The village continues to discuss what to do about its aging firehouse which is in need of roof and structural repairs, and electrical upgrades estimated to cost more than $100,000. A structural inspection of the wood and brick building, which houses Newland-Wood Fire Company 59 and attached village offices, was conducted last year and revealed …

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The Stillwater Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a $1.55 million village budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, which carries no property tax increase from the current year. The village property tax rate will remain at $4.10 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2019-20. There is also no change in the water/sewer use rate village …

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Stillwater Senior Time was held on, Friday, February 22. “Think Spring” was the theme of the month. About 35 guests enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon of BINGO, lunch and Donna’s yummy Cherry Pie cupcakes. For our craft we made Spring fabric wreaths. Thank you to Donna and Beth for your help every month. You two are …

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The village is investigating applying for New York State grant monies available for downtown commercial revitalization, taking advantage of funding opportunities neighboring Saratoga County communities have secured recently. “If you look at the overall picture, there are a lot of things that are going on all around the Village of Stillwater,” local grant writer Andrew …

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The Stillwater Senior Time Holiday Party was held on Friday, Dec. 21, at The Stillwater Area Community Center. Forty-plus guests enjoyed a fun filled afternoon which included a festive luncheon, a cookie and grab bag exchange and fun holiday games. Our special guest, Patti Morris, stopped by just in time to play pass the cellophane …

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With the official start of winter just days away, village board members focused their thoughts Dec. 18 on the start of spring, and the warm weather months to follow when Stillwater children will be looking for a fun way to cool off. So with this in mind, detailed plans for the addition of a water …

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More than 200 people turned out this weekend for the annual Breakfast with Santa event, funded by the Village and Town of Stillwater and hosted by The Stillwater Area Community Center. There was breakfast served by the SACC employees and volunteers, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa Claus the lighting of the Festival of Trees …

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Stillwater Senior Time was held on Nov 30. The group enjoyed lunch, desserts and BINGO. We also made snowmen and reindeer ornaments from mason jar lids. The ornaments will be displayed on our Senior Time tree at The Festival of Trees at The Stillwater Area Community Center in December. VIEW A PHOTO GALLERY

Timothy Campbell has rejoined the Stillwater village Board of Trustees. Campbell was reappointed on Dec. 3 by new Mayor Judith Wood-Shaw to fill the one-year remaining on her Trustee term. Wood-Shaw was elected village Mayor Nov. 6, 2018 and has vacated her Trustee position effective today. The Trustee position will be back up for election …

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Congratulations to Mayor Judith Wood-Shaw, and Trustees John Basile and Dorothy DeMarco who were sworn in to their positions at the Stillwater Village Board meeting on Nov. 27. A special meeting was held to certify the election results from Nov. 6. The three will officially begin serving their new terms on Dec. 3.