TIME TO VOTE... May 17 is the
big Onteora budget vote and board election, when the strength
of Olive’s anger over Large Parcel tax hikes will be tested
in a crowded field of candidates, plus increased solidarity
from the rest of the wide district.
The Tensions Continue
Town Board Keeps Questioning School Actions As Rally Readied
For Sunday...
By Gary Alexander
Tensions between the Onteora school board and the town of Olive
continued right up until the eve of the May 17 school board
election and budget vote, surfacing at this month’s town
meeting last week. The current split, and stand-off, is rooted
in the school district’s decision to adopt the “large
parcel” tax option last year and the subsequent rejection
of the 2004-2005 school budget by most voters in Olive and West
Hurley.
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The Onteora Vote!
District Voters To Decide On Slim Budget; Field Of Ten Candidates
Vie For Four Slots
By Paul Smart
Voters go to their local elementary schools to cast votes on
the Onteora School District’s proposed 2005-2006 budget,
and to elect four board members from a crowded field of ten
candidates, from noon to 9 p.m. this coming Tuesday, May 17.
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Surprises, Surprises...
Large Parcel Issue Ready To Raise Its Head At May 12 County
Legislature Meeting
By Gary Alexander
If Ulster County legislator Richard Parete (D) didn’t
chance into his colleague Glenn Noonan at a restaurant a few
days before the legislative meeting scheduled for May 12, he
and many others in his law-making body would have been confronted
with a surprise vote on the large parcel issue.
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Mother's Milk
And The Joys Of
Community Service
By Brent Robison
"I get very little sleep - by choice," says
Stacy Mapstone. "I just hate saying no." Unfortunately,
she has to say no occasionally; there just aren't enough
hours in the day to do all the service-oriented things
she'd like to do. Stacy is best known in the area as the
leader of the local chapter of La Leche League International
- "I'm called the Breast Lady of Shokan," she
says with a smile - but giving breast-feeding information
and encouragement to new mothers is just one of many generous
roles she plays in the local community.
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