Phoenicia
School second graders show their love
for Trout in the Classroom program director and local hero Hank
Rope at the annual trout release on Stony Clove Creek, June 5.
What a great day for a great man and a truly great program.
Recognizing
Route 28...
State Prepares Local Towns For New Planning Process With $$s
As Carrots
619/2008
By Paul
Smart
After years of quiet mentions and planners’ talk about
finding new means of protecting Route 28’s scenic corridor
aspects, and bringing the towns stretched along it more economic
development prospects, a series of new developments seem to
signal major plans ahead.
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Decision
Overturned
Poncic‘s Plan For Woodland Water
Goes Back To Planners After Court Reversal
6/19/2008
By Phoenicia Times Staff
A state Supreme Court decision allowing a controversial
water harveting project to proceed has been overturned in
the Appellate Division of the State of New York Supreme
Court, leaving the fate of the project uncertain as it must
now return return before local zoners and planners.
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Ready
To Changeover
One Onteora Board FInishes Its Business
As The Next Readies To Start Its Own
6/19/2008
By Lisa Childers
The Onteora district school board meeting on June 17 at
Woodstock Elementary began with plaques given to the many
retirees, including the three outgoing school board members
Rita Vanacore, Cindy O’Connor and Mary Jane Bernholz.
But during public be heard audience members once again took
sides.
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Another
Fiery Issue
State DEC Comes Under Increasing Fire For
Proposed Open Burn Restrictions
6/19/2008 Paul Smart
Looking for a topic hotter than the weather?
Wondering what’s the flashpoint at town
meetings from Olive through Greene County up
into the Adirondacks and parts West?
Try the state Department of Environmental Conser-vation’s
proposed regulatory changes banning open burning
except for camp fires, the occasional legally-sanctioned
bonfire, and controlled (as in permitted) situations.
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Second
Life
Leigh Goes From Stage To Yoga
619/2008
By Violet Snow
When Megan Leigh established Chichester Yoga
in February 2005, her immediate success came
as a pleasant surprise. “All I wanted
was a second house, and I got a life—and
some bears,” she laughs, adding, “It’s
happening—I’m not making it happen.”
Her studio, which adjoins the Chichester post
office on Route 214, consists of a light, airy
space with a wall of windows looking out over
the Stoney Clove Creek. Although her yoga classes
took off effortlessly, finding the location
was a lengthier process.
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