Authors' Presentation at the Castleton Public Library

Through the Heartland on U.S. 20

Join us for an informative and entertaining presentation by Bill and Mary Lewis about U.S. 20, the longest federal highway, traveling 3,365 miles from Boston to Newport, Oregon.  They wrote a three volume series, Through the Heartland on U.S. 20, in which 
 they trace the road's development through the area and the community's development through landmark events and unique stories

Memorial Day Parade

This year's Memorial Day Parade in Castleton will step off on Monday, May 26, at 10:00 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Boltwood and Seaman Avenues, and will conclude with ceremonies at the Mountain View Cemetery. The parade will include five divisions with participants from our churches, schools, community volunteer organizations, politicians, and a lot more. The VFW color guard will lead the parade. 

For more information, see 2014 Memorial Day Parade.

Pancake Breakfast Sunday May 4

Maple Hill Lacrosse will be holding a breakfast at the Castleton Ambulance Hall at 1700 Brookview Road in Castleton.

Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. members of Maple Hill Lacrosse teams will be serving breakfast to the community to raise funds for their program. 

Cost - $10.00 per person 
Seniors and children (ages 6 to 15) - $5.00 per person 
Children under 5 years old – Free 

Includes: Beverage 
Pancakes or French Toast 
Bacon and Sausage

Raffles, door prizes and and the ever-popular pie sale!

Village court goes dark forever Monday

Village court ends in Castleton

The end of village court marks the end of an era as towns look for ways to cut village costs

It's Official - Castleton Court is no more

Tonight is the last day The Castleton will hold open court...

Castleton

Even while they re-elected Village Justice Paul Peter, Castleton voters decided to abolish the village court and the justice seat. By April 1, the functions will be taken over by the town of Schodack.

$250 million paper mill announce in Castleton

$250 million Castleton plant expected to bring 70-80 jobs

By Kenneth C. Crowe II

Updated 10:25 pm, Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Troy

A new $250 million paper mill in Castleton highlighted Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen Jimino's State of the County address to the County Legislature on Tuesday night.

Jimino announced that Castleton Paperboard LLC, an affiliate of MiniMill Technologies, had agreed to buy the former Fort Orange Paper Co.site from the county for $600,000.

"It is CP's intention to clean up the contamination on this former Superfund site and build a $250 million state-of-the-art paperboard mill that will employ between 70 and 80 people when fully operational and will manufacture lightweight paperboard that has the same strength as the recycled heavyweight paperboard it is made from," Jimino said.

The county has been working to return the mill site to productive use for about 12 years.

"It is very important to Castleton and the immediate vicinity," said County Legislature Chairman Martin Reid, R-Sand Lake.

Castleton man arrested in Troy, accused of luring teenage girls

Created: 12/15/2013 11:26 AM WNYT.com By: News Staff

Jonathan Willett

A Castleton man is accused of luring teenage girls to his car and exposing himself.

Police arrested 34-year-old Jonathan Willett Friday night at about 6:30 pm. According to police, Willett's arrest is in relation to an ongoing investigation of reports that a man was exposing himself and touching himself in front of teenage girls.

Police say they were all over the Lansingburgh section of Troy, armed with a specific description of the suspect's car.

Willett was charged with two counts of Public Lewdness and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was arraigned this morning and sent to the Rensselaer County Jail on $5,000 bail.

FORT ORANGE CLEAN UP

From the Castletonian

If you haven’t heard already the property on Main Street, formerly called Fort Orange, is getting cleaned up. The DEC approved a cleanup plan two weeks ago.

The DEC document outlining the cleanup plan is included in this Castletonian and available for view at the library.

Read more... 

Vintage postcard

Castleton Volunteer a ‘Hometown Hero’

 By Ariana Sheehan December 10, 2013 6:50 AM

Louann Ingraham, of Castleton, has dedicated her life to helping people in need.

She works at the Castleton Anchor, a nonprofit charity that supplies food, household goods and clothing to families in the community who need them most.

As part of the “Hometown Heroes” series, we’ve partnered with County Waste and Latham Ford to celebrate local unsung heroes for their good deeds and honorable work.

We asked Louann a few questions about her work. Here’s what she had to say:

Read more...

A note from the Anchor

We would like to remind people that The Anchor Food Pantry is also a Thrift store. We have gently used clothes, houseware items, boots/shoes, blankets, sheets and many knick-knacks and assorted goods. 

All proceeds benefit the food pantry. The Anchor is now located behind The Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center on Rt 9J in the Village of Castleton in the Sisters of the Resurrection Convent. We are open Monday evening 6-8pm, Tues. & Thursday from 9am-2pm. and the first Saturday of the month from 11am-2pm. If you have trouble finding us, you can call us at 732-1204.

Notice of Public Hearing

A Public Hearing will be held at the Village Hall at 7:00 p.m.on November 12, 2013, relating to the proposed Local Law abolishing the Village Court and the position of Village Justice. For more information about the Public Hearing, go to "Public Hearing."

Castleton man arrested, charged with alleged sexual abuse against a child

 

Photo: Joseph N. Rietfort

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. – A 23-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he endangered the welfare of a child by promoting, using, and possessing a sexual performance by the child.

ROAST TURKEY DINNER

On Sunday, February 17th, between noon and 1:30PM, St David’s Episcopal Church will be serving a Roast Turkey Dinner.

A welcome surprise!

Father and Daughter Reunited After Tour in Afghanistan

Second grader Natalie Deso received quite a surprise when she boarded the school bus to go home on Monday.

Waiting for her in the front seat was her father, who had just come home from his second tour in Afghanistan.

The stunned 6-year-old stood in disbelief for a moment before rushing to her father as the two embraced.

Read more... 
posted on SCSD website

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Village-Wide Garage Sale

The Village-Wide Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, September 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. If Village Residents would like their sale placed on the map for the Village-Wide Garage Sale, print out the Garage Sale Form, and return the form to Barbara Milano at the address provided on the form.

Check out photos from last year!

Thomas W. Prevost Obituary

Prevost, Thomas W. CASTLETON Thomas W. Prevost, 67, of Castleton, died suddenly on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at his residence.

Summer food drive benefits the Anchor

Schodack Democrats' summer food drive on Saturday, July 28 brought in hundreds of pounds of food and helped fill the shelves of The Anchor Food Pantry in the Village of Castleton.

District Asks for Community Help to Prevent Future Vandalism

The district is asking for the community’s help after spray painted graffiti was discovered this past week on CES playground equipment. Thanks to the district’s custodial staff, the graffiti was quickly removed before children could see it. Schodack Police were also consulted and they will be doing more patrols at all school buildings and fields.