EAST GREENBUSH TOWN WIDE GARAGE SALE

EAST GREENBUSH TOWN WIDE GARAGE SALE

Saturday, June 4, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Make some spare money! It’s time to clean out the garage, closets, attic and basements, and participate in East Greenbush’s Town Wide Garage Sale, to be held Saturday, June 4, 2016, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Amelia

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic on this day in 1932.

SCORE!

Empire Blue Cross Employees partner with STRIDE Adaptive Sports for “Camp Clean-Up Day” in Chatham

STRIDE Adaptive Sports operates an 85 acre camp called SCORE 
(Rensselaer, NY)

(Stride Center for Outdoor Recreation & Education) formerly Girl Scout Camp Sha-Te-Muc located in Chatham, NY.

The camp, which had been vacant for many years, is host to many outdoor education programs for local Wounded Warriors and special needs children, to fully utilize the camping skills. STRIDE operates dozens of themed outdoor education programs and tent-camping during the summer, and pairs volunteers with STRIDE athletes with disabilities for a mentoring and rehabilitative experiences. The facility is also a retreat site used by Warriors and their families in addition to serving the hundreds of kids who participate in programs STRIDE offers tent-camping, hiking, archery, kayaking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and a lodge which offers a large space for trainings, seminars and retreats.

Schodack Town Park

We Stopped the NY Fracked Gas Pipeline Party!! Sunday, May 22, 12-4 Schodack Town Park (on east side of Route 150, north of Route 20, just past Poyneer Road) Click here for a map. You have been invited by Sally Catlett to sign up for "Potluck for SNYFG Party." Please click on the link below to view the online sign up sheet. Also feel free to forward this email to anyone that may have been left of the invite. Thank you! Group Organizing Made Easy! Sign Up

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Grand Opening June 11, 2016

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Budget Vote!

Community Vote on Budget – Tuesday, May 17 from 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.The community vote on the 2016-17 school budget will be held Tuesday, May 17 from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the High School gym. The budget requires no cuts to programs or staffing. It reduces the tax levy by an estimated 0.3%, which is within New York's Property Tax Cap. A budget newsletter is available here. If you have a question about the budget, please email Superintendent Bob Horan or call him at 732-2297 option 1.

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Car drives into East Greenbush home

By Courtney WardPublished: May 10, 2016, 10:52 pm Updated: May 10, 2016, 11:13 pm

Tuesday on Lincoln Avenue. A car going out of control clipped a swimming pool, went through three yards and fences, and drove into a house.

Neighbors said a turn near the accident is a constant problem. Scott Houseworth lives next door to the home that was struck.

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Former NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver sentenced to 12 years in prison

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued this statement following the sentencing:

“Today’s decision sent a simple message that officials who abuse the public’s trust will be held accountable. Justice was served.”

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KAYAK/CANOE LAUNCH IS OPEN

Get your kayaks and canoes out and take a nice quiet paddle down the creek. You will be able to see everything blooming and also all the birds that have come back up north.

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Stay...Good Dog

The 28-foot high statue of the dog has been on top of the building for almost 60 years and is visible from 5 miles away. Arnoff Moving & Storage has occupied the building in 1997, after RCA left town.

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NED is Dead

Capital Region residents and local governments discussed the potential impact of the pipeline in town meetings and open forums over the last year. 

In late March, an estimated 400 people attended a forum at Maple Hill High School in Castleton-on-Hudson. fierce, cumulative and cohesive public efforts help to defeat NED.

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Riverkeeper Sweep 2016

Organizer of Castleton-on-Hudson: Hudson River Shoreline Cleanup of Cow and Campbell Island

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Washington Avenue Armory says Bernie Sanders holding rally

AP Photo/Evan Vucc

Web staff Published: April 8, 2016, 6:48 pm  Updated: April 9, 2016, 6:38 am

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Presidential candidate and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is scheduled to bring his campaign to Albany.

Rigged?

New York Democratic primary is 'rigged': Hillary's superdelegate friends say they'll vote for her - regardless of the outcome

Superdelegates, party insiders that include all Democratic members of Congress, ex-presidents  – yes, that means Bill Clinton.

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None of the superdelegates supporting Hillary Clinton (pictured) from New York said they would ever switch over to Bernie Sanders, the New York Daily News discovered 

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Hillary Clinton visit to Cohoes

Cohoes High School appearance part of Hillary Clinton visit

BY WRGB STAFF FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST 2016

ALBANY - Multiple sources tell CBS6 that Hillary Clinton will be visiting Albany on Monday.

Sources tell CBS6 that Hillary will be stopping at the Albany International Airport mid to late afternoon on Monday.

Assemblyman John McDonald confirms with CBS6 that Clinton is meeting with the Democratic Conference in the Assembly on Monday.

Hillary is visiting Syracuse for a scheduled campaign stop and, according to an online planner, is scheduled to be in California on Monday.

CBS6 has reached out to Clinton's managers for more confirmation.

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Public Notice

Friends of Schodack Island to Receive $3,400 Grant!

On March 13th, the Governor’s Office announced the awarding of grants to Friends groups across the state. The Friends of Schodack Island State Park will receive $3,400 to install two kiosks, one in each loop of the new campground, and to provide promotional materials to campers with information about the Friends group, the park, and the surrounding community. If you have carpentry skills and would like to help with this project, please call the park office at 732-0187.

CBS cashing in

By Laura Bradley - Slate

Watch Trever Noah explain why Trump is getting free advertising.
On Monday’s Daily Show, Trevor Noah delivered a scathing rebuke to the (rest of the) media, whom he blamed in large part for the phenomenon that is Trump. Noah kept it blunt: “The media loves Trump because covering Trump makes the media money.”

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Who says one vote doesn't matter?

Robert Schmidt defeated incumbent MayorJoseph Keegan by a single vote in Tuesday's elections, according to the Board of Elections.
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VOTE

Castleton-on-Hudson: Joseph Keegan and Robert Schmidt are opposed for the four-year mayoral seat. Candidates for the two-year trustee seats are Marianne D. Carner, Gina Giuliano and Jennifer J. Pratico. Voting is at Village Hall, 85 S. Main St.

Thursday 3/10 Schodack Town Board Meeting

Please attend Thursday's 3/10 Schodack Town Board Mtg. 7pm at Town Hall, 265 Schuurman Rd off Rte. 9 & 20 across from the Schodack Plaza.

Basically, the Supervisor and Town Board are still not prone to being creative and aggressive on our behalf in finding and carrying thru on ways to oppose the locating of the NED pipeline and compressor station in Schodack.

In addition to the proposed location of the NED Compressor Station (CS) on Clarks Chapel Rd, just over the Schodack border in Nassau, there are13 potential alternative locations that are in varying stages of consideration for the CS in Schodack, Nassau and Stephentown. Some locations are more likely than others. The 2 most likely alternative locations in Schodack are in East Schodack and on Rte. 9 near Shufelt & Maple Hill roads.

Friends of CPL

The Friends' annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser is coming up! Save the date for Saturday, April 9 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Applebee's Restaurant, 594 N. Troy Road, Rensselaer, NY 12144. Enjoy a breakfast of 3 pancakes, 2 slices of bacon, and unlimited beverages for only $6.00 per person. You can buy tickets at the library starting March 1.

Do you have any suggestions or comments about the library? We'd love to hear from you. Stop by, give us a call at 518-732-0879, or send an email to director@castletonpubliclibrary.org.

Each person must live their life as a model for others. Rosa Parks

The "drunk bus" charges fabricated

The Drunk Bus Photo: Brittany Gregory

The shocking allegations of a racially tinged assault at the University at Albany appeared to unravel Thursday as police accused three black students of making the story up and charged the women with assaulting a fellow bus passenger.

"It was a racial crime. They were calling us [N-word] and all this stuff," Agudio tells a 911 dispatcher, according to a copy of the call released by police. "And if someone doesn't come and take this down or something, I'm going to call the news."

ClassBook leaving Castleton?

Albany Start-Up NY company Classbook.com gets acquired
Castleton firm being bought was accepted into state program
By Larry Rulison Published 9:13 pm, Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Classbook.com, an online educational textbook publisher based in Castleton that is part of the University at Albany's Start-Up NY program, has been acquired by the school book giant Follett Corp.
Terms of the deal were not revealed.
Anthony Pfister, Classbook.com's CEO, was not in the office Wednesday and did not immediately return a message left on his voice mail.
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Public Meetings

Two meetings are scheduled this week--
SNYFGP will continue its efforts to oppose and stop the Northeast Energy Direct pipeline and its compressor stations.

Stop the NY Fracked Gas Pipeline meeting at the First Reformed Church of Bethlehem, 38 Church Road, Selkirk.Thursday, February 25, from 6-8 pm. 

After our recent successes, we will plan our efforts toward engaging more elected officials, fundraising, outreach, etc. This comes off the heels of the well attended public forum in January and the strong anti-pipeline resolution of the Bethlehem Town Board. Other towns are moving forward too--thanks to all of your efforts.  

Next week SNYFGP meets in Schodack at the Swartz Senior Citizen Center near the intersection of Rte. 150 and Rte. 9 & 20  March 1st at 6:30pm.

All are invited. Please invite friends and family to one of these meeting.