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A Charter Day celebration marking the 225th anniversary of the official beginning of Stephentown, will be held at Stephentown Elementary School on Sunday, March 29, at 2 pm, hosted by the Stephentown Historical Society and the students at Stephentown Elementary School. The Town of Stephentown was established in 1784 by an Act of the New York State Legislature.
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The April pickup and ordering date for the Extra Helpings Community Food Buying Club in Stephentown is Thursday, March 26, from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Stephentown Federated Church on Garfield Road. [Read more…] about Stephentown Extra Helpings
On Saturday the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Dept. served 331 corned beef dinners at their 11th annual event. [Read more…] about Corned Beef And A Fire
St. Patrick’s Day Craft – Kids of all ages are welcome on Saturday, March 14, at 2 pm for some stories and a craft project as we get ready for St. Patrick’s Day.
Toddler/Preschool Story Time – Join us for stories, songs and an art project each Wednesday at 10 am led by Rebekkah Corbett, a local educator.
The talk by M.E. Kemp, writer of historical mysteries, on Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 to the Stephentown Historical Society has been rescheduled a second time to Monday, March 16, because of weather. The meeting is at 7:30 pm at the Heritage Center on Garfield Road in Stephentown. It is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions, telephone 518-733-5675.
The Girl Scout Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball will provide an evening of dancing for the whole family. The Ball is Saturday, March 28, from 7 to 10 pm at the Walter B. Howard Elementary School in West Lebanon. Semiformal or formal attire is required.
Tickets, which cost $5, are available at Angel’s Trumpet and at the Stephentown Memorial Library.
The Shatford Little League will be holding its final registration on Saturday, March 21, from 10 am to noon at Shatford Park in New Lebanon. Children ages 5 to 16 who live within the Shatford Little League boundaries in Eastern Rensselaer and Eastern Columbia Counties are eligible to enroll to play Shatford Little League Baseball.
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Stephentown – Richard Frederick Brown, 64, a lifelong resident of Stephentown, NY, died on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia, PA, due to complications from pancreatic cancer.
Stephentown – Freling S. Smith died peacefully at home on March 4, 2009. Born on November 30, 1915, in New York City, he was the son of Freling H. and Minnie Allen Smith. Mr. Smith attended the Collegiate School in Manhattan and Rollins College. As a young man, he moved to Stephentown, NY, where he farmed and where he raised his family.
Cadette Girl Scout Troop 1120 of Stephentown learned how fashion merchandising works in a behind the scenes visit to Macy’s at the Colonie Mall. [Read more…] about Cadette Girl Scout Troop 1120 Visits Macy’s
