On Saturday, April 27th, at 8 am, at the Stephentown Transfer Station, there will be a ERCSMWA spring household hazardous waste collection day. This event is open to ERCSMWA-member residents. You must register to participate. Items that will be accepted include ammonia, stains, gasoline, lighter fluid, used oil car batteries, furniture polish, and more. For more information, or to register, pleas call 518-687-1018, or visit ercswma.org.
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Open House and Recruitment Drive
Town Board Highlights
Isabel J. Krebs – Obituary
Stephentown – Isabel Joan Krebs of Stephentown, NY passed away at the age of 89 on March 13th, 2024 in East Greenbush, NY. Isabel was born on March 19th, 1934 in Davao City in the Philippines, to Edwin and Helen Cogan who were British citizens.
In December of 1941, Isabel and her parents were captured by the Japanese Army and placed in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in the Philippine capital of Manila. The family survived incredibly harsh conditions for over three years before being liberated by the U.S. Army in February of 1945. Afterwards, Isabel and her parents immigrated to the United States and settled in [Read more…] about Isabel J. Krebs – Obituary
Community Solar Update
Clarence W. Wentworth – Obituary
Stephentown – Clarence “Pete” Weston Wentworth passed from this life on March 1st, 2024 at the age of 86.
Born in Winchendon, MA, he was son of the late Clarence and Eva Laura “Toini” (Peltola) Wentworth. He grew up in Winchendon and graduated from the Murdock High School where he was a star of the baseball team. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. [Read more…] about Clarence W. Wentworth – Obituary
Sylvia E. Leibensperger – Obituary
Sylvia Ellen (Pendleton) Leibensperger, 98, passed away on February 17th, 2024 in Johnston, RI. She was born on January 1st, 1926 on a farm in Hermon, ME, to Walter Pendleton and Iva (Miller) Pendleton. She graduated from Hermon Pond School, a one-room school house, in 1939, followed by Hermon High School in 1943, and the University of Maine, Orono in 1947. She worked as a teacher and counselor at the Bradley Home for Children in Riverside, RI and then as a Field Director for the Girl Scouts, first in Fall River, MA and then in Bergen County, NJ. In 1956 she married Howard Leibensperger, who was to be her beloved husband of 66 years. They raised their three daughters in Suffern and Monsey, NY. In 1977 Sylvia and Howard moved to Stephentown, NY, where Sylvia worked as the Librarian of the Stephentown Memorial Library, and where she and Howard were active in the Stephentown Historical Society. [Read more…] about Sylvia E. Leibensperger – Obituary