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Stephentown Historical Society Holiday Dinner

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The Stephentown Historical Society will hold its holiday potluck dinner on Monday, December 5, at 6:30 pm at the Stephentown Heritage Center, Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. Officers and Board members will be elected at the brief business meeting. Fred Cashmere will tell about coffee and its history after the dinner.
For the dinner, bring a dish large enough to share – main course, salad or dessert. Beverages and table service are provided. All meetings are free and open to the public. The building is handicapped-accessible. For information, phone 518-733-5675.

December Events At The Stephentown Memorial Library

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• Mitten Tree – The Library is sponsoring a Mitten Tree again this year. We will begin accepting donations on December 1 and complete our collection on December 22. We invite the community to bring new mittens, gloves, hats and scarves to decorate our tree at the Library. Just after the holidays, we will donate these items to a local agency for distribution to families in need. Children’s items are especially needed. Help us keep others warm this holiday season and decorate our Mitten Tree.
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Phyllis E. Hoffman

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Stephentown – Phyllis E. “Curly” Hoffman, 1928-2011, 83, of Route 43, Stephentown, NY, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA.
Born October 29, 1928, in Stephentown, Phyllis graduated from New Lebanon (NY) High School. As a Teacher’s Assistant working at the Stephentown Elementary School, she encouraged and assisted many students. Phyllis served the community in the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department as a “Fire Belle.” She was a longtime fan of the Philadelphia Phillies. “Curly” enjoyed many camping trips to the ocean with her family and gave loving encouragement and support to all of her grandchildren.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – 2012 Budget Set At 2% Tax Levy Increase

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by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board adopted a budget for 2012 on Monday evening that calls for exactly a 2% increase in the tax levy. The budget includes projected expenditures of $583,345 from the General Fund, $663,645 from the Highway Fund and $137,000 from the Fire District, for a total of $1,383,990. This is a decrease in spending of close to 1% from the current year’s budget. With revenue expected to be down by about $26,000, and $20,000 to be taken from the unexpended fund balance, the tax levy comes to $795,990, a 2% increase. As Councilman Bill Jennings put it at a budget hearing the week before, the Board could easily override the State’s new 2% tax cap with a simple majority Board vote, but they felt they should make every effort to stay within the spirit of the law.
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Commemorating The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War – Letters From A Local 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.

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