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Images From the Past

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On June 20th, at 7:30 pm, at the Pittstown Town Hall in Tomhannock, Gary G. Viall will give a talk titled “Selected Images from Pittstown’s Past.” Viall will present a slide show of highlights from Pittstown’s history. The images were collected from an online site Viall created called Archiving Schaghticoke. This site allows everyone to share their stories and memories of Schaghticoke and the vicinity. Viall and his family have lived in Schaghticoke for generations, forming deep roots in the community. Viall envisioned Archiving Schaghticoke as a great platform to spread knowledge of the town and the stories that come with it. As well as showing the images of Pittstown, Viall will explain how to use the Archiving Schaghticoke page to access all the material that is available. 

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Ten Cars Leave Tracks in Train Derailment

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Courtesy of Rensselaer County
The derailment of a freight train in Pittstown just outside the Village of Valley Falls right before 10 pm on Wednesday, February 7th, brought out emergency responders from local, county, and state levels. Ten of the train’s 94 cars left the track, with two ending up in the Hoosic River which runs along the tracks. The cars that ended up in the river were carrying vegetable oil and plastic pellets, neither of which is considered to be toxic, and as of this writing are in the process of being removed from the river. No one was injured. 

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Motor Vehicle Accident

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Submitted by the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office
On Tuesday, January 30th, at approximately 2:42 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on NY-7 in the town of Pittstown. Upon arrival, deputies observed a white van off the roadway which had suffered severe damage. Following several interviews with witnesses, it was found that the white van, which was operated by 22-year-old

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Phyllis E. Rounds – Obituary 

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Pittstown – Phyllis E. (Muellecker) Rounds, 77, “If you are reading this, I am in Camping Heaven!”

Phyllis passed away on October 19th, 2023, in Bennington, VT, with family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Eric Sr. and Ann Muellecker.

Raised on her family’s farm in Averill Park, NY, where she learned many life lessons, Phyllis graduated from Averill Park High School and retired in 2008 after 30 yrs with NYSOMH. She camped at Port Henry Beach on Lake Champlain for 59 yrs. She loved camping, boating, crocheting, crafts, baking cakes, and spending time with her family and her camp friends. [Read more…] about Phyllis E. Rounds – Obituary 

Gilded Age Illustrated Lecture

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On Thursday, October 26th, at 7:30 pm, at the Pittstown Town Hall, 97 Tomhannock Rd, Kathryn Sheehan will present an illustrated lecture on how Troy’s 19th century architecture became an integral backdrop to the Julian Fellows HBO series The Gilded Age. Sheehan worked with the location scouts and production designer on locations throughout the city, and will share some of the behind-the-scenes stories that happened during the filming of season one. Sheehan is the newly appointed Executive Director of the Hart Cluett Museum, and the Historian for Rensselaer County and the City of Troy. The lecture is hosted by the Pittstown Historical Society.

For more information, please email pittstownhs@gmail.com or call Connie Kheel at 518-686-7514.

Transport System Talk

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On Thursday, September 21st, at 7:30 pm, at the Pittstown Town Hall, 97 Tomhannock Rd, Charlie Duveen will give a talk on the transport system that characterized our Champlain Canal and Hudson River in the early 19th century. A retired engineer, teacher, and former president of the Hebron Preservation Society, he is currently interested in sustainable transport of Champlain and Hudson Valley farm products to New York City using hydrogen-fueled catamaran cargo vessels on the River and Canal.

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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. 

Clark D. Edelmann

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Pittstown – Clark D. Edelmann, 73, a longtime resident of Pittstown, died peacefully in the comfort of his home Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Born in Honesdale, PA, November 7, 1948, Clark is the son of the late Frederick and Norma (Milligan) Edelmann, and husband for over 53 years of Mary A. (Borter) Edelmann of Pittstown, who survives. 

Clark was a graduate of Tamarac High School in 1966. Throughout high school he competed on the wrestling team. Later he became a force to be reckoned with on the arm wrestling table, competing in, and winning, several tournaments.   

Clark was employed right out of high school by the former Matzen Construction Inc. in Raymertown. During his 40 plus years of service at Matzen’s he was held in high regard with his coworkers and held the title of foreman for many years. Clark was well rounded in the construction field, but as time went on, his specialty became erecting large steel buildings.   [Read more…] about Clark D. Edelmann