FACEBOOKStillwater Senior Time was held on Thursday, October 24, and featured a Gold Party that raised $356.00 for our Stillwater Food Pantry. Thank you Mark Lawson and Andrea from Mark Lawson Antiques. Following the gold party a light lunch/desert was served and enjoyed by all. The afternoon ended with a button Christmas ornaments craft project. Thank you …
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The New York State Department of Transportation is expected to begin work this Tuesday, October 22, resurfacing the village’s main traffic thoroughfare Route 4, the Village Board of Trustees reported at its October (15th) monthly meeting. Crews will be milling and repaving Hudson Avenue from the village line on the south to Montgomery Place and …
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Stillwater Senior Time resumed for a second year after a summer break on Friday, September 27 at the Stillwater Area Senior Center. Thirty-five residents enjoyed a Fall themed afternoon program filled with BINGO, lunch, desserts and a special art project making decoupaged mason jars. A special thanks to our volunteers Donna Bove and Beth Chromey. Senior …
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The Stillwater Board of Trustees postponed action on a new sidewalk maintenance law Tuesday night (September 17) sending it back to the village attorney to revise language concerning residents’ responsibilities and possible fines for noncompliance. The move came following a public hearing and 30 minutes of discussion among Trustees, many of whom felt a $250 …
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The Stillwater Blockhouse hosted Heritage Weekend, September 14-15, with an 18th century encampment featuring French and Indian war soldiers, canon and musket fire, campfire cooking, and for the first time ever, a Ladies Tea. Visitors had an opportunity to witness what life was like on the Boarderlands of New York in the 1750s.
The Stillwater Blockhouse held its annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony on Sept. 11 – the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The event was held this year at the Stillwater Area Community Center due to weather. Hosted by Historian Linda Sanders, residents gathered together to remember a friend and loved one, …
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Stillwater resident Timothy Campbell has been appointed Village Trustee to fill a vacancy on the board left by the recent resignation of Keith Collins. The appointment was made in August by Mayor Earnest Martin. Collins, who was reelected to a new four-year term in March, has moved from Stillwater and no longer can serve on …
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The completion of the Town of Stillwater’s pending water project will cost the village nearly $117,000 in annual revenues to its own water budget beginning in 2016. Trustee John Basile told the Village Board at its monthly meeting on August 20 that he has calculated the potential shortfall at $116,782 when the town’s contract to …
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The New York State Conference of Mayors has commended the Village of Stillwater for joining the New York State Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR), saving village taxpayers thousands of dollars on their liability insurance costs. “The Village of Stillwater has shown great foresight in taking control of its liability insurance costs,” said Peter A. Baynes, Executive …
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The Newland-Wood Fire Company of the Stillwater Fire Department recently won two trophies while attending the annual Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association firefighters parade. Categories won by the department included: 2ND PLACE FRIDAY NITE BEST FIREMATIC THEME 2ND PLACE DRESS UNIFORM 14 TO 18 IN LINE
