Castleton Public Library

Music on the Lawn-Correction of Time

The Friends of the Castleton Public Library will host Music on the Lawn on Thursday, August 18th at 6pm (not 6:30pm). 

Please join us as we listen to the music from the three part harmony The Hurleys. This event will occur on the front lawn of the Library/Village Hall at 85 S Main Street in Castleton. 

There is no rain date. 

Make Some Plans

• Park Playhouse
• Free Movie
• Imagine the world of science together. 
• Music In The Park Announced Onderdonk Park
• Drive-In Theaters - Jericho, Hollywood, Hi Way, Malta Drive-In, Glen Drive-In
• NYS Museum 
• Real Good for Free: Hudson.Water.Music. in Hudson

 

 

EG Police Blotter

• DWI Arrests
• Shop Lifting
• Grand Larceny

East Greenbush restricts water usage

The town of East Greenbush has restricted water use for at least a day and a half after a water main break Tuesday. 

The break was at Troy and Luther roads sometime before 11 a.m. Tuesday, the town website said.

News in a Nutshell

July 28, 2011

Schodack Planning Board Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County, State of New York, at the Schodack Town Hall, 265 Schuurman Rd., Castleton, NY 12033, on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 7:15 p.m. to seek input on proposed Local Law #2 of 2011 (P2-2011), to amend the Zoning Schedule of Use Regulations parts 1 through 6 of the Town of Schodack.

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South Mall Expressway to reopen Friday

The expressway was closed to traffic on July 13 after a bridge inspection revealed a 10-foot-long crack in the concrete pier cap beam of two piers carrying the bridge over Broadway.

Why Buy a House When You Can Own a Town?
 

Steeped in Wild West tradition, with two jails and a saloon of gun-slinging lore to show for it. And you can stake your claim for $800,000.

 

Zoning Amendments

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County, State of New York, at the Schodack Town Hall, 265 Schuurman Rd., Castleton, NY 12033, on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 7:15 p.m. to seek input on proposed Local Law #2 of 2011 (P2-2011), to amend the Zoning Schedule of Use Regulations parts 1 through 6 of the Town of Schodack.

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Outdoor Movie @ MHMS

Free Outdoor Movie Night at Maple Hill Middle School

The Schodack community is invited to a free outdoor Movie Night on the back lawn of Maple Hill Middle School on Tuesday, August 2. 

Sponsored by Schodack Castleton Community Partnership and Schodack Youth Department
Contact SCCP Youth Coordinator, Jacqui Hill with any questions: community partnershipyc@gmail.com

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Library News

New Borrowing Policies

The Castleton Public Library is adjusting its borrowing policies to be more consistent with libraries in the Upper Hudson Library System. The new policies are as follows:

• Beginning August 1: All NEW adult fiction and nonfiction books will be loaned for a period of 14-days. This will only apply to NEW books checked out on or after August 1st.

The following policies are already in place:

• All magazines will be loaned for a period of 14-days.

• There is no longer a 3 DVD limit when borrowing DVDs.