East Schodack fire company claims $9,300 theft

East Schodack fire company claims $9,300 theft by auxiliary

Posted at: 04/04/2013 11:47 AM | Updated at: 04/04/2013 6:10 PM
By: John McLoughlin

EAST SCHODACK – The volunteer fire company claims it is the victim of a $9,300 theft, by their own ladies auxiliary.

What makes this story really shocking, the woman they are accusing of stealing the $9,300 on behalf of the auxiliary not only had been a member of that ladies group, she also had been an active firefighter. And in fact, she had been Fireman of the Year four times. 

Instagram, FB and Twitter, oh my!

Clearly, when it comes to social media, a little guidance goes a long way.
I found this article on The Blog on HUFF Post.

When my kids were young - not that long ago, when the email and chatrooms were still new - I remember being afraid that there were monsters reading their chats and stalking them with only the worst of bad intentions.

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The Anchor relocates

The Anchor Food Pantry and Thrift Shop is moving from The Trinity Lutheran Church to their new home at  34 Boltwood Avenue in Castleton as of May 2nd, 2013. 

Their new location is behind The Riverside Center for Rehabilitation (formerly Resurrection Nursing Home) in the building previously used by the Maple Hill Pre-School. 

The Anchor's phone number will remain the same at 732-4120

Roger Ebert Dead: Legendary Film Critic Dies At Age 70

Roger Ebert had the most-watched thumb in Hollywood.With a twist of his wrist, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic could render a decision that influenced a nation of moviegoers and could sometimes make or break a film.

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has died at the age of 70, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

On April 2, Ebert revealed on his blog that his cancer had returned and that he would be reducing his reviewing duties at the Chicago Sun-Times.

Ebert wrote that he would be taking a “leave of presence," as he underwent radiation treatment, but it appears the cancer was too far gone already.

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FOIL workshop

OPEN MEETINGS AND

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW

A COMMUNITY FORUM

Led by Robert Freeman

Executive Director of NY State  Committee on Open Government

Tuesday, April 9th at 6:30 PM

Location: Maple Hill High School

             1216 Maple Hill Road, Castleton

Join your community leaders, board members and the general public for training on the Open Meetings and Freedom of Information Law.  Communities will also learn from each other how citizen participation is being used to help towns and villages make informed, intelligent decisions related to planning for their future.

Organized by the Schodack Planning and Development Association

PETA's Shocking secret slaughter

Shocking Photos: PETA's Secret Slaughter of Kittens, Puppies

When you donate to PETA, you not only fund the killing of animals, you fund the intimidation of animal lovers.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an organization that publicly claims to represent the best interest of animals -- indeed their "ethical treatment." Yet approximately 2,000 animals pass through PETA's front door every year and very few make it out alive. The vast majority -- 96 percent in 2011 -- exit the facility out the back door after they have been killed, when pet Cremation Services of Tidewater stops by on their regular visits to pick up their remains. Between these visits, the bodies are stored in the giant walk-in freezer PETA installed for this very purpose. It is a freezer that cost $9,370 and, like the company which incinerates the bodies of PETA's victims, was paid for with the donations of animal lovers who could never have imagined that the money they donated to help animals would be used to end their lives instead. In fact, in the last 11 years, PETA has killed 29,426 dogs, cats, rabbits, and other domestic animals.

Most animal lovers find this hard to believe. But seeing is believing. 

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Court Officer Honored by Town Board

Court Officer Bill Dikant, flanked by Hon. Bruce J. Wagner (left) and Hon. Paul W. Peter (right), after the March 11, 2004 adoption of a Town Board Resolution marking Dikant's achievements as Town of Schodack Justice Court Officer.

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Castleton family on Wife Swap

In "Wife Swap," two mothers of families, each with opposing values, trade households, lifestyles and children (but not bedrooms) in a two week-long challenge: In the first part of the exchange, each mom moves into the other's home and agrees to follow a manual of "household rules" written by the departing mother, including how to parent, manage their social life, do house work, unwind and more. Everything changes in the second week when "new mommy" takes charge, introduces her own set of rules and runs the "nest" her way. At the end of the second week, the two couples meet for the first time in a raw and highly-charged exchange of views, making frank assessments of one another and discussing the experience. 

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