Graveside services will be held on Saturday, June 12, in the Garfield Cemetery at 11 am for Margaret L. “Marge” Lombard, who died on February 26, 2010, at her home. Rev. Susan Schultz, pastor of the Stephentown Federated Church will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Marge is survived by her children, George B. Lombard, Jr. and Marsha and her husband Jeff Henderson.
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Parnas Sisters Head To Indiana University
by David Flint
On May 8 at age 19, Madalyn Parnas of Stephentown received her diploma from The College of Saint Rose, graduating summa cum laude with concentrations in both French and Music. Madalyn completed her college education in just three years taking more than 130 credit hours of classes and carrying a 4.0 GPA. [Read more…] about Parnas Sisters Head To Indiana University
Stephentown Book Group
The Stephentown Library Book Discussion Group will read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for its meeting on Thursday, June 3. This Pulitzer Prize winner tells the story of three generations of a Greek-American family as they travel from a tiny village in Turkey to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City and then the race riots of 1967 and finally fleeing to suburban Grosse Pointe. They carry with them a guilty family secret and astonishing genetic history.
Meetings are held in the Community Room at the Stephentown Memorial Library, Main Street, Stephentown, from noon to 1 pm. Bring a lunch if you like. Copies of the book are available at the Library desk. New readers are always welcome.
For more information, call 518-733-5750.
Laura A. McEwan
Stephentown – Laura A. Meddaugh McEwan, 85, of Cranston Hill Road, Stephentown, NY, died on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, after being stricken at her home.
Born November 15, 1924, in Stephentown, she was the daughter of the late Orin and Mabel Clifford Meddaugh. She was the loving wife of the late William G. McEwan, who died on June 13, 1987. They were married in Stephentown on March 23, 1946.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Simple Matters Become Complex
by David Flint
Simple matters, when caught up in government and legal red tape, can get mighty complex. The Stephentown Town Board didn’t have much on their plate at their meeting on Monday evening, but a couple of issues they did deal with seemed to be a lot more complicated than one would have thought.
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Deputy Chief Rik McClave To Discuss EMS Services
On Friday, May 28, the Seniors’ Ministry of Immaculate Conception/St. Joseph Parish, New Lebanon, will host its regular monthly get together at 11:30 am. This month Deputy Chief Rik McClave of the Stephentown Fire Department will discuss the important points that people need to know when calling 911. [Read more…] about Deputy Chief Rik McClave To Discuss EMS Services
Stephentown Summer ’Tween Program
Are you too old for summer camp but too young to have a summer job? Join the Stephentown Youth Commission’s Summer ’Tween Program! Open to Stephentown youth, ages 11-13, it runs July 12 through August 13. Registration is May 25 from 6:30 to 8 pm and June 5 from 9 to 11am at the Stephentown Town Hall.
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Stephentown Extra Helpings – June
The June ordering date for the Extra Helpings Community Food Buying Club in Stephentown is Thursday, May 27, from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Stephentown Federated Church on Garfield Road. [Read more…] about Stephentown Extra Helpings – June
Marion Schmich
Stephentown – Marion Emily Radershimer Schmich, 90, of Melbourne Place, Pittsfield, MA, formerly of Stephentown Center, NY, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield under the care of Hospice Care of Western Massachusetts.
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Plan For Stephentown Moto-Cross Track Tabled
by David Flint
Howard Commander, in partnership with event organizer Sean Sermini, has plans for a Moto-Cross sports park in Stephentown that they believe could in the near future attract the best riders in the world and up to 30,000 spectators to national competitions. The Stephentown Zoning Board last Thursday held a public hearing on an application for a zoning variance from Commander, owner of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, to use nine acres out of a 90-acre parcel he owns off of Webster Hill Road adjacent to the Speedway to construct the Moto-Cross field. The land is zoned Residential.
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