Memorial Day. Castleton remembers our Veterans

The Castleton-Schodack Club will be having a pancake breakfast before the Memorial Day Parade in Castleton on Monday, May 25.  The proceeds raise monies for its community service programs.  The breakfast will be served from 7:00 to 10:00 AM at the Castleton Volunteer Ambulance building in Castleton.  

The breakfast will be free for Veterans,

$6.00 for other adults, and $4.00 for children.  For more information call 732-4228.

Cinco de Mayo!

Friends of Castleton Public Library Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser
Tuesday, May 5, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Location: Scarnato's Restaurant, 133 Scott Avenue, Castleton, NY 12033

Cost: $35.00 per person or $60.00 per couple.

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo and learn more about the Friends of Castleton Public Library! Join us for a buffet dinner and cash bar. RSVPs recommended; emailfriendsofcastletonlibrary@yahoo.comor call 518-732-0879.

American Girl Raffle

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Special American Girl Raffle to Benefit Castleton Public Library

Castleton-on-Hudson, NY – During the month of May, the Friends of Castleton Public Library will be holding a special American Girl raffle to benefit the library. The raffle includes retired American Girl products that can no longer be purchased from the company. Raffle tickets can be purchased at Castleton Public Library from May 1st-30th. Tickets will be sold for $2.00 each or 3 tickets for $5.00. All proceeds from the raffle will go toward the purchase of iPads for the library.

The first prize in the raffle drawing is the Kaya American Girl doll, including many of Kaya's accessories (total estimated retail value of $600.00). The second prize is clothing and accessories for the Julie American Girl doll (total estimated retail value of $100.00). The third prize in the raffle drawing is an American Girl doll nightgown with lace and ribbon trim with matching bonnet (estimated retail value $25.00). The drawing will be held on Saturday, May 30, at 4:00 p.m., following the library's American Girl Themed Tea Party. Winners need not be present to win. Details about the items for raffle can be found at www.castletonpubliclibrary.org or by calling the library at 518-732-0879.

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It's a trap!

GPS Leads Truckers to a 'Trap' in Schodack
By Katie EastmanThursday, April 30, 2015 at 06:25 PM EDT

SCHODACK, N.Y. -- Life as a truck driver means constantly avoiding getting stuck, and you'd think modern technology would help.

"It's not the truckers fault," said Rensselaer County Legislator Alex Shannon.

President Obama promised a thorough investigation into the death of Gray

Baltimore Riots 
About 20 businesses and more than 140 cars burned as the mayhem spilled into Tuesday's early hours. From 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., the city's Office of Emergency Management reported 10 major blazes.

Demonstrators destroy the windshield of a Baltimore Police car as they protest the death of Freddie Gray. (Photo via Jim Watson/Getty Images)

Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said the young age of those who took to the streets with rocks and bricks -- high school students, many of them -- caused officers to take a measured initial response to Monday's violence.

There are rules! Be careful people.

DEC: Open burning banned through May 15

Columbia Paper April 26, 2015 by STAFF

For more information visit DEC’s website at:
www.dec.ny.gov/press/101102.html

ALBANY—A number of brush fires have occurred recently in the Capital Region.

Rensselaer Drug Bust

Man arrested after major drug bust in Rensselaer

Alexander Luciano

Updated: 04/24/2015 2:04 PM Created: 04/24/2015 12:52 PM WNYT.com By: WNYT Staff

RENSSELAER - A significant drug bust yielded dozens marijuana plants, heroin and other illegal drugs.
Troy police are calling it “the prize” at the end of a very intense, two-month-long multi-jurisdictional investigation.
Some of the items seized were put on display Troy Police headquarters. It was an undercover Troy Police narcotics operation along with Rensselaer City Police and Rensselaer County probation investigators who raided a home at 1466 Fourth St. in Rensselaer.
Inside they found what’s described as an elaborate marijuana growing operation. There were at least 60 marijuana plants, but there was much more -- including heroin, ecstasy, steroids, $12,000 cash and a fake gun. According to police, all of the drug equipment was purchased online.
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Resolution #27 of 2015

Resolution #27 of 2015

RESOLUTION STATING OPPOSITION TO THE KINDER MORGAN NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROPOSED TO BE ROUTED THROUGH STEPHENTOWN

WHEREAS, A large natural gas pipeline called the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) pipeline project, has been proposed by Kinder Morgan and its subsidiary Tennessee Gas Pipeline, LLC, to be routed through Rensselaer County, including the entire width of the Town of Stephentown; and