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Letter To The Editor – Triumph Over Democracy

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To the Editor:
On July 1,  three days before the celebration of our own Declaration of Independence over the tyranny of King George, I had the great displeasure to witness one of the most shocking displays ever of a local government’s trampling on the rights of the entire Town, by secretly passing (in public) a use variance from “Residential-1” to “Commercial/Industrial” in the New Lebanon Speedway’s proposed motocross/motorcycle and dirt bike track to be built in the southern part of Stephentown off of Webster Hill Road – a very small dirt road coming off of Route 20, right next to New Lebanon and East Nassau.
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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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Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew In Hoosick Falls

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Michael Broadhurst and Rocky Freidman Vargas as Petruchio and Katherine, Shakespeare’s classic romantic protagonists.

The Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall (TCHH) has announced dates and locations for its upcoming summer tour of The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare’s definitive comedic take on the battle of the sexes. Public performances will be given at area parks and historic venues, July 17 through July 25. All performances begin at 7 pm and are free.
Brian Foley will direct a cast led by Michael Broadhurst and Rocky Freidman Vargas as Petruchio and Katherine, Shakespeare’s classic romantic protagonists.
Area performances of The Taming of the Shrew will be given at the Park McCullough House (North Bennington, VT) on Saturday, July 17, at the Greenwich Commons (Greenwich, NY) on Tuesday, July 20, at Hildene (Manchester, VT) on Thursday, July 22, at Salem Arts Works (Salem, NY) on Friday, July 23, at Wood Memorial Park, (Hoosick Falls, NY) on Saturday, July 24, and at the Cambridge Guest House (Cambridge, NY) on Sunday, July 25. The rain location for the Cambridge performance is Hubbard Hall.
Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics to this ideal midsummer, family entertainment tradition.
Hubbard Hall is an historic opera house located at 25 E. Main St. in Cambridge, NY. For information, visit www.hubbardhall.org.

Birding In New Lebanon And Environs

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New Lebanon residents Danny and Clellie Lynch will present the program Birding in New Lebanon and Environs on Thursday, July 22, at 7 pm. The talk features slides and recordings of both familiar and less well known birds in our area and tips on where to find them and how to identify them.
For further information on this event, please call the New Lebanon Library at 518-794-8844. All are welcome, and the event is free. The library is located at 550 State Route 20, 1/4 mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

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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