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Project Lifesaver: help finding a loved one who wanders

Since 2015 the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office has offered Project Lifesaver — a small wearable radio transmitter that helps trained deputies quickly locate a person with autism, dementia, or another condition who has wandered. Here's how it works and who to contact.

Speigletown Community
Recipe

Lemon–Olive Oil Cake

Our first community recipe — an Italian-style lemon and olive oil cake with a soft, moist crumb and three kinds of lemon. Makes one 9-inch cake.

E. Hinkson
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Suburb or Country? What Speigletown Really Is

Ask ten neighbors whether Speigletown is a suburb or the country and you'll get ten answers. The honest take: we're the populated, city-connected corner of a town that is otherwise rural — and knowing which is which matters.

A. Luchi
Notice

Two reasons to hit the library: a school supplies drive and summer reading

Troy Public Library is collecting new school supplies for Troy and Lansingburgh students through August 1 — you can even ship from their wishlist. And "Unearth a Story" summer reading runs through August 7 for all ages, with sign-up at either branch.

Civic Desk
Notice

Free summer meals for kids, now through August

Lansingburgh schools are serving free breakfast and lunch to any child up to age 18 — no registration, no income check. The closest site to Speigletown is Turnpike Elementary. Meals run weekdays through mid-to-late August.

Civic Desk
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What's in Speigletown's water? The 2025 quality report, explained

The town's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report is out. The short version for Speigletown: no water-quality violations, no lead service lines in the system, and everything detected came in under state limits — plus a few details worth knowing if you're on town water.

Civic Desk
Notice

On town water? The Water Department still needs a photo of your service line

State and local health departments require the town to document what kind of pipe supplies each home on municipal water. If you haven't sent yours yet, a single photo of your indoor water connection takes care of it.

Civic Desk
Notice

County Waste: put your cans out the night before

A reminder from County Waste — drivers sometimes start the route earlier than usual, and cans that aren't curbside when they pass get missed.

Civic Desk
Notice

Dog daycare proposed for the old Scriven Press site — hearing continues July 20

A dog grooming and daycare business wants to reuse the vacant building at Route 40 and Eastover Road. The Zoning Board took public comment July 2, made no decision, and left the record open — here's what was said and how to weigh in before the July 20 continued hearing.

Civic Desk
News

Welcome to Speigletown, online at last

Our hamlet finally has one place that pulls together public safety, town government, local services, businesses, and neighbors. Here's what you'll find and how to help build it.

The Speigletown Community Site
Notice

Reminder: Town Board meets the second Wednesday each month

Speigletown is part of the Town of Schaghticoke. The Town Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals all meet monthly and are open to the public — here's the schedule.

Civic Desk
Issue

Have your say: traffic and safety along Route 40

Route 40 is Speigletown's main street. Speeding, crossings, and shoulders come up again and again. If we gather specifics, we can bring them to the Town and the state as one voice.

Action Desk
Event

Monthly firehouse breakfast returns

The Speigletown District Volunteer Fire Company hosts community breakfasts through the year — a great, low-key way to meet neighbors and support the volunteers who keep us safe.

Community Calendar
News

Town is drafting a noise ordinance for the hamlet districts

At the June 10 Town Board meeting, the town attorney said he's drafting a noise ordinance aimed specifically at the hamlet districts — a response to recurring noise complaints, and relevant to anyone weighing in on new uses in Speigletown.

Civic Desk
News

Speigletown Fire honored with a county commendation

Rensselaer County recognized the Speigletown District Volunteer Fire Company at its annual installation banquet — and the company marked a leadership change, with Dean Rysedorph taking over as chief.

Community Desk

Elsewhere in the news

We're neighbors, not a newsroom — the working press covers this area too. Speigletown hasn't had a paper of its own since the Schaghticoke Sun stopped its presses in 1983; these outlets pick up where it left off.

The Express

Weekly newspaper

A weekly paid-subscription paper covering Schaghticoke, Johnsonville, Mechanicville, Stillwater, Waterford, and neighboring towns — the closest thing to a hometown paper. Their Schaghticoke tag collects our local coverage.

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The Record

Daily (digital)

Troy’s paper since 1896, now primarily digital — city and Rensselaer County news, sports, and obituaries.

Read their coverage →

Times Union

Regional daily

The Capital Region’s major daily, based in Albany — regional coverage that reaches into Rensselaer County.

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NEWS10 ABC

TV news

Capital Region television news with a dedicated Rensselaer County section.

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