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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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Sixth Town Park Officially Opens

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Submitted by Town Supervisor David Fleming

The Town of Nassau has officially opened its sixth park, following its fifth park opening, which occurred on May 18th of this year. Alder Brook Park is a 1.6-acre public space located on a reclaimed abandoned commercial site.

The park features an enclosed basketball and pickleball court, small playing field, and fishing access at the confluence of Alder Brook and the Tsatsawassa Creek, located at 10 Town Garage Road.

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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

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.

The next event will be Saturday, September 14th at the Town of Brunswick Town Hall, 336 Town Office Road. Entrance to the event will be on Town Office Road.

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Wachoosik Park Ribbon Cutting

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Submitted by Town Supervisor David Fleming
The Town of Nassau has officially opened their fifth park with the recent ribbon cutting at Wachoosik Park (pronounced like Wah-CHOH-sik). The name means “at the little mountain” in Mohican, and was first proposed by Nassau Supervisor David Fleming in January 2022. The park name honors the town’s Mohican heritage and was one of the suggestions offered by the Mohican Tribe’s Language Program Team. The town had reached out to the tribe seeking an appropriate name to honor their history in the area.

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Nassau Annual Tailgate Sale

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On Saturday, April 27th, from 8 am to noon, come to the 13th Annual Tailgate Sale held at the Town of Nassau Highway Garage, 599 Central Nassau Road, East Nassau. A tailgate sale is where buyers and sellers meet to sell/trade in the back of their vehicle such items as farm products, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, piglets, goats, sheep, vegetable plants, flowers, berry plants, maple syrup, crafts, and other local products. Admission is free, and there are no vendor fees.

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A Lifetime of Service

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Courtesy of Rensselaer County
It was the early 1960s when 16-year-old Lawrence Cooper of Nassau decided to join his hometown fire department, and was welcomed, somewhat uneasily at first, by the older members of the Village fire unit.

That started a lifetime of service for Larry, who today is still an active member, responding to calls, protecting people and property, and guiding younger firefighters on training and technique. Saturday, September 24, colleagues, friends, and family joined with residents to thank Larry for his service.

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East Nassau Board of Trustees Highlights

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by Denise Wright
The September 14 meeting of the East Nassau Board of Trustees ran a little long this month to make up for not having a meeting during August. 

The meeting began with a continuation of the public hearing on a Laier Minor Subdivision. The application is for a 2-lot subdivision of approximately 16.36 acres. One lot will be 5.06 acres, and the other will be around 11.30 acres. According to the surveyor, there is no construction on either lot, and the stream will be the boundary. There was some discussion about if the property was in a flood plain, but it ultimately was decided that this was a straightforward subdivision. The Board approved being a lead agency of this unlisted action after reviewing the SEQRA process. 

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Welcoming New Girl Scouts

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Local Girl Scout Service Unit 154 would like to welcome your girls to join Girl Scouts this year. We will be holding meetings after school for grades K through 5 in the elementary school, and will choose the day of the week when all registrations have been received. We have other troops in place but are happy to create new ones depending on the interest. Please call Robin Conner at the Girl Scout council at 518-489-8110 x153 and she will be able to help you get registered and get you into a troop in our area. 

2022 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Events

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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 2022. The program consists of six events. 

These events, currently scheduled throughout the second half of the year, provide residents of the participating municipalities the opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous materials not accepted through normal garbage collection service.

The next event will be Saturday, July 30, at the Town of Schodack Highway Garage in Nassau at 3776 U.S. Route 20.

Participating Municipalities for the July 30 event are the Town of Schodack, the Town of Nassau, the City of Troy and the Town of Bethlehem. [Read more…] about 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Events

Hoags Corners Fire Destroys Large Home

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When the first firefighters arrived on the scene at 30 Taborton Road in the Hoags Corners fire district (Town of Nassau) they reported the structure was fully involved and sounded both a second and third alarm. Fire Departments from many portions of the county responded.

Trucking enough water to the scene was a concern as was exploding propane tanks that reportedly also set some nearby woods on fire. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.