The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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The Start of Hunting Season

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Submitted by the Department of Environmental Conservation
Hunting is among the most popular forms of wildlife recreation in New York State. Nearly 700,000 New Yorkers and over 50,000 nonresidents hunt in the Empire State.

Many state lands, including Wildlife Management Areas, State Forests, Forest Preserves, and State Parks are open for hunting and trapping during the appropriate seasons, and some season start dates either just arrived or are right around the corner. Regular and bowhunting bear season is beginning this week in some parts of the Adirondacks. Additionally, early bowhunting for deer in all WMUs of the Northern Zone begins September 27th.

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Dutchaven Golf

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Semi-finals Set
Submitted by Kevin Weeden

First Round (from gold/white/blue):
Leon Rosko(5) and Eddie Powers(5) defeated Jeff Stevens(4) and Keith Shannon(8). After a push on hole 1 with all bogeys, Eddie and Leon parred hole 2 to go up 2.5 to 1.5. A birdie by Leon on hole 3 gave his team a 4 to 2 lead. Leon parred hole 4 and Keith picked up a win with his stroke. This left the match at 5 to 3. Leon and Eddie took control of the match with a birdie by Leon and par by Eddie. They were up 7 to 3 after 5 holes. Leon and Eddie both parred hole 6. Eddie had another par on hole 7. After 7 holes, the score was 10 to 4.

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Sentencing for Murder and Rape

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Submitted by the Office of District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly
Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly recently announced that Robert Fisher, 34, of Rensselaer has been sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for his guilty plea to Murder in the 2nd Degree, a class A-I Felony, and Rape in the 1st Degree, a class B violent Felony.

Fisher was charged in the death of 3-year-old Josefina “Josie” Cunningham of Rensselaer. Fisher pled guilty to

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Stephen E. Bowman

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Petersburgh – Stephen Earl Bowman passed peacefully from this life, in the home he built, surrounded by the love of his family on September 13, 2024 at the age of 81.

Stephen was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 28, 1943, the son of the late Earl Bowman and Ruth (Scholz) Albrecht. He was an area resident for much of his life and had served in the U.S. Army from 1963 until 1967 in Germany. He was honorably discharged from service and with his wife, the love of his life, Kathleen M. (Schaefer) Bowman settled locally. He was employed by General Electric in Pittsfield for 26 years and later worked for Seagroatt Riccardi in Berlin from where he retired in 2008. [Read more…] about Stephen E. Bowman

Charles J. Still – Obituary

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Petersburgh – Charles Joseph Still, 57, passed away on September 4th at his residence on Babcock Lake Road. He resided there with his wife of almost 30 years, Christine (Nicholas) Still and their daughter Caroline Elizabeth.

Charles was born on February 7, 1967, in Poughkeepsie, NY and was raised in Millbrook, NY, the son of Ann E. (Maher) Still and the late Charles N. Still, Jr. He was founder and CEO of Patient Safe Rx & Technical Education Solutions. Charles met Christine when they were both new students at SUNY Plattsburgh, NY. He charmed her and they fell in love at first meeting. If you knew Charles things that instantly come to mind were his love of family, friends, laughter, food, white water kayaking, music, dogs, Babcock Lake, his Irish heritage and his beautiful daughter, Caroline. Never did he smile as much as when she was born. He loved to read. He traveled [Read more…] about Charles J. Still – Obituary

Air National Guardsman Wins National Award

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Submitted by the NY Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Greg Mihalko, a Stephentown resident, has been named the Air National Guard's recipient of the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award for 2024.

The award recognizes Airmen who have demonstrated the highest quality of leadership in their jobs and lives.

The award, created in 1981, takes its name from Capt. Lance P. Sijan, a pilot shot down over Vietnam in November 1967 who evaded capture for six weeks. Sijan died in captivity and was awarded the Medal of Honor Posthumously.

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Stephentown End-of-Summer BBQ Bash

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On Saturday, September 14th, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm, at the Stephentown Federated Church, 1513 Garfield Rd, you are cordially invited to join your church family and many friends and neighbors for fellowship and a delicious pork and turkey BBQ with all the fixin’s, including baked beans, coleslaw, corn-on-the-cob, and watermelon. If the weather is nice, we might eat outside. The cost is a goodwill offering, and proceeds will go towards our Manse siding project. The dinner is hosted by the Community Breakfast Group and the Sonshiners Group of the Stephentown Federated Church.

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Public Visioning Open House Workshops

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Submitted by Tom Russell
The Town of Poestenkill will be holding Comprehensive Plan Public Visioning Open House Workshops on Wednesday, September 18th, from 4 to 8 pm at the Poestenkill Firehouse, 182 Main Street and Wednesday, September 25th, from 4 to 8 pm at the First Baptist Church of East Poestenkill, 12 Legenbauer Road.

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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

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Submitted by the Rensselaer County Legislature
Rensselaer County, the City of Troy, and the Town of Bethlehem are partnering on an inter-county Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) disposal program for 2024. The program consists of four events providing residents of the participating municipalities the opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous materials not accepted through normal garbage collection service.

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