Stillwater Senior Time returns from summer break for fall activities

Stillwater Senior Time was held on September 30th at The Stillwater Area Community Center.  Several guests enjoyed an afternoon of BINGO, lunch and visiting with each other after a summer break. We also made votive light scarecrows from glass ivy vases.  It was wonderful to see everyone and we also welcomed a few new guests. …

Senior Time on display at SACC 25th anniversary open house

The Stillwater Senior Time program sponsored a large display at the Stillwater Area Community Center’s 25th anniversary open house on Oct. 1. Members were on hand to show and explain the program in detail to visitors. Senior Time is held monthly at the community center and is sponsored by the Village and Town of Stillwater. …

Residents to decide on when to hold local elections – March or November?

Village residents will have a decision to make this spring, whether to continue voting in local elections each March or change village elections to the traditional Election Day on the first Tuesday in November. The Board of Trustees instructed village attorney James Peluso this month to begin drafting a ballot question asking residents if they’d …

Stillwater teen completes Eagle Scout project at Major Dickinson Childrens Park

Congratulations and thanks to Stillwater teen Seth Marshall, who completed his Eagle Scout project by building a large flower planter that now surrounds the sign at the new Major Dickinson Childrens Park. Seth is a member of Twin Rivers Council Boy Scout Troop #4035, and will be a senior at Stillwater High School this fall. …

Village Board approves contracts for repaving of Russell and Riverside Drives

Village residents can expect to see road repaving done in coming weeks after the Board of Trustees approved about $66,000 in contracts for work on Russell and Riverside Drives. Contracts were awarded this month to low county bidder Kubricky Construction Corp of Wilton for grinding, repaving and water flow improvements to those two roads. Mayor …

New state law to help municipalities like Stillwater deal with abandoned properties

New York State has adopted a new law aimed at helping municipalities reduce the number of abandoned homes within their borders, something that continues to be a growing problem in the village. Signed into law by Gov. Cuomo in June, this new legislation is intended to address “zombie” or distressed, vacant, and abandoned properties that …

Stillwater teen to represent USA at World Rowing Championships in Holland, seeks public’s support

An 18-year-old Stillwater native will head to the Netherlands this month to represent the United States at the World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam, Holland. Emma Hopkins will wear the red, white and blue as part of a two-woman team racing internationally in the under (age) 23 lightweight division sponsored by the National Rowing Foundation. She leaves Aug. …

Village mourns loss of Rinaldi, longtime firefighter, business owner and Elk

The village mourns the loss of Lawrence Rinaldi, 99, who passed away on July 24. Rinaldi was a charter and 54-year active member of the Alvin Hart and Stillwater Fire Departments, and a 63-year life member and officer in the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks Lodge 1403. He was a retired conductor of the Boston and Maine Railroad, …

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