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Radiant Tree Lighting – by Christine Barton

Schaghticoke-“May the radiance of these tress bring you peace this holiday season.” November 30th marked the first annual Radiant Peace tree lighting memorial held at the Schaghticoke Town Hall. 36 trees were simultaneously lit following a 5pm ceremony in remembrance of lost loved ones. The ceremony offered songs and poetry performed by local talent, refreshments, music, and a blessing, followed by a reading of the memorial tree dedications. The ceremony ended with the lighting of the trees. Hundreds of people from Schaghticoke, and surrounding communities including Mechanicville, Stillwater and Albany gathered together on the Town Hall lawn to support this first ever event.

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Schaghticoke to Hold Tree Lighting – By Christine Barton

Schaghticoke-“Remembering those that can’t be with us this holiday season,” is the goal for the first ever tree lighting memorial that will run this year in Schaghticoke throughout the 2013 holiday season. The memorial is titled the “Radiant Peace Tree Lighting Memorial.” The trees will serve as a remembrance of loved ones that have passed. After much creative brainstorming, the committee unanimously agreed on this title because it best describes the sentiment behind the event, which is to “bring a sense of peace to the holidays that are sometimes a difficult time for people,” says Gabrielle Pruso, committee member. The event is made possible through the shared vision and combined efforts of the Hoosic Valley Community Partners and the Schaghticoke Entertainment Committee. The Radiant Peace Committee is actively working to design, develop and make this first ever event possible in the town of Schaghticoke.

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Troy Files Lawsuit to Claim Schaghticoke Property – By Christine Barton

Rensselaer County- The towns of Schaghticoke, Brunswick and North Greenbush were recently informed through a legal petition filed by the city of Troy that 67 properties throughout these three municipalities were determined to fall in the legal boundaries City of Troy. The City of Troy recently conducted its first citywide reassessment project since the 1970’s. The company that conducted the project was GAR Associates. Inc. It was through the photographs taken during the project that identified that these properties were positioned technically in the taxing jurisdiction of the city. While the bordering municipalities have had these properties on their assessment rolls for years, this discovery prompted Troy to file a petition to have these properties added to the city’s assessment rolls and eliminate them from the rolls of the municipalities that they are currently being taxed under. Of the 67 properties in question, 55 were located in Brunswick, five were in North Greenbush and seven were in Schaghticoke.

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