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Court Clerk Sues New Lebanon For $139k

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by Thaddeus Flint
A former Court Clerk with the Town of New Lebanon has initiated a lawsuit against the Town, the Town Board, Town Board Member Douglas Clark and two Town Justices and is demanding $139,000 as a settlement for what she believes was “unlawful termination from employment.”
Diane Reynolds-Brown was a Court Clerk with the New Lebanon courts from December 2007 until January 19, 2012, at which time her two year appointment was terminated in a letter signed by Town Justices Jessica Byrne and Jack Nevers. According to the Claim, Reynolds-Brown was “terminated without any due process.”
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Demolition Of The Union Free School Building Begins; Bell Tower To Be Saved

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by Thaddeus Flint
With the word out that the historic Union Free School building in New Lebanon is to be demolished this week, many from the Town and the surrounding areas have been coming by to take one last look at the structure which has been a part of the Town’s personality for 99 years.
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No Love And Roses At The New Lebanon Town Board Meeting

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by Thaddeus Flint
Valentine’s Day was not a night of love and roses for the New Lebanon Town Board. The monthly meeting once again came a bit undone over problems with the Ethics Board, past administrations and how much the new Town Hall that doesn’t exist is costing to exist on paper.
Resident Joanna Johnson-Smith read out the Town’s own rules on Committee and Board members which require them to be at 75% of meetings or they should be dismissed. She also questioned Council Member Bruce Baldwin as to how many complaints he had faced so far that were investigated by the Ethics Board. By her count it is now four. [Read more…] about No Love And Roses At The New Lebanon Town Board Meeting

Make Your Own Living Foods

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Vince Teachout, foodie and green living enthusiast, will conduct a workshop on living foods at the New Lebanon Library on Thursday, February 23, at 7 pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Living foods are uncooked, unprocessed, organic and, sometimes, fermented foods which contain natural living enzymes. Participants will learn about the benefits of these foods and also how to produce their own living foods such as sprouts, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, beer and more.
For further information on this free event, please call the New Lebanon Library 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

February Events At The New Lebanon Library

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The New Lebanon Library announces the following free events at the Library which is located at 550 State Route 20.
February  10 – Cellist Paul de Jong – 7 pm. Internationally acclaimed cellist of The Books performs contemporary, classical and original pieces accompanied by found video collage.
February  16 – The Rev Tor Solo Show – 7 pm. Rev Tor creates tasty yet infectious grooves and performs a large repertoire of well crafted original tunes and classic rock/folk covers.
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Darrow School Open House

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Darrow School will host an open house on Monday, February 20, from 10 am to 2 pm. The open house will include a full information session, an in-depth discussion with faculty, lunch with students and teachers, Q&A with current students and tours of Darrow School’s facilities and historic Shaker campus.
Additional tour highlights will include:
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Tsatsawassa Fire Company Breakfast

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The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company will hold its monthly breakfast on Sunday, February 19, with servings from 8 until 11 am at a cost of $6.   Breakfast consists of your choice of French toast or pancakes as well as bacon or sausage, toast, orange juice, applesauce, beverages and eggs prepared to your specifications.
Support your local fire company while visiting with friends and neighbors and enjoying a hearty breakfast to start your day.   The firehouse is located behind the post office near the intersection of Routes 20 and 66 north in the hamlet of Brainard.  For more information, call 518-766-3815.