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The town was founded by General Erastus Cleveland. "When asked for the new town's name, he cried out, alluding to the Bible, 'Ah, as the cedars of Lebanon. The new town of Lebanon.' The name pleased many of them who had trudged long miles from Lebanon, Connecticut, and they believed that the general had suggested the name as a tribute to them." [3]
Town meetings were the rule in New York from the colonial period into the 20th century. They were typically held between February 1 and May 1 of each year primarily for the election of town officials but were also empowered to set "rules for fences and for impounding animals", supporting the poor, raising taxes, and to "determine any other ...
Daniel Larlham Jr., Lebanon Daily News November 7, 2023 at 10:38 PM It appears that Donna Long Brightbill is poised to become the next 52nd district court of common pleas judge, securing a ...
Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 91,283. [1] The county seat is Lyons. [2] The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American Revolutionary War hero and American statesman.
Elsewhere, Chester town board member Brandon Holdridge, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Supervisor Robert Valentine, a Republican, in the race for the town's top elective post, 1,586 to 962.
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The Nassau County Board of Supervisors was then established. It was a six-member board, and each member was a government official from the three towns in the county (Oyster Bay, Hempstead, and North Hempstead) and later the two cities in the county (Glen Cove and Long Beach). The Town of Hempstead had two voting members.
New Lebanon is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States, 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Albany. The population was 2,514 at the 2020 census. [2] [3] The town of New Lebanon is in the northeastern corner of Columbia County. The center of town is at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and New York State Route 22.