The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Stephentown

Stephentown Candidate Profiles

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Larry Eckhardt

Incumbent Supervisor

New York State continues to be one of the most expensive places in the United States to make a home, raise a family and conduct business. We must work together in educating our elected representatives and bureaucrats at the county, state and federal levels of government on how their mandates, hidden taxes and increased fees make it too costly to live in our rural towns in New York State. [Read more…] about Stephentown Candidate Profiles

Rensselaer County Legislature

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Large Crowds Disappointed By County Inaction

by Tyler Sawyer

Like the previous monthly meeting, when the legislature replaced their leadership by selecting a new chairman, the October regular meeting was far from a normal meeting. For the second time in less than a week, the chambers of the Rensselaer County Legislature were packed with concerned residents predominantly from the towns of Stephentown, Nassau, Sand Lake and Schodack.  They all were there for one reason: to plead with the legislature to adopt legislation that would help in protecting their drinking water from possible damage from the proposed Kinder-Morgan gas pipeline that will be located in their towns if approved. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature

Stephentown Town Board Action

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Town Budget Currently At 3.89% Tax Increase – Not Final Yet

by David Flint

The Stephentown Town Board has been discussing the 2016 Budget for the past several weeks. There was a public workshop on October 12 and the Board’s regular workshop meeting the following week. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt said at the Board meeting on October 19 that the tax levy increase in the tentative budget now stands at 3.89%. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action