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Schodack Planning Board Highlights

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by Denise Wright 

During the December 6 Schodack Planning Board meeting, public hearings were a topic for discussion. The first was about Schuurman Road’s Schodack Golf 12 lot subdivision. The 294 acre project is looking to extend the water district approximately 900’. Board members voiced concern about drainage and the culvert on Schuurman Road. The presenter assured the Board they were not pushing water out on Schuurman Road. The Board approved the subdivision to go to engineering. 

The second public hearing was about the proposed special permit for a cemetery

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Van Hoesen Road Bridge Reopened in Schodack

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by Amy Modesti 

Town and County officials as well as a number of local residents gathered Tuesday afternoon, November 16, to officially reopen the Rensselaer County Route 4 (Van Hoesen Road) bridge, closed since December of 2019 after an inspection showed material defects that caused a structural issue. The bridge is often referred to as the “Buffalo Bridge” because

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Stewart’s Opens Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Schodack

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by Doug La Rocque

Stewart’s Shops President and CEO Gary Dake was joined by the outgoing President of the New York Power Authority, (NYPA) Gil Quiniones, on Friday morning, October 29 to cut the ribbon on the new fast charging Electric Vehicle (EV) station at the Stewarts on Columbia Turnpike near the intersection with I-90 in Schodack. This the first of

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Drug Take Back Day Another Successful Event

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On Saturday, October 23, Walgreens Pharmacy in Schodack participated in the Drug Take-Back Program in conjunction with the Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, Rensselaer County Sheriff, and Schodack Police Department. Children could meet Batman, get a safety ID card, see a firetruck

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