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Letter To The Editor – P.O. Policies Come From The Top

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Dear Editor:
This letter is in response to recent letters complaining about the Stephentown Post Office. There are some facts that must be presented. There is NO ability on the part of local Postmasters to make ANY policy about the conduct of business at a local office, NONE. The local Postal Service is extremely tightly controlled by the government. All of the complaints, such as no local delivery without first going through Albany and no mail to be given out over the counter are NOT local policies; they are Post Office Policy. These policies are not new and have been in place for some time.
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Shaker Museum And Library Presentation In Stephentown

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David Stock, President of The Shaker Museum and Library, will tell of that organization’s first 60 years and its future, at the Stephentown Historical Society meeting on Monday, October 4, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Fire Hall on Grange Hall Road, Stephentown. It is free and open to the public. The building is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-5675.
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Upcoming Events At The Stephentown Memorial Library

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Tween Night
Come join us for our popular monthly Tween Night for 10-14 year-olds, featuring DDR – Dance Dance Revolution, board games, pizza and refreshments. Bring your friends and show off your moves on Friday, October 8, at 6:30 pm at the Library. This event is free, but we ask that you register in advance.
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A Hot Time At The Stephentown Fire Department Muster

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Muster Results
Water Polo (Saturday night)
Bisselville teams took first and second place (no third place) defeating three Stephentown teams, two Hancock teams and two Lebanon Valley teams.
Parade (Sunday)
Best Marching – Stephentown Youth Commission
Best Appearing Muster Team – Hinsdale
Best Appearing Fire Department – Berlin
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Concerns About Concert Sounds

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by Phillip Zema
From August 19 to 22, the Bella Terra Festival was held at Gardner’s Field in Stephentown. Event promoter, Jeffrey Schneider, reported that 1,400 people attended the event and that it was well-received by the community.  Several residents, however, expressed concerns about the amount of noise created by the concert.  Reportedly, even during late-night hours, post 11 pm, the music was noticeably loud in parts of town.  One resident asked whether there was a Town ordinance that regulated noise.  The response was that there was no such ordinance at the local level, only at the state level.
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Instrument Donations Needed For Berlin Elementary School

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At Berlin Elementary School, over 90% of students in fourth and fifth grade are taking instrumental music lessons.  Many students have begun lessons on recorders, an inexpensive plastic flute that helps beginners develop fundamental music skills.  However, due to financial hardships, about 25 students cannot begin lessons on traditional band instruments such as flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn or trombone.
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Stephentown Dems Endorse Jennings/Edwards

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submitted by the Stephentown Democratic Committee
Stephentown Democrats gathered at the Fire Hall on Thursday, September 16, to choose candidates for the two local positions to be contested on November 2. A vacant seat on the Town Board and a Town Justice position will be up for election this year, along with a large number of state and national positions. A large voter turnout is anticipated.
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Historical Cemetery Program In Stephentown

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On Sunday, September 26, at 1 pm, the Rensselaer Land Trust will lead an outdoor program at the cemetery of the historical Stephentown Old Baptist Church on Calvin Cole Road. The church is no longer at this site, but the cemetery remains, containing graves dating to the early 1800s and many colorful epitaphs. The Stephentown Historical Society will show gravestone rubbings. Following the cemetery stroll there will be a short walk to Randall Brook and an extensive wetland. The owner of this property has protected it for future generations through a donated conservation easement to RLT.
For information and directions, call Doree Cox at 658-2643 or Francille Egbert at 674-3214.