Please be aware that the Village of Stillwater has changed its website domain name from villageofstillwaterny.org to villageofstillwaterny.gov as required by New York State law. In December of 2024 Governor Hochul signed a bill requiring all municipalities with a population greater than 1,500 residents to maintain an official website with a “.gov” domain name that …

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New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) will begin installing new “smart” meters to all residential and commercial electric user in the village beginning this summer, a representative told the Stillwater Board of Trustees at the May 20 meeting. The smart meter upgrades should begin locally in July or August at no cost to the …

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The Village of Stillwater celebrated a milestone on April 26 by officially cutting the ribbon on its new Village Hall at 662 Hudson Ave. – the former Stillwater Public Library building. Joining village Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno and village Trustees at the ceremony were New York State, Town of Stillwater, business and other local officials. This …

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The village Board of Trustees approved a resolution this month to make emergency repairs to its 40-year-old waste water treatment plant and issue up to $400,000 in serial bonds to pay for them. Village engineer Ed Hernandez of Adirondack Mountain Engineering explained in his monthly report to the board on March 18 that the wastewater …

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The Stillwater Board of Trustees has approved a $1.75 million village budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which carries a small property tax increase of 5 cents per $1,000 assessed value from the current fiscal year. The village property tax rate will increase from $4.10 to $4.15 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2025-26. It …

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The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Stillwater on Jan. 21 adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2025 entitled “A Local Law Providing for Cold War Veterans Tax Exemption.” The purpose of this local law is to grant partial real property tax exemptions to veterans of the Cold War pursuant to Section 458-b …

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We have moved into our new Village Hall on Hudson Avenue and would love to showcase the rich history and heritage of our community. We have retained these shelves from the old public library building where we are now located in hopes of creating a display of Village-related items.  We are reaching out to our …

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The Village of Stillwater is ushering in the new year with two new representatives on the Board of Trustees. Jeffrey Stewart was elected Trustee during the general elections last November for a one-year term, replacing James G. Doyle who did not seek re-election. Stewart ran unopposed for the Trustee seat and will serve through 2025. …

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The Village of Stillwater has officially moved into its new offices to 662 Hudson Avenue at the site of the former public library building. Most of the renovations have been completed and the first Village Board meeting was held there on Dec. 17. “It’s good to finally be here,” said Mayor Judith Wood-Zeno. The Village …

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Revolution Park will be the name of the new village pocket park at the south side of the Blockhouse on Hudson Avenue. The Board of Trustees approved the name at its Nov. 19 meeting following an online survey asking residents to choose from three names. The other two names were Still Water Park and The …

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