On April 27 volunteer fire departments across New York will open their truck bays and doors to local residents as part of the annual RecruitNY campaign to increase the number of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel statewide. Started two years ago, RecruitNY is part of a coordinated effort to boost membership in volunteer fire departments.
As part of RecruitNY, the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a recruitment drive at its fire station on Saturday, April 27, from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will allow the Fire Department a chance to highlight the duties and rewards that come with being a volunteer firefighter.
The Stephentown Department responds to all types of emergency situations including fires, vehicle accidents, Hazmat, rescue and emergency medical. Our volunteers serve in various capacities. Some members become Fire Police and control traffic during incidents; others assist with scene support and patient care while others are interior firefighters or Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) responding to illness and injuries of all sorts. There are many different opportunities to volunteer and training is provided.
Every member of the Stephentown Department is a volunteer. There are no paid members. Filling the ranks with volunteers keeps taxes low for the entire community.
Small towns have historically been community minded, with neighbor helping neighbor. Modern life puts a strain on that concept. Joining the fire department is an excellent way to integrate back into the community-family ideal.
For more information, visit www.recruitny.org or www.svfd1.org or contact Bob Adler at 733-5749.
A list of participating fire departments by county can be seen at http://www.recruitny.org/opendoors.php.
Stephentown
The 15th Annual SVFD Roast Beef Dinner Is April 20
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold an all you can eat Roast Beef Dinner on Saturday, April 20, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 4 pm and close at 7 pm.
Adult, all you can eat dinners cost $12, dinners for children age 6-10 cost $7 and youth ages 5 and under eat free. No advance registration is required. Take out dinners will be available for $10 each.
Theresa Sica
Stephentown – Theresa Sica, 77, of Route 22, Stephentown, NY, died suddenly at her residence of natural causes on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, on April 16, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Frances Chippone DeSetto. She was the loving wife of the late John J. Sica, who died on December 10, 1995. They were married in Brooklyn on February 2, 1958. She had been a full time resident of Stephentown since 1993 and was of the Roman Catholic faith. A very religious person, Terry collected Native American artifacts. She ran a little knick-knack shop at her home called “3G’s” (think good, feel good, do good). She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who devoted her life to her family and to her God.
Survivors include her daughters, Deborah Sica, and Brian Carney, of New Ashford, MA, and Patricia and husband Dean Stangas of Islip Terrace, NY, and a grandson, Michael D’Amico Jr. of Long Island, NY.
A Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial will be celebrated by Rev. John Close on Friday, April 19, at 1 pm in St. Joseph’s Church, Route 43, Stephentown. Cremation will follow.
Relatives and friends are invited to visitation at the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, 457 NY 43, Stephentown, on Friday from 10 am to 12:30 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (where a child is never denied), 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, or to the Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter, 63 Downing Parkway, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, in loving memory of Theresa Sica.
Tsatsawassa Fire Company Breakfast
Members of the Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company, serving Brainard and East Nassau and surrounding area, will hold their monthly breakfast on Sunday, April 21, from 8 to 11:30 at the firehouse located on Firehouse Lane behind the post office near the intersection of Routes 20 and 66N in Brainard.
Breakfast offers your choice of pancakes or French toast served with bacon or sausage, eggs cooked to your order, applesauce and an assortment of breakfast beverages at a cost of $6, over the age of 12, children 5 to 12 are served for $3, and those under five are served free. Special thanks is expressed to the Hannaford Corporation for their generous donation toward our breakfast menu and to the Cub Scouts who help in the serving.
Four Seasons, Four Years – “The Civil War: A Musical Journey” At SLCA
On Saturday, April 20, at 8 pm experience a unique musical journey as extraordinary musicians Greg Artzner, Dan Berggren, Betsy and Steve Fry, Reggie Harris, Terry Leonino, John Roberts, Bill Spence, Toby Stover, Susan Trump and George Wilson, perform at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts as part of its Squire Jacob concert series.
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Ellis Sets Iditarod Record For Siberian Husky Team
by David Flint
Mike Ellis, former Stephentown resident and Berlin High School graduate, crossed the finish line in the Iditarod race on March 14 with ten of his purebred Siberian Huskies. [Read more…] about Ellis Sets Iditarod Record For Siberian Husky Team
Ashley Bloomfield Makes Dean’s List At RIT
Ashley Bloomfield of Stephentown, a second-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, made the Dean’s List for the Winter 2013 quarter.
Rochester Institute of Technology is internationally recognized for academic leadership in computing, engineering, imaging science, sustainability, and fine and applied arts, in addition to unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students
The Art Of Constance Alexander At SLCA
The gallery at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts will exhibit the art of Constance Alexander from April 1 to May 15. “The animals, flowers and farmlands that surround me are so captivating, that it only seems right that I should work at representing their purity and simplicity,” she said of her work. [Read more…] about The Art Of Constance Alexander At SLCA
James E. Kennedy
Stephentown – James E. Kennedy, 82, of Sutherland Road, Stephentown, NY, passed away March 19, 2013, under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County after a two year illness.
Born on October 4, 1930, in Beaulaville, NC, Jim was the son of the late John and Katie Kennedy. Educated and raised in North Carolina, Jim enlisted in the United States Army, serving in Korea. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and a life member of the VFW. Before moving to New York, Jim resided in Scituate, MA, where he worked for the Department of Public Works for many years. Jim enjoyed gardening and tending to his lawns as well as hunting and fishing. Up until four years ago, he wintered in Florida.
He leaves his wife, Audrey, his daughter, Kathleen of Averill Park, NY, a stepson, Michael Martin, his son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Mary Schnyer, his daughter and son-in-law, Arlene and Joseph Longo, all of Stephentown, and his daughter, Cathy Provenzano of Holbrook, MA, as well as six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, a brother-in-law, a sister-in-law and many nieces and nephews in North Carolina.
Following Jim’s wishes, services were private on Friday, March 29, with burial and full military honors being held at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home of Stephentown.
In Close Vote Stephentown Rejects Library Legislative District
by David Flint
The Stephentown Library came close but didn’t get enough votes to become a Special Legislative District public library. After absentee ballots were counted on Tuesday afternoon the final vote count was 196 in favor and 208 opposed.
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