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Rachel Barnum To Attend The Hugh O’Brien Leadership Seminar

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Rachel Barnum, daughter of Amy and Brian Barnum, of Stephentown has been chosen by Berlin High School to attend the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar this summer at RPI in Troy.  Each school in New York sends an outstanding candidate from the sophomore class to attend the Leadership Seminar to represent their high school.
For more than five decades, HOBY has proven to be an education, life-changing experience that provides leadership development skills with a strong focus on community service. Last year, approximately 9,000 of the brightest high school sophomores from across the United States participated in HOBY.

The Stephentown Heritage Center Closed For December

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The Stephentown Historical Society has announced that the Stephentown Heritage Center will be closed during the month of December. If someone is in need of genealogical or any other information during that time, they may call for a personal appointment with either Bill Zimmerman at 518-794-8430 or Bev McClave at 518-733-5170.

Two Stephentown Students From HVCC Inducted Into Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honor Society

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Local college students studying at Hudson Valley Community College were recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international academic honor society for two year institutions of higher learning. Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is indicative of academic excellence. Those inducted are matriculated students who have met standards including a grade point average of 3.71 or higher.
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Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company Breakfast With Santa’s Workshop

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The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company, serving Brainard and East Nassau and the surrounding community, will hold its monthly Breakfast on Sunday, December 16, from 8 until 11:30 am at its firehouse on Firehouse Lane behind the Post Office near the intersection of Routes 20 and 66N in the hamlet of Brainard.
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Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Texas Hold’em

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The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, December 15, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
A free buffet will be served at the first break, and refreshments will be available.
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The History Of Berlin’s Dutch Church Will Be Presented At The Stephentown Historical Society Meeting

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The Stephentown Historical Society will hold its holiday potluck dinner on Monday, December 3, at 6:30 pm at the Stephentown Heritage Center, Garfield Road (County Route 26) in Stephentown. Officers and Board Members will be elected at the brief business meeting. Sharon Klein will give an illustrated talk on the history of Berlin’s Dutch Church after the dinner. All meetings are free and open to the public. The building is handicapped-accessible. For information, phone 518-733-0010.
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December Events At The Stephentown Memorial Library

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• Mitten Tree – Bring your gently used or new winter accessories (mittens, gloves, hats, scarves) and hang them on the Mitten Tree at the Stephentown Memorial Library. Collection will run from through December 14. We will donate them to a local agency for distribution to families in need. Children’s items are especially useful.
• Mozart and You Program – Saturday, December 1 at 11:30 am. Join us for an exploration of Mozart’s music with a new and unique twist. Using several of her favorite works by Mozart, cellist Annabelle Hoffman will lead participants on a journey into music. This is an interactive presentation that strives to give participants the tools to listen to and experience for themselves the power and beauty of the music. [Read more…] about December Events At The Stephentown Memorial Library

Stephentown Adopts Budget

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by David Flint
Stephentown’s Budget for 2013, adopted on Monday by the Town Board, is basically the same as the Preliminary Budget that was presented last month at a public hearing. Projected spending remains the same at $1,261,972 and the increase in the tax levy stays within the cap at 2.2% (or 1.8% when the Fire District budget, unchanged from last year, is included). Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt pointed out that $10,000 less will be taken from the Unexpended Fund Balance as the Board now projects a 14% increase from County sales tax revenue rather than the 10% that was projected in the Preliminary Budget.
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Some Future Female Engineers In Junior Girl Scouts

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submitted by Robin Krause
On Saturday, November 3, Stephentown Junior Girl Scout Troop #1101 attended Engineering Day hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at RPI in Troy. The Junior Girl Scouts from Berlin Elementary School, fourth grade classes spent the morning learning about Civil, Chemical, Design,             Nuclear, Structural and Biomedical Engineering. [Read more…] about Some Future Female Engineers In Junior Girl Scouts