Government
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2012 - 7:01 pm
Above: Larry Reilly and Martin Morales, who recently announced write-in campaigns for the Fleischmanns village trustee race. Photos from campaign flyer.
A few weeks ago, the upcoming election in Fleischmanns was shaping up to be like most village... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Mar. 12, 2012 - 9:29 am
Just a reminder: Today is the final day to vote in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Grant Competition. As I type, Schoharie High School is in the lead with 98159 votes. Vote by midnight tonight to help Schoharie students win! Our original Feb. 9 story about... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Mar. 11, 2012 - 1:57 pm
Above: Sunrise over Belleayre this morning. Photo from Belleayre Mountain's Facebook page.
Not included in the New York State Assembly's 2012 budget proposal: Money for ORDA to take over the management of the Belleayre Ski Center, currently operated by... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 3:19 pm
Mike Hein's Facebook page: Now a DEP-free zone.
The latest skirmish in Ulster County executive Mike Hein's ongoing war with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is being fought on the battlefield of social media.
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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 12:56 pm
Shandaken's Republican town supervisor, Rob Stanley, just wants to marry his secretary's daughter -- to her fiancee, that is.
This week, the Shandaken town board passed a resolution making Stanley a marriage officer, so he can preside over the upcoming... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 12:06 pm
This week, at the town of Shandaken's regular monthly board meeting: The continuing saga of the Bridge Street Bridge, flood mitigation, Pine Hill applies for historic district status, supervisor Rob Stanley gets into the marriage business, plans for new... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 5:13 pm
Salaries of Town of Catskill employees frozen over three years ago may soon be thawed, the Daily Mail reports today.
The town's human resources consulting form made the recommendations, citing wage and salary studies it conducted a few years ago.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 12:19 pm
After a year in office, Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens told his staff in a memo issued on February 23 that he was "especially proud of the DEC's response to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee." But he forgot to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2012 - 8:16 am
Above: Nancy McShane and Ann Roberti with their 2011 trash haul on Tremperskill Road in Andes. Photo by Sarah Lewis.
Every spring, Ann Roberti, Nancy McShane, and Judy Garrison roll up their sleeves and pick up trash off the byways of the town of Andes.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 - 4:06 pm
Above: Mike Myers as Dr. Evil in "Austin Powers," demanding one million dollars -- no, scratch that, 100 billion dollars -- from the governments of the world.
$81.3 billion. That's how much Delaware County officials are demanding in reparations for the... Read more
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