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Ancram voters OK borrowing for highway garage |
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Written by DIANE VALDEN
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Monday, 30 August 2010 03:56 |
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ANCRAM— By more than a two-to-one margin town residents have shown their support for borrowing money, if necessary, to renovate and add on to the existing town Highway Department garage.
Two hundred thirty-seven residents cast Yes votes for a proposal to borrow up to $400,000, if necessary, to complete the project, while 109 voted against the plan in a special election held at the Town Hall, Saturday, August 21.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 18:42 |
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New restaurant moored to long tradition |
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Written by TED SALEM
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 04:50 |
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CANAAN--Some people think of it like an old friend who’s come back to town, having changed a bit for his travels. It’s the feel Joseph Massero, the new owner of the Backwater Bar & Grill, is shooting for. Under different owners and by different names, the restaurant/tavern that has occupied the site has been a local dining experience. Then it was vacant for two years until August 3, when the restaurant re-opened under the former Backwater name.
Tammy Flaherty, a life-long Canaan resident, was one hoping the restaurant would re-open. She has fond memories of what was then the Red Inn, where, as a young child, she would see friends and neighbors. “It was very family-oriented,” said Ms. Flaherty.
Apart from the Cottage and Crow's Nest at Magpie, both on Route 295, the Backwater is the only other restaurant in town and the only one on the east end. Ms. Flaherty can recall when local residents had several restaurant/tavern choices, including the Queechy Lake Motel Restaurant, the diner at the B3 truck stop (most recently Lily's), Poppy's and the Pyrenees. In this economy where the threat of a double-dip recession looms, the fact and the timing of this re-opening is a pleasant surprise to people here.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:53 |
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Schools advised to hang on to aid from feds |
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Written by DEBORA GILBERT
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 04:43 |
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HUDSON--The Hudson City School District, along with other school districts here and across the country, will soon receive more cash from the federal government. Some will come from economic stimulus programs and this week the federal Department of Education said New York State will receive almost $700 million as one of nine states ranking highest in the Race to the Top program. Half of that money is supposed to go directly to school districts.
But with all that additional money in or about to enter the pipeline from Washington, will any of it offset the impact of major cutbacks in state funding that led the Hudson to cut 50 jobs this spring?
The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce hosted a brunch last week at Columbia Greene Community College that brought together school superintendants and business people from both Columbia and Greene counties before the announcement of the award of Race to the top funds. At the event college President James Campion asked state Senator Steve Saland (R-41st), who represents all of Columbia County, about the distribution of new federal stimulus funds intended to boost the economy by allowing school districts to rehire teachers who lost their jobs because of the state cuts.
The Senator, a former chairman of the Senate Education Committee who is running for reelection against Democrat Didi Barrett this fall, said that in spite of the good news that any infusion of money would represent for local school districts, he believes the districts should exercise caution.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:54 |
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Board hears support for teacher put on leave |
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Written by EMILIA TEASDALE
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 04:37 |
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CHATHAM--The high school library was packed for Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, with parents, students and Chatham alumni speaking out in support of music teacher Mark Giordano. Mr. Giordano was placed on paid administrative leave in February for what he was told was “inappropriate behavior.”
The board has yet to announce its decision on whether it will reinstate Mr. Giordano or pursue disciplinary actions. There are no criminal charges involved.
Before the public comment period at the August 24 meeting, board President John Wapner read a statement saying that the board and Superintendent Cheryl Nuciforo could not talk about the situation with Mr. Giordano. But he said that if allegations are provided to the district, school officials fully investigate them. He said that if the allegations “meet the standards of credibility governed by education law,” the board follows a specified process for dealing with the employee named in the allegations. He told the crowd that the board would make no comment or respond in any way to the audience.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:55 |
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