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Stephentown Town Board Action – It Doesn’t Just Rain Anymore

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by David Flint
At the Stephentown Town Board meeting on Monday evening Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt reported that a massive amount of rainfall at about 4 pm on September 1 had taken out South Stephentown Road and a good bit of Andrew’s Lane and Wemple Road. “Just a bloody mess,” he said. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – It Doesn’t Just Rain Anymore

The Emerald Ash Borer Comes To Stephentown

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by Trix Niernberger
The emerald ash borer, the beetle that has destroyed over 50 million ash trees in the United States, has been discovered in Stephentown. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) found the beetles in the purple cardboard traps hung in trees just south and west of Stephentown center. In this wood gathering season, DEC is urging area residents to identify ash wood and not move it. Residents should not purchase or accept ash from Stephentown
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Stephentown Hay Field Torn Up

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by David Flint
While some in Stephentown are working hard to improve the community with beautification efforts and new businesses, others seem to be working hard to trash the place. Arguably most of those who staged a drunken vandals party at Brian Holloway’s residence were not from Stephentown. And maybe the ones who tore through Leo Roberts’ hay field last Friday night were also not from Stephentown. But surely they were from not too far away.
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Stephentown Fireman’s Muster

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The Annual Stephentown Fireman’s Muster kicks off Saturday, September 21, at 4 pm with the Kid’s Water Polo competition, followed by the firefighter Water Polo at 6 pm.  On Sunday, September 22, the Parade begins at 11 am followed by the Fireman’s Muster Competition.  Come support your local fire departments as they battle each other in head to head competitions.  Parade Float entries from the community are encouraged. Spectator admission is free.

Stephentown VFD Texas Hold’em

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The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, September 28, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted and give the player 6,000 in chip value. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 2,000 extra in chip value. This tournament will pay one place for every 10 players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of 9 places.
A free buffet will be served at the first break and refreshments will be available.
For further information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.

The Stephentown Food Pantry Needs Your Garden Vegetables

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The Stephentown Food Pantry could use some donations of garden vegetables on Saturday mornings. If your garden is providing you an abundance, and you could take some fresh produce to the Stephentown Federated Church around 9 am on a Saturday, it would be appreciated very much. The Pantry serves five to ten families every week.
The Stephentown Food Pantry offers short term assistance to residents of Stephentown and Hancock, MA. So far this year the pantry has provided food for over 6,500 meals for families in need of food assistance.
The pantry is open every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9 to 11 am at the Stephentown Federated Church, Garfield Road (County Route 26). Appointments are not needed, but new clients should bring identification showing their street address, such as a current utility bill. As always, requests for help are confidential. For information, call 518-487-8606.
This volunteer group has been serving the community since 1983. If you wish to donate money to help stock the pantry, you may send checks to the Stephentown Food Pantry Treasurer at P. O. Box 387, Stephentown, NY, 12168.

Vermonter Killed In Stephentown Logging Accident

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by David Flint
A Vermont man was killed last week in a logging accident in Stephentown. According to New York State Police, William J. Morse, Jr., 23, of East Arlington, VT, was logging with a family member at about 10 am on Thursday, August 29, on Black River Road when a tree he was cutting down struck another decomposing tree. That tree broke and came down on Morse.
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An Illustrated Talk About Stephentown Schoolhouses At The Stephentown Historical Society

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Pat Flint and Marilyn Osgood will give an illustrated talk about Stephentown Schoolhouses at the Stephentown Historical Society meeting on Monday, September 9, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Heritage Center on Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. The program is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-0010.
The Town had as many as sixteen school districts up until the consolidated Berlin Central School District completed Stephentown Elementary School in 1948. Some of the schoolhouses are gone, but many have been put to new uses as homes, the Town Hall and the Stephentown Memorial Library. Several former students at these schools will attend to share their experiences. One is bringing a school bench to show. The Heritage Center houses a large blackboard from School No. 4.
Pat Flint is Town Historian for Stephentown, and both women are past presidents of the Stephentown Historical Society and active explorers of the Town’s past. Flint has researched and prepared the program; Osgood assisted with photography and in the presentation.