Local Services

U.S. Post Office — Lansingburgh (ZIP 12182)

Our primary post office. Speigletown shares the 12182 ZIP code with Lansingburgh, and this is the office our mail comes from.

💡 General USPS help: 1-800-ASK-USPS (800-275-8777) · TTY 877-889-2457.

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U.S. Post Office — Melrose

A smaller branch office just up Route 40 in Melrose — the closest USPS counter to Speigletown for stamps, drop-offs, and shipping.

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DMV — Rensselaer County (Troy office)

The closest DMV to Speigletown — the county-run office in Troy, about 15 minutes down Route 40. Licenses, registrations, plates, and permits; doing your DMV business at a county office (rather than online with the state) keeps a share of the fees in Rensselaer County. Many renewals can also be done at dmv.ny.gov.

💡 REAL ID / Enhanced licenses: Rensselaer County residents only, and not processed after 3:00 PM. A second full-service county office is at 99 Troy Road, East Greenbush (same hours). The Hoosick Falls satellite is currently suspended.

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Town of Schaghticoke — Highway & Clerk

Roads, permits, dog licenses, records and general town services for Speigletown residents.

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Lansingburgh Central School District

The district serving many Speigletown families (ZIP 12182) — home of the Knights. Its four schools are Rensselaer Park and Turnpike elementary schools, Knickerbacker Middle School, and Lansingburgh High School. Programs include 3- and 4-year-old pre-K, before- and after-school care, Career & Technical Education, and a free summer meal program.

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Hudson Valley Community College — High School Programs

The community college a few minutes south in Troy partners with area high schools so students can earn college credit early: College in the High School (college courses for juniors and seniors), Smart Scholars early college (24–60 credits before graduation), six-year P-TECH programs in STEM career pathways, the Questar III STEM High School housed on the HVCC campus, and an Early Admission Program.

💡 Ask your school counselor which programs your district participates in.

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National Grid — Gas & Electric

The electric and natural gas delivery utility for Speigletown and Upstate NY. Report gas leaks and outages, start or stop service, and pay your bill here.

• Gas leak or emergency 1-800-892-2345
• Power outage 1-800-867-5222
• Customer service 1-800-642-4272

💡 National Grid delivers all gas and electricity here — there is no competing utility. Under New York’s energy-choice program you can optionally buy the supply portion of your energy from a licensed third-party supplier (an “ESCO”), but National Grid still delivers it, bills you, and handles every emergency.

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County Waste — Curbside Pickup

Residential curbside trash and recycling collection.

• Garbage questions & pickup issues — Town Clerk (ext. 100 or 101) 518-753-6915

💡 Place cans out the night before pickup — drivers sometimes start the route early, and cans that aren’t curbside get missed.

💡 Large or bulky items aren’t collected curbside. Bring them to the Town Garage during the monthly Clean-Up Days. See Clean-Up Days →

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Town of Schaghticoke — Water & Sewer

Municipal water and sewer service questions for town water customers. Contact: Shawn Cross.

💡 Ongoing: the Water Department needs a photo of the water connection inside your home so the health departments can verify what kind of service pipe supplies it. Text a picture to Shawn Cross at 518-461-3350 or email waterandsewer@townofschaghticoke.org — or he can visit and photograph it for you. Questions: 518-753-6915 ext 100.

💡 Water bills arrive by mail twice a year, covering January–June and July–December. The town doesn’t take online payments — mail your payment to Town Hall, 290 Northline Drive, Melrose, NY 12121, or pay in person at the Town Clerk’s office.

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Stormwater Hotline & Reporting

See a stormwater problem? Report illegal discharges, spills, dumping, wash-water on the street, paint in a waterway, a leaking vehicle, or trash in a storm drain. Calls are confidential and callers stay anonymous. Speigletown is one of the town’s designated stormwater areas of concern, near the Hudson.

• Stormwater Hotline (confidential) — Highway Supt. Shawn Hayes 518-753-4315

💡 MS4 Stormwater Management Officer: Scott Frisino, 518-753-6915 x109. Stormwater fact sheets are in the Documents & Forms library.

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Eastern Rensselaer County Solid Waste (ERCSWMA)

Solid waste, recycling and disposal information for the Town of Schaghticoke.

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Schaghticoke Food Pantry

Food assistance for town residents, run by volunteers at the Presbyterian United Church in the Village of Schaghticoke.

💡 The pantry is seeking volunteers, especially Mondays 9–11 AM during open hours — training provided. To help, contact Liz at ebaker50@yahoo.com.

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Troy Public Library — Lansingburgh Branch

The closest library to Speigletown, right in our ZIP code on 114th Street. Books, programs, and a small off-street parking lot (street parking is easy too).

💡 Saturday 9 AM–1 PM is the summer schedule (through Aug 29); Saturdays run 10 AM–5 PM the rest of the year.

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Troy Public Library — Main Library

The historic main library in downtown Troy — larger collection, research help, and the Library of Things.

💡 No library lot downtown, but the Rensselaer County Courthouse lot (enter from the Congress Street alley) is open to library visitors evenings after 5 PM, weekends, and holidays.

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Waterford Public Library

Just across the river in the Village of Waterford — books, eBooks and streaming, museum passes, a Library of Things, a seed library, and faxing/printing.

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