Shandaken proposes budget with no tax increase
The Town of Shandaken preliminary 2012 budget has been released, featuring a zero percent tax levy increase. The total proposed
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Bridge Street bridge evaluation looms
Battered by tree trunks hurtling down the Esopus Creek in the August hurricane, Phoenicia’s Bridge Street bridge is the only
Homeowners is not flood insurance
When Oliverea residents Kate and Herb Van Baren’s house was flooded, “Our homeowner’s insurance covered nothing except the food that
Shandaken wants to dredge to prevent flooding
As soon as it starts to rain, anxiety descends upon many of us here in Shandaken. Is another flood on
Woodstockers collect $15,000 for Phoenicia
Woodstockers pull together relief efforts. (Photo by Dion Ogust“As soon as power was restored Friday morning,” said Woodstock resident Kerry
Phoenicians get help cleaning up after Irene
“It’s better than sitting at home fretting,” explained Christine Becker, as she and three other gallant women helped me clear
Environmental groups don’t think fracking can be done safely
“We’re going to do this safely,” stated Joe Martens, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
The Luddite approach to home and yard care
When I traded a carpet for a wood floor, I also graduated from a vacuum cleaner to a broom —
Turbidity Meeting
Interested in the Esopus Creek turbidity issue? Drop by a public informational meeting this Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.