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NEW BUSINESS! Marjorie S. Rovereto ( holding scissors), President & CEO of Ulster Savings Bank, and Bonnie Ford (green dress), Manager/Tax Consultant at Mountain Business Services, were joined by Ulster County Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Ward Todd and members of the Ulster Savings Bank management team, staff and Mountain Business Services customers during MBS’s November 20th Grand Opening celebration at their new 3110 Route 28 (Shokan Square Plaza), Shokan office. Hat’s off to two new businesses!

Krazy Kate’s
A New Restaurant At The Landmark!

12/3//2009 By Brian Powers
Full disclosure requires I tell you there isn ‘t really a Krazy Kate or any other imbalanced person involved. The name, actually, is the owner ‘s way of paying homage both to her late mother and to the location ‘s past. And you ‘ll have to bring your own wine or beer for the first week or two as they ‘re still waiting for their liquor license to arrive.

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Onteora Contract Ratified
Board Starts Serious Look Into Middle School Facilities Changes Sans Bonding

12/3/2009 By Lisa Childers
The Onteora district school Board of Education ratified a new four- year teacher contract, effective July 1, 2008, when their initial contract ended. The vote among the seven board members was unanimous.

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It’s All In The Deal
Crossroads Ventures & State DEC Are Reportedly Close To A Final Land Sale

12/3/2009 By Phoenicia Times Staff
It was over two months ago when environmental groups that signed onto an agreement with the developers proposing the Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park warned they would back out of the deal should those developers not transfer 1200 acres of land in the Big Indian area to the State of New York for protection within 60 days.

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BE PREPARED
We will be taking off the December 31 issue of this publication, so all materials catering to early January should be in by our next issue, by December 11 if possible.

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Lowest Priced Gas

The fabulous Trail Mix Concerts at the Olive Library on Route 28A in West Shokan present Amy Sue Barston on cello and Bard‘s Ieva Jokubaviciute on piano next Sunday, Dec. 13, at 2:30 PM. Expect an epiphany... for info visit www.trailmixmusic.org

Waiting For Winter
Local Ski Areas Miss Thanksgiving Starts But Say They’ll Eventually Make It Up

12/3/2009 By Phoenicia Times Staff
Mother Nature has not been cooperating with the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center, which hopes to be open for business on Saturday… and has been sending out press releases saying as much for each of the last three weeks, all for previous Saturdays.

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A Jar Of Olives
Unplugged

12/3/2009 By Carol La Monda The turkey leftovers are still lurking in the fridge, and the effects of Tryptophan and football have lulled me into inertia. Perhaps my body knows it needs to rest before the holiday season moves into high gear. Already, the colors of fall are obsolescing, and everything red and green or silver and blue have replaced the orange and browns.

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