Lloyd Town Board candidate profiles
There is no lack of local candidates vying for a seat on the Lloyd Town Board. Democratic incumbents Mike Guerriero and Joe Mazzetti are being challenged by Republicans Bud Walker and John Fraino.
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County exec Ryan answers Woodstockers’ questions
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan took questions on topics ranging from short-term rentals to environmental issues to the opioid crisis during an hour-long Q&A session in a packed meeting room at the Woodstock town offices at the Comeau property on October 15.
Strict dumping laws mulled after East Kingston trash rash
This week, the Town of Ulster will set a date for a public hearing on what Supervisor James Quigley III said is “the strongest antidumping or illegal dumping law that we can possibly write.”
A new fire: This year’s Burning of Kingston takes a different tack
Without the battles (which never really actually in fact took place) there will be more of an emphasis on the real history of Colonial-era Kingston.
Saugerties AutoZone approved
The Saugerties village planning board has given the green light to AutoZone’s plans to build a store near the intersection of Railroad and Ulster avenues.
New Paltz superintendent of schools announces resignation
New Paltz Central School District Superintendent Maria Rice, who has been at the helm for 14 years, announced her intent to retire, effective December 31, 2019. The Board of Education unanimously accepted her resignation at the Wednesday, October 16 meeting.
RUNA Bistro opens in New Paltz at former Village TeaRoom location
The owner’s vision is “a neighborhood French bistro,” the type of place to meet friends for lunch or go solo for coffee and croissant but equally suitable for a romantic dinner.
Marybeth Majestic seeks reelection as Gardiner town supervisor
Incumbent Gardiner town supervisor Marybeth Majestic is running unopposed on the Democratic line for reelection. A hazardous bridge and an overwhelmed sewer district are among the major infrastructure concerns going forward to her third term, and rewriting the zoning code to cope with the challenges to neighborhoods presented by new forms of tourist accommodations such as AirBnBs is also on the supervisor’s immediate docket.
Marbletown ambulance forum Oct. 22
The Marbletown First Aid Unit public forum will be 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Rondout Valley High School Auditorium, 122 Kyserike Road, Accord. The forum will explain the shift from an all-volunteer unit to partly paid, partly volunteer staffing and the group’s request for funding from the Town of Marbletown, and towns of Rosendale and Rochester for the portions of those towns the state has assigned to the not-for-profit EMS-ambulance service.
Preliminary New Paltz town budget would carry 5.3% tax increase
Even before New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez presented his preliminary 2020 budget, it was apparent that it was getting some resistance from town employees. Stacy Delarede, one of the town’s building inspectors, complained about cuts in her department while youth program staffers are slated to receive raises. The approach didn’t appear to sit well with the town supervisor.