Senior Time wraps up year with Hudson River cruise

Stillwater Senior Time celebrated its end of the year party on June 17 with a cruise/luncheon on The Caldwell Belle paddle boat, owned and operated by Mohawk Maiden Cruises at Lock 5, Schuylerville, NY. The group enjoyed an afternoon touring the Hudson River, which included going through the locks. A box lunch was catered by Just Meats …

Board of Trustees appoints Stormwater Management Officer, honors CEO Allen

The Board of Trustees approved the hiring of a new Stormwater Management Officer Tuesday night to help the village draft Stormwater Management Plan as required by state and federal law. The village will use the services of Lindsay Zepko, who has been the Stillwater Town Planner since February 2013, and Stormwater Management Officer, in an …

May Senior Time has patriotic theme

More than 40 guest enjoyed a patriotic themed Stillwater Senior Time program this May 27 at the Stillwater Area Community Center. The event included a fun-filled afternoon of BINGO, and a Memorial  Day picnic lunch with patriotic desserts. For our craft of the month we made fairy gardens. A special thanks to Barbara Kennedy for …

Village Board approves purchase of new fire safety equipment, appoints new Code Enforcement Officer

The Village Board of Trustees has authorized the purchase of 14 new fire packs, oxygen tanks and accessories for the Newland-Wood Fire Company No. 59 to replace existing safety equipment that has become outdated and in disrepair. The village accepted the low quote of $83,570 from Municipal Emergency Services (MES) for new Scott Air Packs and oxygen …

Stillwater hosts annual garage sale weekend

The Village and Town of Stillwater hosted their annual garage sale weekend May 7-8. A few vendors set up on the Blockhouse lawn featuring primitive country crafts, flea market items, handmade wooden bird feeders, banks and children’s wooden toys. Member of The Stillwater Area Community Center sold hot dogs, soda and chips and Stillwater Senior …

April Senior Time features Home Helpers speaker and flower pot painting

Stillwater Senior Time was held on Friday, April 29 at The Stillwater Area Community Center. In addition to BINGO, lunch and our craft of the month we had a guest speaker. Renee Birnbaum from Home Helpers, an agency that offers services to seniors to make life easier. She discussed her agency and shared information of free Veteran benefits …

Trustees approve acquisition of new DPW loader/snow thrower/road milling vehicle

The Stillwater Board of Trustees vote April 19 to trade in its two-year-old mini excavator the Department of Public Works no longer uses for a different piece of heavy duty equipment designed for many uses including removing snow from village sidewalks. The new vehicle is known as an on-track skid-steer — a small, rigid-frame, engine-powered …

Mayor Nelson reflects on his first year in office ‘It was something I had secretly hoped to do some day’

On April 17th, the Village of Stillwater celebrated its Bicentennial, and leading hundreds of his friends and neighbors in the Happy Birthday song was its 64th leader and 12th Mayor, Rick Nelson. As he visited with residents at The Stillwater Area Community Center and helped serve the 200th birthday cake, in the back of his mind …

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