FACEBOOKThe village is seeking outside funding sources to pay for widespread repairs to its aging sewer plant which is in need of upgrades to keep functioning for future. Trustee Eunice Marshall told the Village Board Tuesday Night (Oct. 18) that she met earlier this month with DPW staff and representatives from Delaware Engineering to discuss …
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Former Stillwater resident and World War II nurse Doris L. Noonan was the first woman recognized as part of Saratoga County’s longstanding Honor Our Deceased Veterans Program. The ceremony was held on Oct. 18, at the County Office Building in Ballston Spa. Click here to view a program from the ceremony Noonan, who died in …
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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. …
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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. …
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The village is considering a plan to replace all of its street signs in the near future featuring a more modern and updated design that is consistent throughout the village. Mayor Rick Nelson told the Board of Trustees this month that he is attempting to secure a state grant to pay for all or part …
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 …
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Village officials have agreed to pay the cost of improving Ferry Lane, a private road beat up by heavy truck traffic over the years going back and forth to the former municipal water plant no longer in operation. “After many visits and talks with residents there we just feel it is the right thing to …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
