Edmonia Lewis

Honoring Edmonia Lewis and the USPS stamp Commorating her life and her legacy. 

A ceremony to honor Edmonia Lewis and the USPS stamp that was released recently will be held on February 9th at the Red Barn, 100 Town Park Road, East Greenbush (snow date February 23rd) at 1:00pm. The public is invited. Masks required regardless of vaccination status.

On Jan. 26, the United States Postal Service honored Lewis, “the first African American and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition” in a special ceremony at the DC gallery with her own postage stamp. 

East Greenbush sees major apartment proposal for Columbia Turnpike

East Greenbush sees major apartment proposal for Columbia Turnpike
Kenneth C. Crowe II


EAST GREENBUSH – The town Planning Board next week will look at a planned development district for a proposed 300-unit apartment complex, the largest to be proposed in the town in more than a decade, that some consider important to the revitalization of Columbia Turnpike.

The 300 units of luxury apartments and 12,000 square feet of commercial space are proposed by 580 Columbia Turnpike LLC. The 35-acre site is where the Weathervane Restaurant stood for decades before it became derelict and was torn down in June 2016.

“It brings people to a really important part of the turnpike,” said Adam Yagelski, the town director of planning and development.

School Reopening Plans

Districts Information for Reopening Schools this Fall

The East Greenbush Central School District, after reviewing guidance from the New York State Education and Health Departments, and discussing plans with the district’s Reopening Task Force throughout the summer, announced its preliminary reopening plan on Monday afternoon which includes a hybrid model of in-person, remote and live virtual instruction. PLEASE READ THE PRELIMINARY REOPENING PLAN HERE.

The Schodack Central School District has formed a Reopening Task Force, including four Advisory Committees, which are helping to develop plans to reopen schools in the fall. As we create these plans and submit them to the state for approval, we will be sharing information regularly at the links here:  Reopening Information | State Guidance

At last night’s special meeting of the board of education, the Administrative Reopening Task Force presented the preliminary reopening plans for Ichabod Crane Central Schools. The complete Ichabod Crane 2020-2021 Reopening Plan document will be publicly available on this page tomorrow (July 31, 2020)

Click here to see the full preliminary reopening plan presentation from July 29, 2020

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Toddlers have a happy Halloween at East Greenbush Town Hall

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y.  Town Hall hosted a large party for its community's toddlers. Children gathered at 10 a.m. for two hours of games, snacks, and trick-or-treating.

AMAZON

A fulfillment center on 116 acres between Interstate 90 and Route 9. 

Click here to see the Design Report 

Town officials announced that an Amazon Fulfillment Center could fill this proposed million square foot building just off of Route 9.

Murray's admission of representing Amazon as the tenant for the distribution center was met with applause from the crowd that packed Schodack Town Hall.

But it did little alleviate the concerns nearby residents have.

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Community Advocates for Sustainable Energy (CASE)* is sponsoring a public forum on the many diverse options for using solar energy for one's everyday electricity needs.

This event is free and open to the public.

The forum will be held on Wednesday, March 28th at 6:30 pm at the First United Methodist Church at 1 Gilligan Road, East Greenbush, NY. 

“Responding to Climate Change in the Hudson Valley”

On April 5, there was a spectacularly successful presentation of a clarion call entitled “Responding to Climate Change in Hudson Valley” at the First United Methodist Church in East Greenbush. The event was sponsored by Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) whose executive director, Jim Bonesteel, made the opening remarks and explained what his organization does for the Rensselaer County community.

 

Then, Mark Lowery of DEC’s Office of Climate Change nearly overwhelmed a spellbound crowd with a Power Point talk full of facts, figures, charts, and illustrations about the dangers of climate change and ways to mitigate it. 

 

There were approximately 200 people in the audience (standing room only), including nearly 30 elected and appointed officials from approximately 25 nearby villages, towns, cities, four counties, and from all political persuasions, including NYS and federal representatives.

Examining lost history.

February 12, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
Examining lost history.

Greenbush Historical Society presents... Edmonia Lewis
Lewis in her lifetime was an enigmatic, singular figure, a maker of art in pristine marble. Though highly educated, she allowed the contemporary press to portray her as a naïf savant; though black and female, she succeeded in exhibiting her sculpture alongside the upper crust on both sides of the Atlantic.

Columbia Grad Enters STEM Field

Austin Fuller ’14 is one of the first students to go through Columbia High School’s STEM program. As a senior, he took Applied Engineering and Modern Materials with Career and Technical Education teacher Steve Ford.

“It was cool,” Mr. Fuller said. “We’d make different materials and test them. It was definitely different from any other class I had taken there.”

Making way for a better Columbia Turnpike

Weathervane restaurant demolished in East Greenbush
By Eric Anderson Updated 8:45 pm, Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI

Columbia Turnpike has long been East Greenbush's "main street," Conway said. But traffic in recent years has been drawn away by nearby Interstate 90.

The town plans to announce a package of incentives for Columbia Turnpike, and also will step up enforcement of existing codes addressing issues ranging from signs to abandoned vehicles.

It's also seeking grants to install sidewalks along the road, and Conway said the town will "do a lot of landscaping" at the water treatment facility on the town's western edge to make a more attractive entry.

Wednesday's demolition of the derelict restaurant building "signals the end of the decline of Columbia Turnpike," Conway said.

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Car drives into East Greenbush home

By Courtney WardPublished: May 10, 2016, 10:52 pm Updated: May 10, 2016, 11:13 pm

Tuesday on Lincoln Avenue. A car going out of control clipped a swimming pool, went through three yards and fences, and drove into a house.

Neighbors said a turn near the accident is a constant problem. Scott Houseworth lives next door to the home that was struck.

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