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The village has authorized its engineering firm to put a plan together for making needed structural repairs to its aging firehouse at Village Hall. The wood and brick building’s walls and ceilings are “sagging” in areas and need to be reinforced. The village recently hired a carpenter to “open up” sections of the building so …

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Congratulations to Newland-Wood Fire Company 59 of Stillwater for capturing first place in the Mardi Gras parade at the 129th annual Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention (HVVFA). The event was held in June in the Town and Queensbury and sponsored by the West Glens Fall Volunteer Fire Company. The theme of the 2018 parade …

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The Village of Stillwater is now a member of the Hudson River Valley Greenway, a statewide organization founded to create a regional approach to developing and protecting lands along the Hudson River. The Village Board voted June 19 to join the Greenway, established by the Greenway Act of 1991, which now includes 272 communities within 13 …

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The final Stillwater Senior Time on the season was a luncheon at the Saratoga Racino on Friday, june 8. This will be our end of the season special event get together until the regular program resumes in September. Twenty- five people attended. They all enjoyed the buffet luncheon, and the Racino comped everyone with $15 …

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After serving as village Trustee for two and a half years, Eunice Marshall has stepped down from her post for personal reasons and Mayor Frank Tatum has appointed long-time former Trustee John Murphy to take her place. Marshall, who officially resigned on May 31, ironically was appointed to fill Murphy’s position back in October 2015 …

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Girl Scouts from Stillwater Troop 1579 assisted village Trustee Judy Wood-Zeno with planting flowers at Major Dickinson Children’s Park this month. As these flowers blossom and spread, the flowers will only look better as the weeks progress. The troop, led by Maggie Pascucci, adopted the playground in 2017 and has also assisted in clean up …

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Village leaders are exploring ideas for upgrading the downtown park area with the vision of creating an active hub of outdoor recreation for Stillwater children and families. The specific focus is on the American Legion property down the hill from the Stillwater Area Community Center (SACC) with its athletic fields, small playground and dilapidated basketball …

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The village is moving forward on plans to replace the deteriorating Hillside Avenue water tank, approving a nearly $325,000 contract May 15 with a Syracuse company to do the work this summer. Statewide Aquastore, Inc, was the low bidder on the project with an offer of $324,814 on May 9. The tank, which has corroded …

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The village plans to unveil new decorative street light pole banners this spring designed by students at Stillwater High School, depicting various Stillwater historic venues and locations. Twenty banners will be hung in May featuring 10 different village landmarks. Each vinyl banner will be 30 inches wide and 59 inches long, with two-sided images. These …

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