Stephentown
Letter To The Editor – The (Not So) Hidden Hand
To the Editor,
In the Letters to the Editor column on November 7, 2008, a Lorri Parisi asks the rhetorical question, “How can this be?” a reference to Neil Gardner’s kangaroo court trial. Not so rhetorical actually. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – The (Not So) Hidden Hand
Letter To The Editor – On The Other Hand…
To the Editor:
I have read various articles in defense of Mr. Gardner. I do not know where the people get their facts that he was innocent of these charges. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – On The Other Hand…
Stephentown Veterans Dedicate New Monument
by David Flint
At a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, November 8, the Veterans of Stephentown dedicated a new monument honoring “Those who served from the Stephentown Area in the American Revolution and Civil War.” This handsome monument honors all the Revolutionary and Civil war veterans but will not be inscribed with their names because at the time Stephentown covered a much larger geographical area, much of which is now in other towns. [Read more…] about Stephentown Veterans Dedicate New Monument
Maria Teresa Halvey Is Born
Sam Catalano of Stephentown announces the birth of his third grandchild, Maria Teresa Halvey. [Read more…] about Maria Teresa Halvey Is Born
Stephentown Extra Helpings
Both the November pick-up and December ordering date for the Extra Helpings Community Food Buying Club in Stephentown is Thursday, November 20, from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Stephentown Federated Church on Garfield Road. [Read more…] about Stephentown Extra Helpings
Stephentown Memorial Library Annual Meeting
The Stephentown Memorial Library will be holding its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 19, at 7 pm. The public is encouraged to attend to meet the Board of Trustees and to hear about the Library’s plans for the future. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
LVHS Annual Meeting
The Lebanon Valley Historical Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, November 17, at 6:30 pm at the Episcopal Church (Church of Our Savior) Parish Hall, NY Route 22 (opposite the New Lebanon High School). [Read more…] about LVHS Annual Meeting
Norma MacWhinnie
New Lebanon – Norma Zanconato Brown MacWhinnie, 95, former owner of Brown’s Restaurant and Dairy Bar in New Lebanon, NY, died on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Providence Care Center in Lenox, MA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 14, at noon in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Route 20, New Lebanon, by Rev. Lee Smith with burial to follow in the Garfield Cemetery in Stephentown, NY. Calling hours will be Friday from 10 to 11:15 am in the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, 457 NY 43, Stephentown.
How Rensselaer County Voted In An Historic Election
by David Flint
Although Barack Obama took 62% of the New York State vote and 53% of Rensselaer County’s vote, he failed to win in all of the Eastwick towns. [Read more…] about How Rensselaer County Voted In An Historic Election