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A Holiday Celebration |
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Starting A New Christmas Tradition Our Community Throws Itself A Free PartyBy Paul Smart On Christmas Day, Wednesday, the 25th, Phoenicia will hold its first Community Holiday Celebration at the St. Francis de Sales Parish Hall on Main Street. Starting at 1:00 PM and running until 7:00, the event is the brainchild of local photographer Beth Blis, and is being put together with the help of everyone from the local Rotary to the American Legion, as well as quite a few restaurants. What's expected for the event is quite extraordinary. There will be a full meal prepared for everyone, including everything from free-range turkeys, dressing, cranberry relish, mashed potatos, yams and other vegetables. Decorations have been lovingly prepared by the children in the Phoenicia Schools various art classes, under the able guidance and direction of art teacher Linda Schulz. Entertainment will be bolstered by local piano wizard Dennis Yeary. Info:657-2714. |
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County Legislature Raises Taxes 9%, Ignores Public On Redistricting Plans |
Ready For The Chill |
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By Jim Gordon & Paul Smart Ulster County legislators approved a $269.8 million budget for 2003, which will raise individual property taxes an average of 8.66 percent next year. Approval was by a 20-12 after considerable debate. Also on December 10, the legislature's Republican majority approved a much-disliked 9-District reapportionment plan for the coming elections, pulling back their proposed 10-district plan and moving back into territory many say will lead to yet another lawsuit that saw it castigated by the state Supreme Court for earlier reapportionment moves. |
County Starts Figuring Ways Of Helping As Bush Cuts Threaten HEAP FundingBy Rachel X. Weissman With the recent news that the federally-funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) may run out of money early this year, a flood of phone calls were received at local agencies from those worrying that they'd be left out in the cold. But county officials say that people should not panic because the program is so necessary that the money will be found somewhere. |
