TRACs Meeting On March 9

Representatives from the Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police will attend the next meeting of our community drug and alcohol prevention coalition, TRACs,  on Tuesday, March 9, at 5:30 pm at the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Berlin. The group will discuss ways to work together to reduce the incidence of alcohol and [...]

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Stephentown Open Burning Regulations

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) implemented a new open burning regulation that took effect in October 2009. As part of that regulation open burning is banned between March 16 and May 15 each year. The regulation also specifies what can and cannot be burned.

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Margaret L. Lombard

Stephentown – Margaret L. “Marge” Lombard, 81, of Knapp Road, Stephentown, NY, died on Friday, February 26, 2010, at her residence after an extended illness.

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The First Big Snowfall In Stephentown

by David Flint
After weeks of hardly any snow, eastern Rensselaer County is getting hit with a succession of big ones. There were unofficial reports of up to two feet of snow in the Stephentown area by Wednesday morning, with more to come.

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Driving Oxen

Ralph Hartzell will tell of the tradition of oxen driving on Monday, March 1, at the Stephentown Historical Society. The meeting is at 7:30 pm at the Heritage Center on Garfield Road (County Route 26) in Stephentown. It is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions, telephone 518-733-5675.

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Shatford Little League Final Registration

Registration for the 2010 season of Shatford Little League has begun. You can now save time by registering online at our website, www.shatford.org.
Walk-up registration for the 2010 season will be held:

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A Chinese New Year Program At The Stephentown Library

A Chinese New Year program will be presented by World Awareness Children’s Museum on Saturday, February 27, at 10 am at the Stephentown Memorial Library.

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Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department’s 12th Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner is Saturday, March 13, from 4 to 7 pm. It’s all you can eat at the Fire Hall on Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. Take-out dinners are also available. Adult and takeout dinners cost $9, $ for ages 6 to 10 years, and [...]

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Stephentown Book Group

The Stephentown Library Book Discussion Group will read The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff for their meeting on Thursday, March 4. This rich and wonderful novel, filled with monsters, murders and ne’er-do-wells, explores contemporary Templeton (a stand-in for Cooperstown) and the secrets of its past.

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Basket Classes At Heritage Center

The series of Basket Classes hosted by the Heritage Center in Stephentown continues on Saturday, March 6, when students will make the harvest basket of their choice. 

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