Meeting

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The New Lebanon Recreation Commission will be meeting on  Tuesday, January 24t, at the New Lebanon Library at 6:30 pm.
The Committee is looking for input from the community for the types of activities residents would like to have. Please attend, share your ideas and enjoy some light refreshments.

Departing Words From The Ex New Lebanon Supervisor

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by Thaddeus Flint
Margaret Robertson, the departing Town Supervisor for New Lebanon, has ended her term with a final few words to her constituency.
“As I leave the office of New Lebanon’s Supervisor, my wish is for all of our residents to find peace and contentment in their lives. Happiness is a bit harder. If we want to be happy, it is up to us to decide to be happy and then just do it no matter how hard it may appear. Every single one of us has an inner fight to win over that is just as critical to us as anyone else’s is to them.
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Informational Meeting For New Lebanon Seniors

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submitted by Colleen Teal
On Tuesday, January 17, from 1 to 3 pm a representative from the Columbia County Office for the Aging will be at the New Lebanon Library to answer questions or provide assistance with Medicare, Medicaid, Meals on Wheels, Food Stamps or Heating Assistance.
Our New Lebanon representative to the Columbia County Office for the Aging has been working very hard to get services to come to us. Please spread the news about the meeting, and let’s get a good turn out so we can show the need to continue to bring the services to us rather than having our residents travel to Hudson.  Thank you for your help.

The Roosevelts And The Lebanon Valley

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Jennifer Allard will present an illustrated talk on the Roosevelts and the Lebanon Valley to the Stephentown Historical Society on Monday, January 9, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Heritage Center on Garfield Road in Stephentown. It is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-5675.
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Locally Grown Film At The New Lebanon Library

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The New Lebanon Library and the Lebanon Valley Business Association will present the award winning documentary film Locally Grown on Thursday, January 12, at 7 pm at the New Lebanon Library.
The film, which focuses on the New Lebanon farmers market, was made by students Isaak van der Meulen and Kelt Wilska. The student filmmakers are locally grown to the New Lebanon area themselves.
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New Lebanon Book Group Meeting

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The New Lebanon Book Group will discuss Behind the Scenes at the Museum, a novel by Kate Atkinson, on Sunday, January 8, at 11 am at the New Lebanon Library. Newcomers are welcome.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum is the first novel of Kate Atkinson. The book covers the experiences of Ruby Lennox, from a middle-class English family living in York. By interspersing flashbacks with the narrative of Ruby’s own life, the book chronicles the lives of four generations of women from Ruby’s great-grandmother Alice to Ruby’s mother’s failed dreams. It won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year and the 1996 Boeke Prize.
For further information on this free event, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.