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Stephentown Town Board Action – Bridges To Somewhere

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by David Flint
Bridges was the hot topic at the Stephentown Town Board meeting Monday evening. Town officials are concerned that the Town could soon be faced with huge costs for repairing or replacing six bridges that the County says it is responsible for. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt put this in the context of the woeful state of infrastructure nationwide, saying that governments at all levels have been “robbing Peter to pay Paul, and we are no different.”
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Addressing High Rates Of Alcohol And Drug Abuse In The BCSD

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by David Flint
At a breakfast meeting in Berlin last Thursday, February 4, community leaders heard some dismal reports about drug and alcohol abuse among our teens and pre-teens and some advice on organizing to counteract the problem. The meeting, held at the Berlin Seventh Day Baptist Church Hall and organized and sponsored by the TRACS Coalition (Together Reducing Alcohol and drugs in our Communities), drew about 25 interested people from the communities of Grafton, Petersburgh, Berlin and Stephentown.
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Stephentown Memorial Library February Events

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• Toddler/Preschool Story Time – If you have young children at home, we invite you to join us for stories, songs and an art project each Thursday at 10 am. This is a great opportunity for children to socialize and parents to connect with other parents.
• Words From the Hills – Join us on Sunday, February 14, at 3 pm. Words from the Hills is a roundtable for sharing poetry, short stories, narratives, histories or even something from a blog. [Read more…] about Stephentown Memorial Library February Events

John Edward Longo Graduates From SUNY Oneonta

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John Edward Longo of West Stephentown was one of 263 students recently honored by the State University of New York College at Oneonta for completion of their requirements for graduation in the Fall 2009 semester. The December 6 recognition ceremony, which was attended by over 1,000 guests, was hosted by College President Nancy Kleniewski and was held in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. Longo earned a BA in Music Industry.
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Stephentown Woman Volunteers At Olympics

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by David Flint
Debbie Pentak, a resident of Garfield Road in Stephentown, is off to Vancouver on Friday for the Winter Olympics. She won’t be competing as an athlete but will be helping out the Vancouver Organizing Committee as a volunteer. There’s no pay for this, but the experience, she said “is priceless.”
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