DON’T
EVER TRY THIS AT HOME... Because it’s a once in a lifetime
shot. Here, a friend of the paper caught a young bear checking
out some sun-tea by the grill in Mt. Tremper. It’s the season
to be careful about such things...
25
Years!
Railway Museum Hits Its Stride...
7/3/2008
By Violet Snow
The Empire State Railway Museum marks its 25th anniversary
this year, even as the board of directors makes ambitious
plans for the future. The museum is housed in the charming
Phoenicia Station, built in 1899 and featuring elegant scrollwork
in the eaves outdoors and lustrous grooved paneling on the
interior walls and vaulted ceiling.
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Catastrophe!
Foreclosure Wave Hits Our Homes
7/3/2008
By Gary Alexander
Many, perhaps most, Ulster County residents would agree
that last winter was a long, tough stretch with a hoped-for
thaw staying ahead of the calender as home-heating costs
swelled daily. But, for new families, just starting out,
and for elderly retirees on fixed incomes, it got longer
and tougher by the week, leaving them with deep concerns
about next winter.
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The
Other Side Of Memoirs
Fresh From Her First Book’s Success, Our Author Finds
Her Local Weakness
7/3/2008
By Martha Frankel
This is what's been going on lately--- everywhere I go someone
wants to tell me their secret. I don't mean little confidences
that they might tell their hair stylist or their trainer
or even their best friend--- you know, that lipstick they
swiped from a local store, or the co-worker they kissed
at a holiday party, or the gossip they've been spreading
about an office mate.
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A
Declaration Of War?
Albany’s Decision To Study Belleayre Prompts County
Call To Boycott Greene
7/3/2008
By Paul Smart
In what
many are calling a maverick move, but none are as yet countering,
Ulster County Legislative Majority Leader David Donaldson
held a solo press conference last Friday, June 27, to blast
both houses of the state legislature and his own state senators,
and urge the boycotting of two Greene County ski centers
in response to new state legislation he says is aimed at
stalling growth at Shandaken-based Belleayre Mountain, a
state-owned ski resort..
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Statement
concerning Dean Gitter’s recent legal
filing:
Mr. Gitter is suing the The Phoenicia Times
and suing us personally over a sentence
written by one of our readers that appeared
in a letter to the editor. In that letter,
the writer expressed a personal opinion
that Mr.Gitter had dealt improperly with
public officials, and defined the terms
used to mean that he had hired professional
lobbyists to try and sway their views. He
did, it’s a common practice, and it’s
perfectly lawful. Because our newspaper
published this person’s personal characterization
of that practice, Mr. Gitter is seeking
monetary damages from us for allegedly libeling
him, defaming his character, and intentionally
causing him mental anguish. In our view,
there is no lawful basis for Mr. Gitter’s
claims.
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Time
For The New...
Incoming Onteora Board Rescinds 5-8 Middle
School Plans, Sets Fresh Agenda
7/3/2008 By Lisa Childers
The new Onteora district school board settled
into conducting business beginning with reorganization
responsibilities and followed by requests that
changes be made immediately. The meeting on
Tuesday, July 1 at the Middle/High School proved
lengthy, lasting well past the midnight hour.
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New Director!
The Catskill Center for Conservation & Development
has named Lisa Rainwater of River-keeper, as
its next Executive Director, to start in August.
For more on this story, and new Catskills resident,
see story on Page 7 inside.
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