Town of Pittstown-Newly elected Town of Pittstown Supervisor Verna Hansen was sworn in on January 3rd at 1pm along with several other newly elected town government officials that will begin their terms on January 1st 2016. Ed King held the position of town supervisor for the last four years. King was 75th supervisor of the Town of Pittstown, and according to Hansen, “he put his heart and soul into this town.”
Read the entire article in the 02/04 edition.
Town of Pittstown-Residents in the Town of Pittstown can anticipate upcoming changes to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) effective January 1st 2016.
Read the entire article in the Jan. 7th edition.
Valley Falls-The Valley Falls Free Library hosted a community education program for adults relating to the topic of bullying. The educational workshop was offered on September 23rd and October 6th. The support of the Town of Pittstown, State Senator Kathleen Marchione and the Valley Falls United Methodist Church allowed this program to be free of charge for the community.
Read the entire article in the Oct. 16th issue of the Express.
Pittstown- On March 4th residents from the Town of Pittstown gathered at a public forum to hear information relating to a proposal that the East Pittstown Fire Department will be putting forward in a referendum. The fire department has contracted with Hueber-Breuer Construction company to look into the costs associated with purchasing the now vacant Parker School for the purpose of moving the fire departments operations to that location and selling the existing fire department and vacant lot to offset the cost.
The cost of the proposed referendum is estimated to be up to 2.2 million dollars. “Legally the district cannot spend over 2.2 million on this project,” says Sean Foran, Project Manager, Hueber-Breuer. The existing firehouse is reported to have several ongoing space and safety issues. A similar referendum failed in the past at a proposed 1.2 or 1.3 million.
Full article in the March 13th issue of the Express.
On Saturday December 22nd the Pittstown area food pantry bid farewell to its current location at the Raymertown Lutheran Church on Mason Lane where it has been housed since 1991. The Raymertown Lutheran Church closed its doors after holding the last church service on November 17th. The old building has been historically costly to heat and a lack of church membership has made it impossible to keep the doors open. The church has since been put up for sale and according to one volunteer; there is a potential buyer.
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