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Stephen Kellar Benefit Concert

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Friends of Stephen Kellar, a life long Berlin resident, are hosting a Benefit Concert on Saturday, October 23, beginning at 4:30 pm at the Stephentown Fire Department Fire Hall, 25 Grange Hall Road, Stephentown.  The benefit is to help Steve and his family offset medical expenses of a rare and serious condition caused by complications of diabetes. [Read more…] about Stephen Kellar Benefit Concert

Stephentown Youth Commission Halloween

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The Stephentown Youth Commission Halloween Party & Pumpkin Contest is on Saturday, October 30, from 4 to 5 pm at the Stephentown Town Hall located on Grange Hall Road.  Bring your carved, decorated, or painted pumpkin to be judged in our pumpkin contest! Halloween costumes are welcome. Refreshments will be served and parent supervision is required.

Stephentown Extra Helpings

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The ordering date for November bundles from the Extra Helpings Community Food Buying Club in Stephentown is Thursday, October 28, from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Stephentown Federated Church on Garfield Road. The Extra Helpings program is part of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.  It allows anyone to buy nutritious food at lower-than-retail prices. There are no limits on age, income, number of bundles or geography so all smart shoppers are welcome and encouraged to participate.
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Stephentown ZBA Takes Up Motocross Again

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by David Flint
It took some prodding but the Stephentown Zoning Board eventually got on track to starting a new review of Howard Commander’s proposed Motocross Sports Park. The meeting on Thursday evening, October 7, got off to a late start because, with Board Secretary Deborah Angley’s resignation and no replacement found yet, no one present knew where to find the key to the light switch. Town Clerk Patty Gallup finally arrived and put the lights on.
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Letter To The Editor – In Support Of Stephentown’s Responders

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Dear Editor:
I have lived in Stephentown for over thirty years and have always appreciated the service provided to the community by the SVFD firefighters and the Emergency Responders. I am not well acquainted with the policies, procedures or politics of the department but was disappointed by some comments quoted in the September 3rd issue of the Eastwick Press.
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Texas Hold’em

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The Veterans of Stephentown will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, October 16, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located on 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.
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Tsatsawassa Fire Company Breakfast

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The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company will resume its monthly breakfast on Sunday, October 17, from 8 am to noon at the firehouse located on Firehouse Lane behind the post office near the intersection of Routes 20 and 66N in Brainard. Breakfast is scheduled to be served the third Sunday of each month through May and will consist of patron’s choice of pancakes or French toast,  bacon or sausage, eggs prepared to order,  toast, applesauce, orange juice and beverage. Join your neighbors and friends and support your local fire department.

Tour Of The Stephentown Center Baptist Church Cemetery

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submitted by Fran Egbert, Rensselaer Land Trust
The Rensselaer Land Trust sponsored a tour of the old Stephentown Center Baptist Church Cemetery on Sunday, September 26. About twenty participants explored the burial ground on Calvin Cole Road, which contains the grave of a Revolutionary War Soldier and beautifully restored stones from the early 1800s.
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