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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.
Haynes is writing from Camp Douglas where he and fellow 125th soldiers are on parole following their surrender at Harpers Ferry in September, 1862.
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Corkscrew Rails And Tales: History Of The Rutland RR From North Bennington To Chatham

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by David Flint
For those in the Taconic Valley who remember the days when the trains of the Rutland Railroad were part of the daily scene, or for those who just have a nostalgic interest in railroading, James R. “Jim” Jones has created a special treat. The radio personality, railroad buff and media professional has just put out the sixth and last in his “Rutland Remnants” DVD series, this one entitled “North Bennington, VT to Chatham, NY – Corkscrew Rails & Tales.”
Jones describes it as a documentary in the style of a Ken Burns production. “I prefer that local people tell the story, not me,” he said. Some of the local people that appear include Art Koepp of Stephentown, Carol Lobdell VanHeusen of West Lebanon, Bruce Cobb of Chatham and Bev Bowman Chiarella of Canaan.
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Commemorating The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War – Letters From A Stephentown Area Soldier

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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.
Haynes is writing from Camp Douglas where he and fellow 125th soldiers are on parole following their surrender at Harpers Ferry.
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Next Step For Stephentown Motocross

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by David Flint
The Stephentown Zoning Board will hold a public hearing next month regarding whether to grant a use variance for a motocross track in the southern edge of town. Howard Commander’s engineer, Pat Prendergast, reported at the Board meeting on December 1 that the State Historic Preservation Office is satisfied with his solution to protecting an area where an arrowhead and indications of an ancient campfire site were found. That area, he said, would be set aside and not used for anything other than parking. Given no more objections from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Prendergast deemed their application to be now complete. [Read more…] about Next Step For Stephentown Motocross

Kevin Weber Of Stephentown Is A Norwich College Swimming Tournament Honoree

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Norwich University used seven individual event titles to spur itself to the team title at the 2011 Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s invitational on  December 3 and 4.
Coach Laura Dunn’s team tallied 289 points, besting runner-up Regis College of Massachusetts by 52 points. The Maroon and Gold picked up three relay wins in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley and 200-yard medley. Individually, sophomore Patrick Bowden (Cumberland, ME) was a double winner in the 50-yard  and 200-yard breaststroke events, while freshman Lance Webster (Windham, ME) won the 200-yard backstroke and sophomore Brandon Kelly (Centreville, MD) won the 200-yard butterfly. Bowden and Webster combined to set three GNAC records with Webster doing so in the backstroke, and Bowden achieving new league bests in both of his victories.
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Texas Hold’em In Stephentown

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The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department  will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, December 17, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 37 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 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.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places. The next Texas Hold’em tournament will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012.
For more information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.

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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Commemorating The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War – Stephentown Area Men In The Civil War

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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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Thanks From The Stephentown Emergency Food Pantry

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The Stephentown Emergency Food Pantry thanks the many individuals and organizations who have provided money and food donations to help with Thanksgiving bags: Stephentown Girl Scouts, Stephentown Cub Scouts, Stephentown Seniors, Stephentown Federated Church and its Men’s Breakfast Group, Hancock Council on Aging, Berlin Elementary School, Zwack, Inc., Ioka Farm, Stewart’s Shops, Cumberland Farms, Blue Q, Stephentown Memorial Library Patrons and the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department. We especially thank the Stephentown Federated Church for providing space for the Pantry.
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