Public Notice

Town Hall meeting next Monday, February 29, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the water in Hampton Manor. 

The Town Board and senior DPW staff will be in attendance. I will make a brief presentation on what I think are the options available to Manor residents, then we'll open the meeting to the floor and listen to what you have to say. 

This is a meeting for all of the people of the Manor, whether they have a problem with the water or not. All views will be respected.

Wild Cats Fundraiser

The Class of 2019 will hold a fundraiser at Scaranto's on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. 

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Harper Lee, Dies At 89

Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' Dies At 89

 02/19/2016 10:42 am ET | Updated 7 hours ago

Celebrated American writer Harper Lee, best known for penning the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89.

Woman arrested on Arson, Buster’s Law charges after Castleton fire

CASTLETON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A woman is facing multiple charges in connection to a fire.

Tammy Green, 44, was charged with Arson in the Third Degree, two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, and four counts of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, also known as Buster’s Law.

A preliminary investigation revealed the fire was intentionally set by one of the occupants, according to New York State Police. Police believe there were three cats and one dog inside the home at the time of the fire.

Green was arraigned in Town of Schodack Court. She was remanded to the Rensselaer County Jail without bail.

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Call to action

Volunteers needed: Schodack joint forum/ town board 

Lisa Zimmerman

1. We had an organizational meeting to plan for a Schodack joint forum/ town board meeting to address the recent 9 proposed new locations for a compressor station in Rensselaer county. These include one off Rte 9 near Maple Hill Road, five between Burden lake road and Hoag's Corners roads and 3 near pike's pond - rte 43 and 66 locations. The meeting was attended by 26 people including 1 Schodack town board member, Tracy Rex.

Fire quickly destroys Castleton home

WNYT Staff Updated: 02/18/2016 5:15 PM Created: 02/18/2016 2:14 PM

CASTLETON - There is nothing left of the two story home that once stood at the corner of Green Avenue and First Street. The Fire Chief says that the one person who was inside the house when the flames began, got out safely.

Abigail Bleck

"Once it gets going, and during the day there's not a lot of fire fighters around to do the work, it can spread pretty quickly," explains Castleton Chief Brian Schanck.

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Castleton Fire Department is an all volunteer fire department. Castleton Fire Department is always looking for Volunteers to help in the protection of life and property in the town of Castleton. We have a junior fire fighter program that starts at the age of 16.