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DOGWOOD TIME... What better way of getting our mothers, and all things feminine, on our minds than via the sight of bridal white in the woods, here so shortly, gone so swift.


Boiceville Sewer Progress
After Sparsely-Attended Public Hearing, DEP Wastewater Plans Shift To Phase 2

5/11/06By Gary Alexander
After Lamont Engineers of Cobleskill presented their official preliminary report on the proposed Community Wastewater Management Program for Boiceville prior to May’s town board meeting, the Olive board voted to proceed to the second stage of the program.

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Grievance Day Arrives
Reval Repercussions Light As Town’s Efforts Get A Universal Dose Of Praise

5/11/2006 By Paul Smart
Tentative tax rolls for the coming year were posted in local town halls over the last two weeks, allowing property owners the time to see whether their assessed values were in line with expectations… and what they believe their own homes, or land, is worth. They have until Grivance Day — Tuesday, May 23, or Wednesday, May 24 in Olive – to start preparing arguments for why they feel they’re being overvalued, a decision handled by appointed boards of assessment review in each municipality.

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It's Onteora Ballot Time!
Laying It All Out: Budget, Propositions, And The Choice Between Candidates

5/11/2006 By Lisa Childers
On May 16 from 2 to 9pm, voters will be asked to approve four propositions and vote to fill two school board seats. Polling places will be at local schools including West Hurley.
Three candidates are vying for two seats for the school board, with two on the ballot and one running as a write-in candidate.

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Interim Super Named
Ellenville Replacement For Winters Steps In As Permanent Search Begins

5/11/2006 By Lisa Childers
A meeting for the school community by Dr. Richard Lerer, of Richard Lerer Educational Consulting Services was held at Bennett Elementary School on May 2 regarding the district’s search for a new superintendent to replace Justine Winters, who resigned because of illness. Although only three community members attended, Lerer took notes on what they would like to see regarding a new superintendent.

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A Jar Of Olives...


Packing Up Memories...

By Carol LaMonda
My husband and I decided to build our dream house on the land we bought adjacent to our old farmhouse. The building part was a dream, and the resulting house has wrap around decks and overlooks the Ashokan Reservoir and Mohonk Mountain. The moving part is a nightmare. We have lived in this house for twenty-eight years, and we are now faced with the monumental task of packing it all up or finding suitable places for the rejected formerly cherished items.

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