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Stephentown Town Board Action – Dogs And Other Things

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by David Flint
With the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets abdicating its responsibility to provide dog tags, issue license renewals or maintain dog licensing data, the Stephentown Town Board at their meeting on Monday passed a new Town dog licensure law to take effect as of January 1.
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Burgess And Griswold Win Stephentown Fire Commissioner Seats

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by David Flint
In a much larger turnout than usual for a Fire District election, voters in the Stephentown Fire District elected Rich Burgess to a five-year term as Fire Commissioner. Burgess, who is currently Fire Chief in the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department, will be stepping down from that position after serving four years. He has been a member of the Department for eight years.
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Stephentown ZBA Seeks Lead Agency Status In Motocross Application

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by David Flint
In a brief meeting on Thursday, December 2, the Stephentown Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted to take lead agency status in the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) process regarding a revised application from Howard Commander to build a Motocross sports park off of Webster Hill Road. The Board also voted to contact all interested and involved agencies requesting consent to this action.
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65 Years And Still In Love

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Edith May Face was born on May 28, 1924 to Earlston and Inez Homes Face at their home in Nassau, NY. Inez gave birth to Edith with no one home as Earlston was working as a logger and farmer. Inez had a hospital appointment in Schenectady while staying with her sister Ruth, but the baby did not wait. Edith lived in East Nassau until she was 5 years old.
They moved to Stottville (named after a Mr. Stott) where Edith’s Mother Inez was employed at the Stottville Woolen Mills as a skilled woolen weaver. Edith went to Stottville Grammar School and graduated from Hudson High School during the summer of 1942. After graduation Edith went to work for Montgomery Ward in Albany as a secretary and had an apartment on State Street in Albany.
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Stephentown Memorial Library News

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Mitten Tree
The Stephentown Memorial Library is sponsoring a Mitten Tree.  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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TRAC Seeks Support

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The TRAC (Together Reducing Alcohol and Drugs Coalition) group met Wednesday, November 17, to continue its coalition building and prevention efforts. The need to develop Memorandum of Understanding with local governments and community organizations to ensure that there is a community-wide commitment to drug and alcohol use prevention among teens was discussed. Members will be canvassing local organizations to talk about TRAC, enlist support and explore programs and initiatives that could receive federal funding in the near future.
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