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Big Turn Out For And Against Stephentown Motocross

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by David Flint
A public hearing on Howard Commander’s proposed motocross project drew a good-sized crowd of over 60 people to the Stephentown Town Hall on Thursday, January 5. The Zoning Board of Appeals, chaired by Roland Barth and comprising also Joseph Champion, Peter Ellard and Richard Sime, with Freling Smith absent, listened to arguments pro and con prior to opening SEQR proceedings. The SEQR (State Environmental Quality Review) process will determine the environmental impacts of the motocross track that Commander proposes for a field off of Webster Hill Road in the southwest corner of the town.
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I-Am-Demise

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submitted by Barry Volkert
Barry Volkert and Bonnie Glessner, father and stepmother, are very proud of Chester Volkert and what he accomplished when he formed and got his band I-Am-Demise together and practiced the past 3 months along with Josh Whaley, who organized a deal with Bogies in Albany to let them audition on November 20. [Read more…] about I-Am-Demise

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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Commemorating The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War – Letters From A Stephentown Area Soldier

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by David Flint
Calvin A. Haynes of East Nassau, NY, at the age of 24 enlisted in August 1862 at Troy in the 125th New York Infantry Regiment. His letters home to his wife Lucy have been transcribed by John Minitti of Winchester, MA, and are here reproduced, with some editing, courtesy of the New York State Library, Manuscripts and Special Collections.
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Francis A. Martini

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Stephentown – Francis A. Martini, 76, of Wilderness Way, Stephentown, NY, died on Monday, January 2, 2012, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY. Born in Pittsfield, MA, on September 10, 1935, he was the son of the late Anthony and Rose Stracuzzi Martini. A 1953 graduate of Pittsfield High School where he excelled in football and baseball, Fran had been a resident of Stephentown for the past twenty years after living in New Lebanon for eleven years.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Stephentown Ponders Impact Of Beacon Failure

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by David Flint
With Beacon Power in bankruptcy proceedings and required to sell off their frequency regulation plant on Grange Hall Road, Stephentown residents are wondering how the situation will affect the Town. It was a topic of some discussion at Monday’s Town Board meeting. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt said he had attended a meeting about the bankruptcy recently with Beacon and NYSERDA officials. He expressed some bewilderment about the pressure being placed on the company by the federal Department of Energy (DOE). [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – Stephentown Ponders Impact Of Beacon Failure

Stephentown Book Group January Meeting

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The Stephentown Library Book Discussion Group will read House Rules by Jodi Picoult for its meeting on Thursday, January 5. Jacob, a teenager with asperger’s syndrome, is obsessed with forensic analysis and accused of murder. The book explores the intolerance and misunderstanding that he and his mother and brother endure as the case develops and goes to trial.
Meetings are held in the Community Room at the Stephentown Memorial Library, Main Street, Stephentown, from noon to 1 pm.  Bring a lunch if you like. Copies of the book are available at the library desk. New readers are always welcome. For more information, call 518-733-5750.