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Hoags Corners

Volunteer Fire Company

Breakfast Is Back

Hoags Corners Volunteer Fire Company will be hosting its First Sunday of the Month All You Can Eat Breakfast ( May 7 ) from 8am to 11am at the Hoags Corners Fire Station, 7237 State Route 66, East Nassau, NY 12062.

Our Buffet-Style All You Can Eat Breakfast includes: Scrambled Eggs - Plain or with Ham & Cheese, Home Fries, Bacon, Sausage, French Toast, Pancakes - Plain and/or Blueberry & Apple.

Plus: Applesauce, Fruit Cocktail, English Muffins, Coffee, Tea, Milk - Regular and/or Chocolate, and Orange Juice.

Coast is Adults $12, Children (6-12yrs) $5, 5yrs and younger are FREE.

Eat in or Take out. Phone 518-766-5474. Come and enjoy a delicious meal, friendly atmosphere and bring your neighbors and friends.

Sand Lake Kiwanis

Pasta Dinner

Let Sand Lake Kiwanis cook a delicious pasta dinner dinner for you on Saturday, May 13th

The Club invites all to participate in the next Community Pasta Dinner fundraiser on Saturday May 13th from 4PM to 7PM at the West Sand Lake Fire Hall on Rt. 43. The cost is just $10 for adults, $5 for Kids (10yrs. & Younger). Meals will consist of pasta, meatballs, salad, bread, & dessert. Meals may be either Dinein or Take-Out. Pre Orders may be made starting at 2 PM (on the day of the event) by calling (518) 202-6876. Pasta Dinners will continue to be held every second Saturday of each month. All proceeds support Kiwanis community projects.

East Schodack

Fire Co Pizza Nite

Only two months left till summer break.

Please join us on Sat., May 6th for our monthly Pizza Night.

Now offering Gluten Free Dough.

Menu includes: Fresh made pizza-Cheese(red or white) $10, extra toppings $1.50 whole pizza and $1.00 half pizza each. “The Works”- $15 , chicken wings- 8for $10, mozzarella sticks- six for $4, and a bowl of salad - $4. Serving begins at 4:00, call 518- 479-3366 (after 2:00) to order ahead. Take out is available or join your neighbors and eat-in for a relaxing evening.

Community Spaghetti Dinner

Center Brunswick

United Methodist Church, 990 Hoosick Road, Troy will hold a Community Spaghetti and Sausage Dinner on Sunday, May 7 from 4-6 pm.

Meal also includes salad, bread and beverage. The Youth Group of the church will be preparing and serving the dinner.

Our Cares Closet will be available from 3pm and during the dinner. It is a take or give what you need hosted by the youth to provide household goods, clothes etc.

Free Will Offering. Call Jill with any questions (518) 258-2164.

Spring 2023

Chicken Bar-B-Q

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Poestenkill, 772 Route 351,Poestenkill, NY 12140 will hold our Spring 2023 Chicken Bar-B-Q on Saturday, May 6th at the church with a Drive-Thru, Take-Out

Only dinner.

The meal consists of:

1/2 chicken, baked potato, green beans, Cole slaw, cranberry sauce, roll and choice of Cherry or Lemon Meringue pie for dessert for a donation of $17 per meal.

Pick-up time begins at 4:30 pm and ends at 6 pm. We strongly encourage you to pre-order your meals early by calling (518) 2831447.

Reservations are suggested as our last dinner sold out. Thank you for your support.

Troy Kiwanis Annual Chicken BBQ

The Kiwanis Club of Troy is again holding their annual Chicken BBQ. It will again be at St. Michael’s Church at 175 Williams Road next to HVCC, on Friday, May 12th from 4-6pm.

All dinners are freshly barbequed on site, that day, & packaged for takeout.

They include a half chicken, baked potato, coleslaw and cornbread. All dinners are $15.00

All monies go to fund Troy area children’s projects!!

GREAT FOOD FOR A

GREAT CAUSE!! Call to reserve your dinners, because we will sell out that day!! Call Dean at 518-322-0826

Thanks for assisting us to make an impact in our community!!

Taborton Turkey Supper is Back

Zion’s United Church of Christ, 741 Taborton Road, Sand Lake, NY will be having our famous turkey dinner on Saturday, June 3rd

Dine in or take out.

Seatings will be at 4:30 and 5:30. The menu will include turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, corn, coleslaw, rolls, drinks, and apple pie for dessert.

For reservations call Diane Hoffman (518) 6742746 to text (518) 649-5141 or Jane Weber at (518) 258-4307.

If you leave a message, you will be called back to confirm.

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Buffet to Include:

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Eat Good & Do Good

That’s right, you are going to have a unique opportunity to enjoy a great chicken BAR-B-Q and do good for your community.

On Thursday, May 18th

Hope Lutheran Church is sponsoring a Giuliano’s of Troy Chicken BAR-B-Q. Not only will you be able to enjoy good food, but you’ll be able to do good for your community.

Here’s how it works: the full dinner, including half a chicken, potatoes, corn on the cob & coleslaw is $15.00, the Do Good part is that 100% of the profits will be divided equally between Doors of Hope, and Concerns U Food Pantries. So you see, you will Eat Good, and Do Good.

All meals are take out, access to Hope’s parking lot is an easy in and out off of 470 Winter Street Extension, near Blooming Grove. Advance orders can be made through the web site, WWW.Hopelc.org.

The date is Thursday May 18th, running from 3pm to 6pm, a great midweek meal without any of the work. So plan now to “Eat Good & Do Good” See you there! www.hopelc. org.

Poestenkill Library/ Clement Scholarship

The Poestenkill Library/Clement Scholarship of $1000 is available again this year for a 2023 high school graduate who is attending a two or fouryear college in the Fall.

The student is asked to write a 500-word essay expressing their love of reading and mail it to the library at 9 Plank Rd Poestenkill, NY 12140, email it to info@poestenkilllibrary.org or bring it directly to the library.

The deadline is 6/16/23 The candidate must be a Poestenkill resident but can attend any high school or be home schooled.

Please put all pertinent information - name, address, phone #, and name of college on a separate sheet of paper so the winner can be picked solely on the content of the essay.

East Side Seniors

The next regular meeting will be on May 9, starting at 1:00, at The American Legion Post, Main Av., Wynantskill.

All seniors are welcome to join and enjoy our outings. Refreshments will be served, and games of choice for all.

A note to those going to Wildwood on June 6th.,LOADING TIME IS 7:30 AND DEPARTS AT 8;00. Any questions call Diane 518-273-5528.

Dunham HollowWest Stephentown Scholoaship

The scholarship committee announces the availability of the Dunham Hollow-West Stephentown Scholarship. The scholarship is in memory of Frank Johnson.

It is open to anyone (graduating senior, post graduate, or adult wishing retraining) living within the boundaries of the Averill Park School District and has been accepted to a trade or vocational school.

The deadline for submission of an application is May 15th. Scholarship applications may be obtained by contacting the Averill Park High School guidance department at 518-674-7025 or by emailing jcuilla@cfgcr.org.

Andrea Day with Patsy Cline

Thursday, May 11

Join The Rensselaer County Senior Center as we honor Andrea Siek who is gone but not forgotten. Andrea and Richard were Longtime Members of our

Center and enjoyed many afternoons with us.

In Memory of Andrea, Richard Siek is hosting Andrea’s favorite luncheon of meatloaf and sponsoring the music of Patsy Cline performed by Courtney Shane.

Although Andrea will not be with us in person she will be with us in spirit. We thank Richard for his thoughtfulness and generosity.

Lunch served at noon, you must dine with us to enjoy the show Sponsored by Richard Siek.

The Meal is $3 suggested contribution. Call for reservations (518) 4632166. We are located on East and Herrick streets in Rensselaer.

Mother’s Day Gifts at Trinity Church Lansingburgh’s Spring Fest on May 13

Trinity Church Lansingburgh will hold its 18th annual Spring Fest on the church grounds, 585 Fourth Avenue, Troy, from 9 AM until 2 PM on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

We will be selling special spring flower arrangements, both fresh and artificial, in teacups and mugs – perfect for Mother’s Day gifts. Hand-crafted items, homemade baked goods and selected garden plants will be available for purchase.

There will be a basket raffle. Coffee and donuts and lunch menu items will be sold. Free tours of the historic church building and the graveyard will be given throughout the day.

For more information call (518)892-8865 or visit www.trinitychurchlansingburgh.org.

Keeping the Warrior Name

To the People of the Averill Park Central School District:

My name is Alessia Valente. I go to Algonquin Middle School, or AMS. I am extremely upset because my district is being forced to change our school name, The Warriors. We have been told that it was rude to indigenous people and must be removed, along with the emblem of the school. However, my understanding is that we have to comply by June 30th, or we will lose state aid. If we say no though, we will lose funding as well, and if we say yes, we will not get funds to remove the name from everything, like schools, equipment, fields, and other things. I find this incredibly unfair for the schools, so I decided to write a letter to Governor Hochul to say my opinions.

I believe that we should be able to keep our name without losing funds. We should be able to keep our name because “Warrior” is not offensive or rude in any way perceivable. A warrior is basically someone who fights for their beliefs. That is why we are all warriors, all of us. We were warriors to fight to become independent from Great Britain. We were warriors in the Civil and World wars. We were warriors to fight for what was right. We must be warriors now, and fight for our title as the “Warriors.” Who would we be if we weren’t The “Warriors.”

-Alessia Valente, 6th Grader at Algonquin Middle School, Averill Park

North Greenbush May 11, 2023 MeetNo to Variance

I am urging other North Greenbushians to attend the public hearing on May 11, 2023 at 6:45 at North Greenbush town hall. This meeting relates to Local Law #2 of 2022. Local Law #2 established a moratorium on multi-family dwellings.

Section 4 of the law allows for a person to apply for a variance. Section 4 states “...the Town Board may, in its discretion, render a determination that this local law would impose extraordinary hardship upon a landowner or developer and that a variance from this law will not be a detriment to the public health, safety, and welfare or to the residents of the Town or present any significant adverse environmental impacts” [locallaws.dos.ny.gov].

Typically, I am ALL for the project requesting the variance. It is multi-family dwelling building with mixed-use

Mother’s Day

Breakfast Buffet

The Latham-Colonie Columbiettes are hosting a Breakfast Buffet on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 14th, 2023 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Latham-Colonie Knights of Columbus Council, 328 Troy-Schenectady Road, design (retail on the first floor) along Main Ave. However, I am confused how a project of this relatively small size meets the extraordinary hardship definition.

Latham, N.Y. 12110. Menu includes; Scrambled Eggs, an Omelet Station, Home Fries, Corned Beef Hash, Bacon and Sausage, Pancakes and French Toast served w/ Warm syrup, A Variety of Cereals and Juices, Bananas and Hot Tea, Coffee or Hot Chocolate. $12 Adults, $6 Children (5-10) and under 5 Free!

I am advocating that the town either vote no or table the request and instead rescind Local Law #2 of 2022. I was not supportive of the law (see my November 2022 letter to the editor). We were only 1/3 of the way into 2023 when this public meeting was set. The Town should either give the moratorium a whole year to assess the viability of the moratorium or rescind it if the Town is going to provide variances for projects of possibly any size.

Michael Myer, North Greenbush

Poestenkill Public Hearing on PFA Water District Scheduled Without Known Costs

At the Poestenkill Town Board meeting April 13 the Board was asked to press DEC to release their tests report on PFA’s at area business sites they performed last summer. Supervisor Hammond said the Board and businesses received a DRAFT report but were not allowed to make it public. He stated that the businesses were unhappy with the DRAFT report. This suggests the test numbers were high for DEC to say not-so-nice things about the results. Is there a tested business or businesses who could actually be at fault for the PFA contamination in our area? Should they help pay for WD2? The Town Board went into Executive Session after the Board mtg. to discuss the report and the new EPA PFA MCL guidelines of 4MCL.

When will the town residents see these PFA results and shouldn’t the results be public before a new water district has a public hearing and is voted on?

The Town Board has a hearing on the Water District 2 at the Firehouse on May 11. There are still several financial variables to the Water District costs and funding. The Town Board voted to authorize a Bond sale of $950,000 to provide up-front funds to get the Water District 2 started. State and county funds tare: $3.9 million-state, $600,000 -county. Congresswoman Stefanik is working on a $2 million grant to help with the Water District cost but some of that will reduce some of the state contribution. Supervisor Hammond could not tell us what that offset amount will be so there is no way to know what the real Water District resident/taxpayer cost will be. The total project cost is an estimated $5.5

There are engineering and legal costs to be added to

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Musicians Wanted the WD2 costs also. Each WD2 resident must pay their share of these costs whether connecting to the water or not. Each home connection will run around $4-5,000. Algonquin Middle School (Averill Park School taxpayers) will have to contribute to the main line per the Town.

Van Rensselaer Heights is hosting a “mini-Woodstock” for residents and we are looking for bands to volunteer to complete our line up.

Let the Town Board know your feelings on this on May 11.

Philip LaRocque, Poestenkill

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The tentative date is August 15th from 10 AM to 5 PM. This will be an awesome opportunity to practice your preforming skills and provide some joy to the residents.

If interested please contact Ashley by July 15th at (518)621-7585 or email: achambers@livemillennia.com