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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Strawberry Festival

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Strawberry shortcake will once again be the star at the 42nd Annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 23rd, at Gardner’s Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe, 15879 NY Route 22. This is a fundraiser for the Stephentown Historical Society and will run from 11 am to 3 pm. In addition to shortcake, strawberry rhubarb and apple berry delight pies will also be available for purchase. To preorder a pie,

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Holiday Community Event

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The North Hoosick and Hoosick Falls Fire Departments are sponsoring the 3rd annual full day community event on Saturday, June 29th. All activities will take place on the Town of Hoosick Athletic Field located off of Barton & Griffin Avenues. The schedule is as follows:

Flea Market & Craft Fair
From 9 am to 4 pm
Cost for a 10’ x 12’ space is $20 and can be reserved by calling 518-488-2744 or emailing hffdbod76@gmail.com or tbedard1976@gmail.com.

Car Show
From noon to 4 pm
Anyone interested in entering a vehicle of any type can call Greg Fox at 518-469-5794.

West Side Drive Band
From noon to 4 pm
This event is

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East Nassau Board of Trustees Highlights

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by Denise Wright
The East Nassau Board of Trustees met on June 12th and discussed climate and highway issues. The meeting opened with Old Chatam attorney and Troy public defender Robert Linville introducing himself to the board and requesting information to fully understand the process to assist his client, who owns a local Citgo. The board's attorney agreed to communicate with Linville to obtain the necessary information to begin the process for his client to get signage for his business. Linville plans to present information to the board at the next meeting.

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A Walk Down Main Street

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Wednesday, June 19th, at 7 pm, the Cambridge Historical Society and Museum’s 2024 lecture series begins with A Walk Down Main Street with village historian Ken Gottry. Gottry will guide the walk based on his 1960s memories as well as the 1940s recollections of Janey Coulter. The walk begins at Dorrs Corners (Rt. 313 & Main Street) and will continue westward along Main Street. Observations will be shared to describe the buildings, people, and history of Cambridge’s past.

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Class of 2024 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

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Courtesy of NLCSD
Congratulations to Gabe Kalisz of Canaan for being named New Lebanon CSD Class of 2024 Valedictorian. 

Gabe is graduating in June with an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors and Annotations of Mastery in Math and Science. In the fall he will be attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, where he will be majoring in Electrical Engineering.

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4th of July Parade Details

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Submitted by Rose Orenstein
It’s almost time for this year’s Fourth of July Parade, the only Fourth of July Parade in Rensselaer County, which will again be held in the town of Berlin. The tradition in the Taconic Valley started in 1878, and it has continued in many forms for over 146 years. The theme of this year’s parade is American Road Trip: the wonderful places we love to travel to and visit in the U.S. Floats and displays will reflect these places.

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New Town Phone Numbers

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The Town of Petersburgh is in the final stages of completing the upgrade to the municipal phone system. Each department will now have a dedicated contact number which will be effective Monday, June 17th. The current Town Hall number, 518-658-3777, will be effective through the end of June. All email addresses remain the same.

Town Clerk — 518-419-6100

Town Clerk Fax Line — 518-419-6105

Supervisor — 518-419-6108

Bookkeeper — 518-419-6109

Assessor — 518-419-6113

Water District — 518-419-6115

Building Facilities Manager — 518-419-6269

Judge Manchester — 518-419-6290

Judge Snyder — 518-419-6291

Court Clerk — 518-419-6294

Court Fax — 518-419-6372

Code Enforcement/Building Department — 518-419-6363

Planning Board — 518-419-6364

PVMCC — 518-419-6090

Highway Garage — 518-419-6095

Summer Camp Scholarships

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The Berlin Free Town Library (BFTL) is offering a limited number of Summer Camp Awards to its Berlin membership families. Those selected will be able to attend the Stephentown Memorial Library’s Summer Camp free of charge, courtesy of a generous BFTL donor. Any families in Berlin who wish to apply for an award should visit the BFTL to get a required library card and complete an application.

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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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