On Thursday, September 6th the Schodack Town Hall Employees, Town Board Members and Town Supervisor dedicated a bench in memory of Jane Drost. Jane was Receiver of Taxes for over 25 years and a lifelong resident of the Town of Schodack and is greatly missed.
Present in the photo (front row l to r) Beth Knauf Secor, Supervisor; Jane's son Alan Drost; husband Walter Drost; granddaughters Kimberly and Kristina; Donna Conlin, Town Clerk; Margie Johnson; Alice Platt; Katherine Lubbers, Receiver of Taxes; K. Michael Ziegler, Town Councilman; Second row Dawne Kelly, Assistant to Town Supervisor; Bruce Wagner, Justice; Debra Young, Town Councilwoman; Karen Vecchione, Deputy Town Clerk; Nancy Lawlor, Deputy Receiver of Taxes; Third row, Kenneth Stinner, Town Councilman; Darcey Volans, Jane's niece; Maryann Cavanaugh; Jeffrey Conlin, Building Inspector; Last row: Trish Loomis, Senior Court Clerk; Nadine Fuda, Planning and Zoning Director; Karen Justus, Assistant to the Assessor; Cherie Gitto, Staff Accountant; Gary Ziegler, Building Inspector; Sharon Martin, Sole Assessor; Jane's nephew Guy Johnson.
Grand Opening of Brookview Station Winery
September 7th. (L to R) Karen Gardy, Director of Marketing [Goold Orchard]; Mayor George Lengio [Village of Castleton]; Supervisor Beth Secor [Town of Schodack]; Joe Ciccolella, Farm Manager [Goold Orchard]; Ed Miller, Winemaker [Goold Orchard]; Homer LaVoie; Sue Goold Miller, Owner [Goold Orchard]; Sara Rosenberger, Senator Bruno Staff; Jinny O'Brien, Rensselear County Legislator; Kathleen Jimino, Rensselear County Executive; Art and Joyce Hunt, Owners of Hunt Club Winery