Stephentown is a town in Rensselaer County, New York. The population was 2,791 at the 2020 census. The Town’s original name was Jericho Hallow in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Town was renamed for Stephen Van Rensselaer. The town is in the southeast corner of the county, and has a sign proclaiming it to be the only Stephentown on Earth.
Am I Registered to Vote?
Please visit the NY State Board of Elections Voter Registration and Poll Site Search page to find out if you are registered. Be sure to select Rensselaer in the drop-down tab for County. For more information on registering to vote, visit our Voter Registration section.
To find more information on the Rensselaer County Board of Elections please visit Rensselaer County Board of Elections.
Legal Notices will be posted in News & Notices each month after every Board Meeting.
Awarded BIDs or RFPs will be also be posted in News & Notices after each Board Meeting (if a BID or RFP was made the month prior during the Regular Board meeting).
Cancellations & Office Closings
Cancellations and office closings will be posted in News & Notices when they occur.
The Rensselaer County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Rensselaer County wants to ensure that residents are represented in our plan update. They would like communities input by filling out the ‘Rensselaer County Resident Survey” that is linked below:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=EZ1Sy8zmvEeiH-vAWWJwR6-RR3YwSPRMqDK3Yh0yFkVUNEJZRklGVjFEUTZTSjhGNjdFSzlaWDJYOC4u&origin=QRCode
Residents can also access the survey by the QR code below.
Meetings
The Regular Town Board Meetings are available to watch via Town Hall Streams (no participation is available through Town Hall Streams). If you would like to participate in a meeting, please join the Board at 26 Grange Hall Road, Stephentown, NY 12168, every third Monday of the Month.
The link to watch the Regular Town Board Meeting is: https://townhallstreams.com/towns/stephentown_ny
To review the Regular Town Board Meeting Materials click the link below:
- November 18, 2024 Regular Town Board Meeting Pkt – Draft(DRAFT)
- 2024 Stephentown ADOPTED Budget 2023.11.13
- 2025 Stephentown Preliminary Budget 2024.10.14
For Information regarding the Stephentown Memorial Library please click this link Library Brochure