PROPER ETIQUETTE is necessary for the disposal of flags as well as interaction between humans. On June 7, the American Legion disposed of over 100 faded and tattered stars and stripes collected from the community in a moving ceremony in advance of Flag Day on Tuesday, June 14. The Post started up the old ceremonies a few years back as part of a national return to patriotism and, as the Legion calls it, “Americanism.

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Wastewater Talk
Many Questions Remain As CWC Holds First Hearing On Boiceville Sewer...

By Gary Alexander
Henry Lamont of Lamont Engineers batted clean-up at a “Project Kick-Off” public meeting on May 26, outlining the steps which could, conceivably, land a wastewater treatment plant in Boiceville. Engineers Liz Mastrianni and Tom DeJohn from the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) joined Lamont, assistant project engineer Julie Barown and engineering technician Chris Yacobucci in the presentation.

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Second Time Budget
Onteora Takes Its Spending Plan Out For A New, Less Angry Vote Tuesday, June 21

By Paul Smart
This time around, even those who railed against the budget are urging all who backed them to support it when the Onteora School District resubmits its proposed 2005-2006 budget for voting at area polling centers on Tuesday, June 21, between the hours of 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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First Battlelines Drawn
County Races Shape Up As Conventions Name Their Party’s November Candidates

By Paul Smart
For many, the great sport this coming autumn won’t be baseball, football, or even soccer, but the political battle for the majority of the county legislature that has Democrats salivating over a possible win, even though they’re facing a full slate of 17 long-time majority incumbents.

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