Another Rollover in Tibbits Forest
by Steve Bradley
At 2 pm on Wednesday, December 1, a tractor trailer combination rolled over, again, in Tibbits Forest on NYS Route 7. The eastbound truck, carrying pallets of floor tile believed to be headed to Bennington, lost control on a curve about three-eighths of a mile east of the Man of Kent Pub. The driver and the other occupant were [Read more…] about Another Rollover in Tibbits Forest
Man Seriously Burned in Fire
by Doug La Rocque with input from Sidewinder Photography
Shortly after 8 am on Friday morning, November 26, Stephentown firefighters were called to 4835 South Stephentown Road for a structure at Rainbow Ridge Farms. On arrival, Chief David Corlew reported the building to be fully involved and called for mutual aid from the neighboring Tsatsawassa and New Lebanon Fire companies. They also found 59-year-old Hanley Palmer in the driveway, badly burned. He was [Read more…] about Man Seriously Burned in Fire
The Very First Stephentown Lighted Christmas Parade
It Truly Was a Christmas Spectacular
by Doug La Rocque with contributions from the SVFD
It might have been a bit chilly and snowy, but isn’t that what Christmas is supposed to feel like? Besides, the spirit of the season and the camaraderie experienced by those at the very First Stephentown Lighted Christmas Parade on Saturday, September 27 was certainly enough to warm the cockles of one’s heart.
It was estimated that as many as 500 people lined the parade route and gathered in Veteran’s Park for the parade from the Fire Hall and subsequent [Read more…] about The Very First Stephentown Lighted Christmas Parade
Petersburgh Planning Board Holds Another Public Hearing on “Glamping” Proposal
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Planning Board held a third public hearing on a “Glamping” (glamorous camping) development proposed for a lot on East Hollow Road. The project is proposed by Becca Benvie, and would include ten small structures designed for short term rental to tourists and vacationers. These tiny homes, with about 400 square feet of living space in each, will be served by driveways, two septic systems and two wells. They will have bathrooms, heat and electricity. The project is expected to cost in total about $1.5 million to construct, and the plan is to rent the homes in all seasons.
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Storm Damaged Bridge Is Reopened in Taborton
Rensselaer County officially reopened County Route 42 (Taborton Road) to traffic on Wednesday morning, November 24. Taborton Road was reopened at the same time the Town of Sand Lake opened a section of Oak Hill Road that intersects with it.
Taborton and Oak Hill are the two remaining roads that had been closed as a result of [Read more…] about Storm Damaged Bridge Is Reopened in Taborton
Latest Tests Show No New Elevated Levels of PFOA in Poestenkill
Rensselaer County Dept. of Health Press Release
A sixth round of sampling of properties in Poestenkill for PFOA has been concluded, but no new properties were found to have levels of PFOA above the State-permitted levels, the Department announced on Wednesday, November 24.
The results were finalized Tuesday and prepared for public release. Testing is continuing on additional properties in [Read more…] about Latest Tests Show No New Elevated Levels of PFOA in Poestenkill
Expanded Testing Yields Further Contamination in Nassau
by Chris Tergliafera
Expanded testing of water around the Rt. 203 NYS Superfund site has shown further contamination. The results of October testing were confirmed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday, December 1. The Rt. 203 site had previously been discovered as associated with the Dewey Loeffel toxic landfill, which itself is a federal Superfund site and is currently undergoing clean up of toxic wastes. The EPA conducted [Read more…] about Expanded Testing Yields Further Contamination in Nassau
December 3, 2021 Edition
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Poestenkill • Latest PFOA Test Results
Submitted by the Rensselaer County Health Department
A sixth round of sampling of properties in Poestenkill for PFOA has been concluded, but no new properties were found to have levels of PFOA above the state-permitted levels, county officials announced on Wednesday, November 24.
The results were finalized Tuesday and prepared for public release. The sixth round of testing results was announced as testing is continuing on additional properties in Poestenkill on a voluntary basis by both the county and the state.
Twenty properties were sampled during the sixth round of testing. Samples were largely conducted from sites located to the west of Algonquin Middle School. The twenty sites surveyed registered samples that show [Read more…] about Poestenkill • Latest PFOA Test Results