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by Erin Quinn

THE SECOND ANNUAL Bon-Odori Dance

Festival, named for an ancient Japanese

folk-dancing celebration, is coming to New

Paltz on Aug. 5 from 1 to 9 p.m. It will be

held at the Blue-

berry Patch, lo-

cated next to the

Groovy Blueberry

Wholesale Warehouse at Main and

Water Street. While Bon-Odori dance

festivals happen in every nook and

cranny and village in Japan, and are

gaining more international steam,

particularly in Japanese hot spots

like Hawaii and Australia, this is the

only Hudson Valley Bon-Odori festi-

val. According to its creator, Youko Yamamoto, co-owner with

her husband of the Gomen-Kudasai Restaurant in the Rite Aid

Plaza, it “is the only one of its kind, because we combine it

with an emphasis and education on peace and to create a non-

nuclear world.”

Last year the Bon-Odori Festival was staged at Hasbrouck

Park and was a huge success; but this year, Yamamoto decid-

ed to hold it in a space that had more visibility. “It’s right on

Main Street, and if you want to have a drink, there is the Gild-

ed Otter right across the street and many places to eat within

The piece of the New Paltz Bon-Odori Festival that is

markedly unique is the peace-activism portion.

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PHOTO BY LAUREN THOMAS

The Bon-Odori Japanese Dance Festival will be held on Aug. 5 in downtown New Paltz.

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a few hundred feet.”

This festival will occur in the midst of two other major sum-

mer events in New Paltz: the fi nal day of the Ulster County

Fair and the 125th anniversary party for the Village of New

Paltz. “I’m hoping that because of the other events going on,

that we will attract people who might not know what Bon-

Odori is, or who see the dancing and

martial arts exhibitions and want to

come and learn more and dance and

enjoy this great Japanese tradition.”

The festival will kick off with four

diff erent martial arts exhibitions at

1:30 p.m. including an Aikido demo

by Aikido of New Paltz, as well as a

Kyudo and Laido performance by

New York Budokai, fi nishing off with

a karate demo by the New Paltz Kara-

te Academy. “The martial arts dem-

onstrations are unbelievable,” Yamamoto said. “It’s so rare to

get this many diff erent forms of martial arts together in one

place: Karate, Aikido, Kyudo, Laido. And they come in cos-

tumes and outfi ts and bring such a spirit to the event.”

The piece of the New Paltz Bon-Odori Festival that is mark-

edly unique is the peace-activism portion. “It’s a way to build

community around something we all care about: putting an

end to nuclear weaponry and nuclear fear,” said Yamamoto,

who spent much of her childhood growing up in Hiroshima.

RoadblockVillage never secured permit for block party road closure; alternate plan in place at post offi ce parking lot

by Erin Quinn

THE VILLAGE OF New Paltz’s

125th anniversary block party

slated for Aug. 5 has been

moved to the post offi ce park-

ing lot in downtown New Paltz. The

reason for the venue change is that the

village never secured a permit from the

Department of Transportation (DOT) to

close Main Street from P & G’s to Neko

Sushi, along with a section of Church

Street. The permit was offi cially denied

last Friday, well after party plans had

been fi nalized.

“After working with the DOT diligently

for weeks, trying to answer every and all

concerns they had, we were blind sided

by a last-minute fax from the DOT this

past Friday saying our permit had been

denied,” said mayor Jason West.

Sue Stepp, a spokeswoman for the

DOT, said that the permit was denied be-

cause “of public safety reasons,” as the

date of the proposed street closure “was

in conjunction with one of the busiest

days of the Ulster County Fair, which is

one of the highest-congested days of the

year for Route 299 in New Paltz.”

Although West and event organizer

Deb Rauch had fi ghting words for the

DOT, after an emergency meeting on

Monday with all of the key players, it

was decided that they would hold the

party at the post offi ce parking lot. “I

received permission from the two prin-

cipal owners of that property -- the

Kempner Corporation, which owns the

post offi ce plaza, and Dave Weinberg,

who recently purchased the Wells Fargo

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“We could not come

up with a detour

plan that we were

comfortable with.”

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News briefs

Press release guidelinesThe New Paltz Times welcomes press releases

from its readers. They should be submitted by

noon on Monday to increase the chance that they

will be printed in the following week’s paper. Please

e-mail them to Deb Alexsa at newpaltztimes@

ulsterpublishing.com.

Recruiting for Gardiner zoning advisory commission

The Gardiner Town Board is assembling a zoning

commission for the purpose of recommending ap-

propriate amendments and modifi cations to Gar-

diner’s current zoning laws. The zoning commission

will make a preliminary report and hold public hear-

ings on its recommendations before submitting its fi -

nal report to the Town Board. At that time, the com-

mission’s work will be done. According to supervisor

Car Zatz, it’s anticipated that the entire process will

take several months. Applications should be sent via

e-mail to [email protected] or delivered to the

Gardiner Town hall on Route 44/55.

Lifetime Learning Institute announces its fall schedule

The Lifetime Learning Institute has announced its

fall class schedule for adult learners, which will be

off ered on Wednesdays and Friday for four to eight

weeks. The classes will be held in and around the

Town of New Paltz, including the SUNY campus. To

request a brochure and catalog, call 257-2892, e-mail

[email protected] or snail mail at P.O. Box 275,

New Paltz, NY 12561.

Community appreciation dayat Ulster Savings in New Paltz

The public is invited to Ulster Savings Bank in New

Paltz on Friday, Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for its

third annual community appreciation day celebration.

The event will include performances from the Percus-

sion Orchestra of Kingston (POOK) and the Energy Dance

Company of Kingston. Free vehicle identifi cation number

etching, document shredding, face painting and balloons

will also be available. A free lunch, including hamburgers,

hot dogs, popcorn, snow cones and beverages, will be

served. For more information, call 255-5470, ext. 4202.

All-you-can eat ham dinner atthe Methodist Church in New Paltz

A ham dinner, served buff et style with continuous

seatings, will be held on Friday, Aug. 3 from 4:30 to 7

p.m. at the New Paltz United Methodist Church. The

menu will include sliced baked ham, potato salad,

corn on the cob, baked beans, assorted summer sal-

ads, rolls, watermelon, brownies, iced tea and lem-

onade. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 5-12

and free for those under 5.

Take-out orders will be available at 5 p.m. To order

tickets, call 255-5210 or e-mail newpaltzumc@gmail.

com. Tickets will also be available at the door. The

church is located at the corner of Main and Grove

streets.

New Paltz varsity football raffl e

Tickets are available for the New Paltz Athletic As-

sociation’s varsity football raffl e, which will be held

this Saturday, Aug. 4. First prize is a 50-inch fl at-

screen LED HDTV, the second prize is an XBOX Ki-

nect, the third prize is a $150 gas card and the fourth

prize is a $100 Visa card. More than 30 additional

prizes are being donated by local businesses and

retailers such as Target, Best Buy and Home Depot.

Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at Rino’s

Pizza, LaBella Pizza Bistro, La Bella Cucina or from

any New Paltz varsity football player.

For more information, please contact Carmen Di-

Marco at 489-6054 or e-mail [email protected].

Martin Scorsese’s Hugoat Gardiner Library

The Gardiner Library will show Martin Scorsese’s

Hugo on Monday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. in the library com-

munity room. The fi lm is set in 1930’s Paris, and

concerns an orphan who lives in the walls of a train

station and is wrapped up in a mystery involving

his late father and an automaton. Admission is free.

Popcorn will be provided. Children over 7 years old

may be dropped off and picked up at the end of the

movie. The library is located at 133 Farmer’s Turn-

pike. For further information, call 255-1255.

Unison now accepting donationsfor Labor Day weekend barn sale

Unison’s fall barn sale is scheduled for Labor Day

weekend and donations are now being accepted.

Please drop off items at Unison Arts Center, 68

Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, Monday through

Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Suggestions: art, small

appliances, small furniture, collectibles, sporting

equipment, children’s items, books, tools, new/gen-

tly used clothes or kitchenware; please, no comput-

ers, televisions or other large electronics. Call 255-

1559 for more information.

Retired men to meeting on Aug. 6

The retired men of the New Paltz community in-

vite all retired men to their monthly breakfast meet-

ing on Monday, Aug. 6, 8 a.m., at the New Paltz Plaza

Diner. Cathy Canzian will talk about RSVP, the “Re-

tired Senior Volunteer Program,” which off ers in-

dividuals the experience of a lifetime. Contact Phil

Kissinger at 256-5472 for further information.

New Paltz United Methodist Church invites families to Babylon

A summer family event called Babylon: Daniel’s

Courage in Captivity, will be hosted at the New Paltz

United Methodist Church on Sunday, Aug. 5 to Fri-

day, Aug. 10 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Families step back

in time to Babylon, exploring Daniel’s adventures

as a captive in a foreign land. Kids and adults will

participate in a memorable Bible-times Marketplace,

sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games,

dig into Bible-time snacks, visit Daniel and collect Bi-

ble memory makers to remind them of God’s word.

Plus, everyone will learn to look for evidence of

God all around them through something called God

Sightings. Each day concludes at celebration -- a time

of upbeat worship that gets everyone involved.

Kids and adults at Babylon will join more than

War reenactment

GARDINER RESIDENT PRIVATE Ralph

Fuhrmann of the 16th Queens Light Dra-

goons, will be among 800 military reen-

actors at the upcoming Redcoats & Rebels

Revolutionary War event on Aug. 4-5 at Old Stur-

bridge Village. Redcoats & Rebels is the largest mili-

tary reenactment in New England, viewed last year

by nearly 7,000 spectators over the course of the

weekend. For further details, visit www.osv.org.

Benefi t art showat Barnaby's Steakhouse

BARNABY'S STEAKHOUSE IN New Paltz will

present “Monster" -- a debut show by SUNY

New Paltz graduate Danielle Garafola -- on

Sunday, Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. The proceeds

from the show will benefi t the Hope Children's Fund,

an organization dedicated to promoting the educa-

tion and well-being of impoverished children by

providing school supplies, nutritious meals, clothing

and more. For more information, call 255-2433.

Woodland Pond resident Martha McKenna receives

flowers delivered by Alana Colucci.

Local fl orist delivers“Be Happy Mugs”

LAST THURSDAY, RESIDENTS of Woodland

Pond in New Paltz and Moran’s Rest Home

in Modena received a “Be Happy Mug”

fi lled with fl owers compliments of Telefl ora

fl orists. Meadowscent Florist in Gardiner delivered

the fl owers to the unsuspecting recipients at the two

nursing homes.

Gardiner resident Ralph Fuhrmann (right).

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a million participants reaching out to needy kids

through a hands-on mission project called Opera-

tion Kid-to-Kid, in which families will raise money

for mosquito nets to combat malaria.

For more information, call 255-5210 or e-mail deb-

[email protected] or Margaret Howe at howemarg@

aol.com.

Town and village to meet on Aug. 15

The New Paltz town and village boards will hold a

joint meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m., at

Town Hall.

Gardiner Greenmarket to feature Nava Atlas and kale magic

Nava Atlas, famed cookbook author and chef, will

demonstrate massaging kale to make salads at the

Gardiner Greenmarket this Friday, Aug. 3 from 4:30

to 6 p.m. in the parking lot at the Gardiner Library.

Atlas will demonstrate an Asian-fl avored kale slaw with

the massaged kale -- an easy kale salad and will answer

questions on making the most of kale, collards, mus-

tard greens, arugala and other leafy veggies.

For the next two weeks, local gardener Evelyn

Johansen will be at the market with her innovative

products. Johansen uses the weeds and herbs in her

back yard to make many useful products for her fam-

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tion bar, a peppermint salt scrub for feet and rough

areas, an herbal tick-off spray and an anti-ivy spray.

The market will also feature tomatoes, beets,

greens, squash, zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, pep-

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market is open on Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m.

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by Mike Townshend

A PROPOSAL TO TURN New Paltz Middle

School into a government center toed

closer to the starting line last week. Town

Board members voted unanimously July

26 to set up joint meetings with the village, school

district, Ulster County, SUNY New Paltz and other

stakeholders to discuss the idea.

For Supervisor Susan Zimet, the idea of snagging

196 Main Street -- the school district’s oldest standing

building -- and turning it into a space housing Village

Hall, Town Hall and county offi ces, has been a huge

goal since voters re-elected her to her old job.

“The truth of the matter is, the town buildings

have seen their day,” Zimet explained. The supervi-

sor painted a stark image of Town Hall, noting it’d

outlived its useful life. “I think, at this particular

point, this building might even be unsafe.”

Councilman Jeff Logan put it another way. “Let

alone that we actually meet in a place that’s labeled

‘The Pit,’” he said. “I think that alone refers to the

condition of this building. It was never designed for

what it is. God bless the people who sit in some of

these offi ces. It has outlived its purpose.”

New Paltz town offi cials have known for years

about the structural problems hampering the aged

Town Hall. Various solutions to address the prob-

lem have been proposed but haven’t taken off . For

instance, in 2007 a concept to move Town Hall, the

police and the court to South Putt Corners Road ulti-

mately crumbled. However, part of that original plan

did take root when the New Paltz Police Department

made the move to Putt Corners two years ago.

If the middle school becomes a government center

-- an idea which is realistically a long way away from

happening, if it happens at all -- the supervisor said

she’d like to see the town sell the current Town Hall

building and consolidate the police station, youth

center and community center into the middle school

site.

Doing so would put approximately $2.5 million

worth of property back onto the tax rolls. For the

Town of New Paltz, moving to the middle school

could generate revenue -- given that extra rooms

could be leased to other government agencies and

third parties.

Councilwoman Kitty Brown and the supervisor

don’t always agree, but the two women -- and the

rest of the board -- found the idea of a municipal cen-

ter on Main Street to be a very unifying concept.

“This is what we were talking about 15 years ago,”

Brown said. “The important thing is ‘who’s in?’ So

let’s fi nd out who is in.”

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Command centerTown Board eyes New Paltz Middle School as new offi ce

The entire Town Board found the idea of a

municipal center onMain Street to be a very

unifying concept.

PHOTO BY LUCIA O’COROZINE

A proposal to turn New Paltz Middle School into a government center inches closer to the starting line last week.

Supervisor Zimet said she’s modeling her proposal

after County Executive Michael Hein’s STRIVE pro-

gram. STRIVE, or Shared Taxpayer Relief through

Innovated Visions in Education, would turn the old

elementary school next to Kingston High School into

a new SUNY Ulster location. That plan would swap

a number of county offi ces into the spot currently

used by the community college.

“I’ve since met with the executive twice to see how

he can now take the STRIVE program and possibly

bring it down to New Paltz,” she said.

By mirroring STRIVE, town offi cials think they’ll

be able to snag state grants and special funding to

decrease or eliminate any tax hike associated with

inhabiting the middle school.

For as much as the Town Board members might

like the plan -- and while it might greatly benefi t the

taxpayers -- it is not without risk. Since the school

district owns the land, Town Board members have

no authority over it. The situation is akin to a person

trying to buy a house that isn’t up for sale. No matter

how detailed a potential buyer’s plan for that neighbor-

ing house is, they still need to negotiate with the seller.

In this case, the buyer -- the town -- hasn’t yet en-

gaged the seller -- the school board -- in an offi cial

discussion. School board members would fi rst have

to vote on and agree to that plan as well.

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up meetings that would gather the buyer, the seller

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Public worksBuildings & Grounds chief Bob Leghorn to retire; supervisor proposesmerging two departments

by Mike Townshend

ON JULY 26, New Paltz Town Board mem-

bers accepted the resignation of longtime

Building & Grounds Director Bob Leg-

horn.

The board discussed how they might cope with the

loss of such an experienced leader. Supervisor Susan

Zimet’s current proposal is to merge the Highway De-

partment with Buildings & Grounds.

Eff ectively, that would put Highway Superinten-

dent Chris Marx in charge of both departments. Giv-

en the combined nature of that new department’s

work, it would be renamed -- possibly to the town

Public Works Department. But right now no offi cial

decision has been made.

According to the supervisor, merging the depart-

ments is likely to save the town money. All the crew

members would answer to one central boss -- Marx --

who would assign men to buildings or highway jobs,

as needed throughout the day.

“We have a tendency to buy a lot of equipment -- and

maybe not the best,” Zimet explained. “If we had one

department, there would be a possibility to buy better

equipment, get rid of some of the equipment we don’t

need, be a little more effi cient with our manpower.”

The supervisor did note that there might be some

layoff s or unfi lled retirements associated with the

move, but didn’t give specifi cs. “We could start to re-

duce the amount of people we have and deliver bet-

ter services,” she said.

As noted previously, one major unfi lled retirement

would occur immediately if the plan is eventually ap-

proved. “By doing the merger … we don’t have to re-

place Bob Leghorn,” Zimet said.

However, Marx did note he’d like any reductions

in the department to happen through attrition.

“As people do retire from our town, I believe we

can fi ll the spots and their positions without hiring

people,” he said. “It’s a way of saving money.”

The Highway Superintendent also said that com-

munication is a key advantage to a possible merger. If

one boss knew where everybody was and had the full

inventory of all the machinery, they’d be able to assign

tasks and purchase equipment more thoughtfully.

“Most of the Buildings & Grounds equipment is,

for the best word, junk. It’s falling apart. I don’t see

any need to replace it,” he said. “I believe by manag-

ing our equipment better at the highway garage, that

we can use ours instead of theirs.”

Marx noted too that traditionally New Paltz’s town

department heads have had defi ned turf.

“For years, even when I worked here in the ’80s

and again in the ’90s, it was always … ‘You don’t

touch my department. I don’t touch your depart-

ment.’ We’re passed that. We can’t aff ord to do that

anymore,” he said.

If the merger moves forward, there are many

questions to answer. While board members did vote

to explore it, not everyone has signed on 100 per-

cent to the idea.

For instance, Councilwoman Gallucci had questions

about how they could legally merge the departments.

As the highway superintendent, Marx is an elected of-

fi cial. If the change is made, he might become an ap-

“We could start to reduce the

amount of people we have

and deliver better services.”

pointed employee. Gallucci was unclear how that tran-

sition would play out. She also wanted to see water and

sewer separated as its own department.

If the merger took place as proposed, not only

would Buildings & Grounds become part of the High-

way Department but water and sewer would as well.

Expenses for town residents and village residents

are also a concern. According to Councilman Logan,

former Highway Superintendent Mike Nielson had

set up a system of tracking what were town-only ex-

penses compared to how much road repairs in the

village cost.

Logan said he worried if Marx could keep up with

the added cost tracking. “He’s already doing that at

the Highway Department, which is a task in itself.

Now on top of that A and B of water and sewer -- and

special districts?” he said. “I have that concern also.”

Again, Town Board members voted last week not

to approve the merger but to study it. Superinten-

dent Marx will have to return to the table with more

details and a fully fl eshed out plan.

Leghorn’s offi cial resignation letter says his retire-

ment would be eff ective Sept. 29.

The Town Board praised Leghorn for his service.

“I mean, what higher honor?” Brown said. “Essen-

tially we’re retiring his jersey, right? Nobody else will

ever get that position.”

“Thank you for all your tireless years of service,”

Councilwoman Jean Gallucci said, noting that the Town

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In our own backyardNew Paltz Village Board tables hydrofracking ban

by Erin Quinn

WHILE POISED TO move a proposed lo-

cal law to bar hydrofracking from the

Village of New Paltz, in the end the

trustees decided to wait and propose

three separate laws that they felt would give the resi-

dents the best protection from potential hydrofrack-

ing, as well as from hydrofracking-related truck traf-

fi c moving through the village streets.

Trustee Ariana Basco worked closely on the pro-

posed law, which is based on a home-rule civil rights

law that aims to protect residents from anything that

would jeopardize public safety, water supplies and

quality of life. She said that she and the village at-

torney, Joe Eriole, had come to “a compromise that

I’m satisfi ed with.”

The board made a motion and a second to move

the proposed law to a public hearing, when mayor

Jason West said that, while he thought that the law

was a good starting point, he took issue with the

penalty section, which called for a $250-per-day fi ne

or 15 days in jail if the law was violated. “Two hun-

dred and fi fty dollars is nothing for a corporation do-

ing hydrofracking,” said West. “That’s a joke. They

could violate it umpteen times, and it would cost

them a week’s worth of paper-clip supplies.” West

said that he would like to see something along the

lines of a penalty that would require any company

that violated the law to “pay 200 percent of their

previous year’s total profi t. If you want to adopt a

law that is actually an eff ective deterrent, then you

need to have something in there that is actually go-

ing to hurt their ability to function as a corporation.”

West and the board said that, while they liked the

idea and believed that the penalty section needed

to be revised in order to fi t the crime, they would

need advice from their attorney as to whether or not

that was legal and how high a pricetag they could put

into the local law to keep hydrofrackers out of their

backyard.

Trustee Stewart Glenn, who had just gotten back

from a New York State Conference of Mayors (NY-

COM) training on planning and zoning, noted that

municipal laws set to ban or protect residents from

hydrofracking were a major topic. “There are three

theories on how best to do this,” reported Glenn.

“There are moratoriums, zoning laws, the civil rights

protection and some sort of ban on the truck traf-

fi c, because the weight of these trucks could severely

impact the structural integrity of our roads.”

He suggested that the board hold off , work with

the attorney and do “all three at once, so we cover

all of our bases, and then hold one public hearing

where everyone who is interested can come and

give testimony -- which we were told is very critical

to have on the record, if someone wants to try and

challenge our laws.”

After discussion, the board concurred that it

would hold off on passing just the one law and have

all three laws ready for discussion at its Aug. 8 meet-

ing. ++

Public hearing to be held for handicapped parking spaces law

In a village that prides itself on diversity, only re-

cently did the New Paltz Village Board become aware

that it was unintentionally marginalizing some of its

residents. “We discovered that there were no desig-

nated handicapped parking spaces on Church Street,

where we have two wheelchair-bound residents,”

said deputy mayor Sally Rhoads at last Wednesday

night’s Board meeting.

With the help of some active residents and the

village’s code enforcer, Kathy Moniz, Rhoads began

to take a broader look at village streets and realized

to her shock that “There are no designated handi-

capped spaces anywhere on Main Street, North

Front Street, North Chestnut Street…” To address

the problem, Rhoads proposed a new local law that

would require designated handicapped spaces on

Main, North Chestnut and North Front Street.

“When will the other locations of the spaces be

identifi ed?” asked trustee Brian Kimbiz. Rhoads ex-

plained that once the law was enacted, it would be

up to Moniz, as she is the village’s Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA) enforcer, and “other experts”

to decide which parking spaces would provide the

best access to those with disabilities.

“Our group identifi ed those two spaces on Church

Street along with Kathy [Moniz], but the rest really

need to be determined by people with ADA exper-

tise,” said Rhoads. The board thought it a great idea,

moving to approve the proposed law and hold a pub-

lic hearing at its Aug. 8 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Vil-

lage Hall.

-- Erin Quinn

NEW PALTZ | VILLAGE BOARD

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AS PART OF an ongoing process to upgrade the antiquated Village of New Paltz sewer system and sewer

plant, there is work being done off Huguenot Street at the sewage treatment plant to install a siphon

chamber “which will help us with backups during major storm events,” said mayor Jason West. This

work is part of the $600,000 Small Cities Department of Housing and Urban Development Renewal

grant that the village received two years ago. It has received similar grants for diff erent aspects of upgrading and

replacing village sewer lines, the sewage treatment plant and water treatment plant three years running.

“We’ve done a lot of work to replace old lines with new sewer lines, relieve a choke point by putting in another

major line from the north side of the village [underneath Huguenot Street] into the treatment plant,” said West.

The village received a grant to replace an aging water tower and has recently applied for a $600,000 Department

of Housing and Urban Development and Renewal grant to replace old sewer lines on private property.

At last week’s meeting, the board also had to make two budget modifi cations as requested by the operators of

the water treatment plant for emergency repairs. “Basically our water treatment plant needs a complete overhaul,

and so we’re creating an entirely new, state-of-the-art facility within the shell of the existing facility,” said West.

“And because it’s old, we need to do emergency repairs to keep it running while it’s being renovated.”

That said, West was quick to add, “The water is completely safe. We have a system of backups that protect our

water quality at all times. This is just a preventive measure to ensure that the quality of our water continues to

meet the highest standards.”

-- Erin Quinn

“They could violate it

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by Mike Townshend

WOULD-BE CHICKEN OWNERS faced

a roadblock last week when the New

Paltz Town Board decided to table

their discussion of a backyard hen law

indefi nitely.

Poultry fans had lobbied the Town Board to create

a law allowing egg-laying hens in residential neigh-

borhoods. Critics of the law have included a number

of letter writers to our Feedback section. Those who

pit themselves against the birds see the law as bor-

derline ridiculous to consider.

It now seems that Supervisor Sue Zimet might

agree with them. She said that chickens are not a

high-priority item right now.

“From my perspective, honestly, right now a lot of

our focus on the Town Board has to be on the bud-

get,” she said. “We’re about to go into next year’s

budget -- we don’t even have last year under control.

We have a lot of work to do.”

Town Board members considered asking the Plan-

ning Board and the Environmental Conservation

Board to review the law. They decided against it,

since the chicken law never really made it out of the

coop. Despite weeks of discussion on the matter, the

board never had a draft law worked up.

Councilwoman Jean Gallucci said she didn’t think

asking the subcommittees to spitball or to speculate

on what the eventual law might be was fair.

“We don’t even have language of an ordinance

that we would even consider,” Gallucci said.

Eventually, Town Board members decided to wait.

Right now, the Village Board is also considering a

chicken law -- the town wants to see if that law works

out and what unexpected problems it might pose.

In mid-July, John House Wilson and Robert LoBi-

anco came to Town Hall to drop off a petition with

98 signatures from supporters of backyard chickens.

LoBianco was the only chicken supporter in the au-

dience last week to hear the bad news.

Given the news, it now seems that those avian advo-

cates have but one option: Lobbying the Village Board.

It’s worth noting that the petition people signed

includes regulations much, much less stringent than

anything that’d been discussed at the town level. Wil-

Despite weeks of discussion on the matter, the Town Board never had a draft

law worked up.

son and LoBianco’s petition calls for hens and roost-

ers to be allowed in the R1 zoning. Their proposed

“animals per acre” limit is lower as well -- roughly 20

animals per acre or one per every 2,000 square feet.

The two men painted a picture of a town largely

accepting of backyard chickens.

“I asked people what they thought of the chicken

ordinance. And the vast majority of them were fi ne

with having chickens in their neighbors’ backyards.

Some of them wanted to keep chickens themselves

and couldn’t because of the current law,” LoBianco

said.

Opponents of the law said they feared that allow-

ing chickens in neighborhoods could create a preda-

tor problem where animals like coyotes, foxes and

dogs would go after the delectable caged fowl. Other

critics worried about the fi lth created by those ani-

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A NEW HOTDOG PLACE has come to New

Paltz. H.D. Dick’s, which stands for Hot

Diggity Dick’s, now occupies the space

formerly used by Sweets at 15 1/2 N. Front

Street.

While the shop is new, owners Jim Garofalo and

LuLin Fong -- a husband-

and-wife team -- have been

serving up frankfurters

since the late 1980s.

“About 25 years ago, we

bought a hotdog truck. And

it needed to be renovated. It

was a clunker, I mean an old

clunker. It’d been parked

under some guy’s pine tree

for years,” Garofalo said. “I bought it, I completely

renovated it and called it ‘Hot Diggity Dogs.’”

The couple ran the truck out of Yorktown Heights,

in Westchester County, serving curious hotdog

mash-up recipes to hungry patrons for years.

Garofalo has always been an experimenter -- not

satisfi ed with standard ketchup and mustard, he

started serving dogs topped with mashed potatoes

and gravy, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, or

scrambled eggs.

“We began to realize, wow, people were starting

to eat our hotdogs like crazy,” he said. “It’s like,

‘Who would think to put potato salad on a grilled

hotdog?’”

Luckily his wife is also an ingredient experiment-

er too. The genesis of the

scrambled egg dog called

the Finkel Finkel came from

the couple’s son.

“After we got the hotdog

truck rolling, my son who

was about 4 years old and

on his way home from nurs-

ery school one day -- his

mother asked him what he

wanted for lunch. And he said, ‘I fi nkel have, I fi nkel

have.’ And she was teasing him,” he explained.

Fong called her son Finkel Finkel, which ended

up reducing the child to tears. The only thing that

calmed him down was a hotdog topped with scram-

bled eggs and ketchup. “He liked it so much, he

asked her to make a second plate -- at 4 years old,”

he said. “So that became our Finkel Finkel.”

For the couple, hotdogs have also been a big part

of their life. When they have family or friends over,

Garofalo and Fong throw parties serving up hotdogs

and burgers topped with the strangest things. The

dishes people like fi nd their way onto the menu

board.

When the couple’s daughter did her undergrad

at SUNY New Paltz in the early 2000s, the twosome

behind H.D. Dick’s fell in love with Ulster County.

When they got to town, though, they noticed a lack

of anything hotdog related.

“We were looking for a community that maybe

had a need for this type of niche,” he said.

Careful readers might have noticed by now that

the couple’s original business name changed. What

once was Hot Diggity Dogs is now H.D. Dick’s. The

change came to honor a late friend.

“An old friend of ours, his name is Richard but he

goes by Dick, had made some comments about -- I

don’t remember which dog it was. And I said to him

to him, that’s what we’ll do -- we’ll call it ‘Dick’s’.

We’ll call it Hot Diggity Dick’s -- wait a minute that’s

too long, we’ll call it H.D. Dick’s.”

When their old friend passed away, they renamed

the business as a memorial to him. “He was just one

of those guys that made such an impression on you

that you just loved being around him,” he said. “It’s

always a memory every time I see the name or think

of it. It’s always a memory of his humor.”

At the shop, all the toppings are homemade from

scratch. H.D. Dick’s focuses on using local, organic

ingredients and making their food fresh. Their menu

has vegetarian and gluten-free options. While pri-

marily known for hotdogs, the restaurant also serves

hamburgers much in the same vein.

For instance, the Hen Pecked is a burger topped

with a fried egg and American cheese. The Cabbie is

a burger topped with coleslaw.

Diners curious about H.D. Dick’s would be best

served by picking something outside their comfort

zone. It seems clear that a lot of Garofalo’s love and

energy goes into making the wackiest of ingredient

mash-ups. And as wise foodies and restaurant lovers

already know, it’s often the chef’s favorite that’s the

best on the menu. So go with something crazy -- like

a Devil Dog topped with egg salad, or the Mac Daddy

topped with mac-and-cheese and gravy -- and you’ll

be pleasantly surprised.

H.D. Dick’s delivers locally to addresses within 5

miles of the store on Front Street. Delivery hours are

limited to 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and from 5:30 to 7:30

p.m. Delivery orders must be $15 or more.

Store hours are as follows: noon till 8 p.m. Tues-

days through Thursdays; noon till 9 p.m. Fridays

through Saturdays; and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The couple hopes to expand those Sunday hours

soon, so keep an eye on the store for any changes.

For more information, call 255-2224 or fi nd the

H.D. Dick’s by searching for them on Facebook. ++

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by Erin Quinn

RIB-LOVERS AND BARBECUE afi cionados

will have all of the meat, sauces, grilling

and accessories that they could dream of

at the upcoming Hudson Valley RibFest or-

ganized by the Highland Rotary on Aug. 18 and 19 at

the Ulster County Fairgrounds off Libertyville Road

in New Paltz. According to Claire Costantino of the

Highland Rotary, this is the “place to be for lovers of

fi nger-licking-good food in the Northeast.”

The two-day rib-romp combines a food festival

with a sanctioned Barbecue Contest where winners

can advance to the national fi nals in Kansas City.

Barbecue is a fast-growing food-sport in New York,

with more teams competing and RibFest attendance

growing by leaps and bounds each year. According

to Costantino, last year approximately 70 teams

fi red up their cookers at the RibFest; this year, the

goal is to get at least 50 teams to “pit their barbecue

skills against some sharp competition for bragging

rights and a portion of the $8,500 prize money.”

The more teams, the more points for the big win-

ners and greater excitement for the contestants.

The New England Barbecue Society will host a grill-

ing contest on Saturday, Aug. 18 that will include an

“Apple Dessert” entry -- which fi ts in perfectly, as

apples are the Hudson Valley’s premier agricultural

product, and the contest requires that Hudson Val-

ley apples be used in all entries. No imports allowed!

On Sunday, Aug. 19 there will be the Kansas City

Barbecue Society (KCBS) competition, as the Hud-

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Championship challenge, in which a dozen diff erent

barbecue events throughout New York are working

together to promote great barbecuing in the Empire

State. For more details on this go to www.empires-

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There is still time left for contest teams to join the

Hudson Valley RibFest competition. Go to the web-

site at www.hudsonvalleyribfest.org to learn how to

enter.

Whether or not you’re fi ring up a grill, the RibFest

attracts thousands of visitors who also come to en-

joy the two-day food festival, complete with com-

petitions, music, games and great Hudson Valley

eating, including roasted sweet corn, fried pickles,

smoothies, lemonade, jerk shrimp and fi sh, gourmet

nuts, fudge and candy -- to mention just a few of the

palate-pleasers sold by vendors.

There will also be a children’s area with infl atable

bouncy houses, a climbing wall, arts and crafts and a

visit from Zinnia the Clown. Entertainment includes

cooking demonstrations, live music and more. It

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by Erin Quinn

CAMP WILT-

MEET, THE

YMCA sum-

mer recre-

ation day camp, is

celebrating its sec-

ond year back in New

Paltz in high style.

“There were a lot of

advantages to Camp

Epworth,” in High

Falls, where the rec

program was hosted

for several years, said

veteran YMCA camp

director Lee Anne Al-

britton. “But it’s great

to be back in New

Paltz. The kids are

happy, the parents

are very happy and it

helps keep it aff ord-

able for people.”

To that end, Al-

britton said that the

camp, stationed at

Duzine Elementary

School, has met and

exceeded its en-

rollment goal. “We

wanted 150 campers

to make the program

succeed -- and we’re

up to 172!” she said

as she high-fi ved and

cheered kids on at

their Summer Car-

nival event this past

Friday.

Although the rec

program took place

at Lenape Elemen-

tary School its fi rst year back in New Paltz, due to

some interior sprinkler work that was taking place

over the summer, it was were moved to Duzine -- a

change with which Albritton said that she was very

happy with. “We have so much more interior space

here,” she said, pointing to the various classrooms

where kids could put their belongings and lunch-

es, as well as tables for arts and crafts and indoor

gaming if the weather was inclement. “Before we

moved to Epworth, we spent four summers here,

Fun is where it’s atCamp Wiltmeet back in the summer groove at Duzine Elementary School

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Some of the best things about Wiltmeet are the friendships formed between summer campers.

and the layout works so well

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the staff at Duzine is incred-

ible,” she noted.

It took a group of parents

and grandparents to band

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trict to have Camp Wiltmeet

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ful in doing. “Years ago the

town asked that the YMCA

take over its town recre-

ation program, and in or-

der to keep it aff ordable,

they helped subsidize us

with scholarships for town

residents,” the director ex-

plained. While the camp was

successful in terms of atten-

dance, it longed for its own

home, and moved around

from SUNY-New Paltz to the

Villa Baglieri in Highland to

Duzine and then Camp Ep-

worth.

Tuition spiked due to

the extra travel and cost of

Camp Epworth, creating less

enrollment. Working par-

ents voiced their concerns,

noting that every other town

around them had its own rec

camp, so why couldn’t New

Paltz? Added to those fac-

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by the Town Board that le-

gally, it was not allowed to

use taxpayers’ dollars to

provide individual scholar-

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A volunteer committee

was established several

years ago to work with the Town and the recreation

department and the YMCA to fi nd a collaborative

solution to bringing a summer rec program back

to New Paltz with lowered fees. And that was what

they did, via “a lot of cooperation and partnering,”

said Albritton.

In this second year back, the YMCA is able to get

transport to and from the Moriello Pool three times

a week, so that campers can enjoy the water, learn

some lifesaving swimming skills and get some heat

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A large part of the fun at Wiltmeet are the jokes, songs and skits performed by and for campers at the assembly

at the end of the day.

Campers discuss the best carnival rides during snacktime.

various places like Lake

Minnewaska, Wood ’n

Wheels, the 90 Miles Off

Broadway play Trash and

Berean Park in Highland,

just to name a few.

While Camp Wiltmeet

has bounced around

from location to location,

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constant is how the pro-

gram is truly a “family

aff air,” with counselors

who grew up as camp-

ers returning, kids of

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keepsie and at the Sum-

mer Carnival was run-

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excitement. “I started go-

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ever since,” said Reid. “I’ve been with this program

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Asked what has kept her coming back, Reid,

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of the wonderful energy they have. The counseling

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ing counselors or newcomers -- they’re just some of

the best human beings I know! And here we get to

do things you can’t do in the real world, like walk

around with aluminum on your head,” she said

with a laugh.

When asked what her most memorable moment

was this summer, she didn’t hesitate: “When one

of my campers, [7-year-old] Ryan McCrory, passed

the deep-end test at the Moriello Pool! The look on

his face was something I’ll never forget. He’d been

practicing so hard, and when he fi nally did it? There

are no words for that.”

Town recreation director Chuck Bordino’s son

Vince has also joined the counseling staff , as have

almost a dozen returning campers “who recently

graduated college,” said Albritton. “I can’t believe

how everyone grows up so fast.”

One camp-loving youngster and athlete, Logan

Linares, 11, said that what he enjoys about the

summer rec program

is “meeting all kinds of

new people and seeing

friends every day that

you already know well. I

also love all of the sports

and games we play.” His

favorite? “Cone Chaos,”

which is a wild mix of

dodgeball, baseball, cone

tossing, running and

teamwork.

“We have arts and

crafts, theme days, chal-

lenges, sports, water-

slides in the back for the

days when we’re not at

the pool. We have morn-

ing assemblies and trea-

sure hunts,” said Albrit-

ton, listing some of the

myriad of activities that

they incorporate into

their day.

The camp is run in

two-week sessions cost-

ing $190 per camper,

and runs from 9 a.m. to

4 p.m., with special pre-

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RISING OVER THE past months and with

hopes of enriching the entire region, the

spanking-new campus being built at the

Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, funded in

large part by a payment from the NYC Department

of Environmental Protection is nearing completion.

The project was formulated because New York City

wanted to use the former Ashoakan Field Campus,

the Ashokan Center in recent years, for new water

releases designed to relieve fl ooding pressure on the

lower Esopus.

Offi cials at the new campus are currently hoping

to open for use come this autumn, with the fi nal

landscaping and interior touches of its completion

expected to take place over the coming summer.

Dismantling of the old campus by New York City is

expected to occur in 2014, with full restoration land-

scape plantings currently being planned.

The entire project’s $7.25 million price tag, noted

the Ashokan Center’s Executive Director Wayne

Turner, includes not only the City’s initial payment

and accompanying funds and technical aid provided

by the Open Space Institute, but $250,000 in grant

funds from the Catskill Watershed Corporation,

$750,000 in private monies raised by the Center’s

overseeing Ashokan Foundation in recent years, and

$1.5 million in CWC loans that Turner is planning

to repay, at low interest, via then many bookings

for educational retreats already rolling in, or being

promised, for the new facilities.

“I like to say that this is not a transition, but a trans-

formation we’re undertaking,” Turner said on a re-

cent sunny summer afternoon as he hosted several

interested parties wanting to set up programming

at the revitalized Ashokan campus. “And it’s all the

result of a great combination of fortuitous events.”

As he spoke, the sounds of active camper enthusi-

asm rose up from the old creekside Ashokan Center

campus, still running full throttle up until the new

mix of bunkhouses, teachers quarters, performance

hall, laboratory, classrooms and dining facilities gets

the fall grand opening, if all goes well.

Work crews bringing architect Matt Bialecki’s eco-

visionary designs to life scampered about, busily

painting interiors on some of the new structures,

and closing in electrical grids and radiant heating

features on others. Everyone signed construction

site waivers before proceeding to the new campus.

“We’ve got the Wayfi nder Experience here for two

weeks. We just fi nished one of Jay and Molly’s Fiddle

and Drum camps and have a guitar camp coming in

later this month. Everything’s back to back,” Turner

continued. “Onteora’s been doing its team building

exercises for their new school confi guration here,

and are planning to bring all the Bennett kids here

for overnights.”

Tree trunk interiorsFive years ago, the state decided to sell its fi eld

campus to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, noted folk

musicians who had been renting the facility for their

music and dance camps over the decades. Ungar

and Mason formed the Ashokan Foundation to focus

their vision for the site, aided from the beginning by

the city’s relocation payment deal involving ots own

water release plans for the property, to become all

about “shared experiences in nature, history, farm-

ing and the arts,” as their mission statement puts it.

The Ashokan Center’s brand-new education direc-

tor, Kerissa Fuccillo — who led the tour of the new

buildings after Turner left to entertain other visitors

A campus grows at AshokanCenter hopes to open in the fall

“…this is not a transition, but a transformation we’re

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Oregon PhD program in botany and ecology to help

guide the transformed campus into a new life as the

one place to go to learn about watershed issues —

as well as the rich interaction between history and

emerging sustainable cultures that are shaping the

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“I came out here for a fi ddle and dance weekend

and fell in love with then place,” said the energetic and

enthusiastic Queens native who never thought she’d

return East from Oregon until she volunteer-wrote an

action plan for the new campus’ educational future…

and then got recruited for her present position (started

up just a week earlier). “It matches my own combined

interests in science, education and music perfectly.”

All the new buildings have barn-like elements that

hide sustainability functions, from ventilation to ra-

diant heating and walls that work with the hillside

site’s natural slopes. There are plenty of big porches

for music-making and pathway connections between

dorms and dining hall, performance center and

classrooms. Most of the board and batten lumber

was milled from New York City properties around

the Catskills; giant tree trunks, some with branches,

grace the interiors of the larger rooms — using the

trees replaced by the new structures.

At the center of everything is a large structure with

a pass-through like some vernacular structure from

the 1830s, when the former Winchell’s farm (later a

mill and inn) fi rst hit its prime (after being founded a

whole century earlier).

Fuccillo pointed out how she’s happy to have the

time, as a trained Botanist, to fi gure out the native

plantings that will be used to bring the construction

site back into balance with all that surrounds it over

the coming years. And to be able to watch this new

campus come into its own.

“This is what I’m happiest about,” she later noted,

from a large room that will be a state-of-the-art class-

room and wet lab. “We plan to do a lot of innovative

work here over time.”

25,000 square feet In addition to serving as a long-held base of opera-

tions for such entities as Jay & Molly’s camps, Way-

fi nders and the Northeast Blacksmiths Association,

the new campus is already seeing the benefi ts of New

York State and Northeast schools ramping up their

budgets for fi eld trip getaways, including overnights,

where environmental sustainability and other new

ecological lessons can be both planned out as curri-

cula and taught eff ectively, in such a perfect setting.

“We’ll have 25,000 square feet,” he said of the

All the new buildings have barn-like elements.

project that fi nally broke ground a little over a year

ago. “But it’s not all about the facilities, this transfor-

mation. We have a lot of new staff and we’re launch-

ing some innovative new educational programs…I’m

so proud of all that’s going on here at Ashokan now.

Given the times, it’s really something to have such

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He thanked Jay & Molly for their vision, inspira-

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Keep the peace(Continued from page 1)

“People need to understand what happened in Hi-

roshima and Nagasaki and most recently in Fuku-

shima. If we don’t learn what happened and how

150,000 people died instantly from one nuclear

bomb -- literally melted and vaporized -- then we are

bound to repeat such brutal human horrors. This is

not about pointing fi ngers; war is a governmental

act. It’s about coming together to protect humanity

in the future from nuclear horror.”

To that end, there will be several experts on vari-

ous nuclear topics who will speak beginning at 4:15

p.m., including Joel Tyner, Manna Jo Green on “Clos-

ing Indian Point” and Eric Francis Coppolino, who

will deliver thoughts “From Hiroshima to Fukushi-

ma.”

At 5:30 p.m. there will be a Buddhist ritual, prayers

for peace and prayers for the victims of Hiroshima,

Nagasaki and Fukushima. “This is important to pray

for those who were victims of nuclear tragedy, and

we will do it in several diff erent languages so that

everyone can follow along.”

The headliner for the event will be the Vanaver

Caravan, who will perform traditional Japanese folk

dances and songs. It will be followed by another pro-

fessional dance group, Hanagasa-kai from the Japanese

Folk Dance Institute of New York, and then Stuart Pa-

ton of Burlington, who will engage the audience with

the fi ery and feisty Taiko style of Japanese drumming.

“You don’t have to know how to dance or know

the songs; we all just follow and have fun,” she said.

“You don’t have to show up in a kimono! There are

so many people that come into our restaurant that

are from Japan, or have lived there, have ties there

from family, a spouse, a corporation they worked for

-- it’s amazing! There are many people in this com-

munity that speak Japanese, are familiar with the

culture. I encourage them to all come out, as well as

those who are interested in learning more and hav-

ing a fun community dance festival!”

The festival will end with a fi re dance by Lia Si-

mon. “I saw her twirling fi re at a party last year, and

asked her if she would do it at the festival and she

said ‘Yes!’ She used to work here and is a SUNY-New

Paltz graduate. We’re very excited.”

For additional information, call Yamamoto at 255-

8811 or go to Facebook: Bon-Odori New Paltz Dance

Festival or www.bonodorinewpaltz.org. ++

building and surrounding property -- to let us move

the event there,” said Mayor West.

As of presstime, the mayor was set to schedule an

emergency meeting with the Village Board to seek its

approval for the new location. “I don’t see any prob-

lems, but we do lease some of the parking spaces in

that lot, so I want all of the trustees on board,” said

West.

The New Paltz Village Board gave its approval dur-

ing a May meeting to shut down Main Street between

11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Aug. 5 for a block party. West

explained at the time that he picked that timeframe

because “as summer weekend traffi c goes, that’s re-

ally the lull in the day. Most people have already trav-

eled to the mountains or the Fairgrounds or wher-

ever they’re going by 11 a.m., and then tend to return

in the late afternoon and early evening, when we’ll

have the road reopened.”

The board moved forward with its plan and a 125th

Committee was established. Community members

did show up at the board’s June 13 meeting to ask

why the event had been scheduled for the closing

day of the Ulster County Fair. But the board did not

see it as a serious concern and West reiterated that

he didn’t think that traffi c would be an issue because

everyone is already at the fair.

This week, village attorney Joe Eriole said that he

and West were shocked by the DOT’s rejection of

their application “so close to the day of the event,

when we had been in constant communication with

them,” said the attorney. “I guess they succumbed to

pressures from the Ulster County Fair.”

West and Eriole believe that the DOT has no legal

jurisdiction to forbid them from closing a portion of

Main Street within their own village boundaries. “My

legal assessment of the law allows for a local munici-

pality to shut down a portion of a state highway, as

long as there are adequate detour routes and detour

signage,” said Eriole. “We made an application not

because we believe we legally needed one, but to

be good citizens and let the DOT know what the vil-

lage’s plans were.”

The attorney said that they had met with DOT

representatives, County Fair offi cials, the mayor,

planner, Department of Public Works and event or-

ganizers several weeks ago. “They [the DOT] came

into the meeting with no evidence or data to sup-

port their concerns of a threat to public safety,” said

Eriole. “At the end of the meeting, it was our impres-

sion that we had answered their concerns, and we

continued to work with them, at expense to the vil-

lage, to coordinate the best detour routes.”

Stepp concurred that DOT reps had met with

members of the Village Board, the 125th Commit-

tee and Ulster County Fair representatives two weeks

ago to try to fi nd “alternative detours” to satisfy their

concerns. “We could not come up with a detour plan

that we were comfortable with,” said Stepp. “This is

the main route off Exit 18 to the beautiful Mohonk Pre-

serve, Minnewaska State Park and the Fairgrounds.”

She said that the DOT did “try and work with the vil-

lage to develop a traffi c strategy that would allow them

to hold the celebration on other streets.”

Rauch said that she was not interested in holding

the event on back streets. “We promised the com-

munity a party on Main Street, and we’re going to

have it on Main Street,” said Rauch. “The bands are

ready, the 125th Committee is ready, our vendors are

Roadblock(Continued from page 1)

ready and we’re going to have the stage right in the

grassy area just east of the Wells Fargo bank, directly

along Main Street. And now we can keep this par-

ty going much later, as there are many more after-

events planned right within a few hundred feet.”

Rauch said that the children’s section will be held

behind Wells Fargo Bank, as well as the “cooling

tent,” in case the weather is hot and people need a

place to cool off or get any needed medical atten-

tion. Rauch encourages everyone to “bring a lawn

chair, a picnic blanket and get ready to celebrate

how incredible New Paltz is and support our local

businesses.”

The children’s area will include family music, face-

painting, chalk art, et cetera. Food vendors and busi-

nesses will have booths lined up in the parking lot.

The music schedule is as follows: 11 a.m. to noon,

Snowbear; noon to 1 p.m., the Love Taps; 1 to 2:15

p.m., the Connor Kennedy Band; and the Alexis P.

Suter Band will perform from 2:15 to 4 p.m.

As of presstime, the event is scheduled to take

place this Sunday, Aug. 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

post offi ce parking lot. For additional information or

updates, visit www.villageofnewpaltz125th.org. ++

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IT’S THE ECONOMY | GEDDY SVEIKAUSKAS

OPTIMISTS READ THE economic tea

leaves and see hope. Pessimists read the

same signs and see gloom. The numbers

for both employment (hope) and unem-

ployment (gloom) in New York State are higher than

they were a year ago.

A state labor department survey showed 82,700

employed residents in Ulster County in June. That’s

up 1400 from last June. In another statistical series,

the gain in non-farm jobs for the year in Ulster Coun-

ty was higher: 2100 jobs.

There were also 8300 unemployed residents in

June. That number was up 1000 from last June.

Melinda Beuf, interim administrator of the Ulster

County Development Corporation, pointed out that

persons receiving unemployment are registered by

where they live, and that 30% of Ulster County’s

workers have jobs outside the county. “The unem-

ployment rate in New York is below its recessionary

peak, but the rate has risen over the past year and

now exceeds the national rate,” wrote state comp-

troller Thomas DiNapoli’s offi ce in May. “Also, many

of the jobs added during the recovery were in indus-

tries that pay less, on average, than those which lost

jobs during the recession.”

New York’s problems are the same ones affl icting

the national economy, it seems. And the trends con-

tinue to contradict each other. An article last week

in The New York Times found that the economy “has

lost much of the momentum it appeared to be build-

ing earlier this year, as the latest government statis-

tics showed that [the economy] expanded by a mere

1.5 per cent annual rate in the second quarter.”

A state labor department monthly analysis of la-

bor markets keeps track of the number of jobs in

each industry. This study shows where the number

of jobs is going up and where they’re going down

in each labor market. Since last June, for instance,

the number of private jobs in Ulster County has in-

creased by 2500, while the number of government

jobs has decreased by 400.

Like in most other places in the state, the number

of goods-producing jobs in Ulster County (manufac-

turing, construction and mining) is still on the de-

cline or barely holding steady. The number of such

jobs decreased from 5900 to 5800 in the past year.

Meanwhile, private service-producing jobs have

jumped from 40,000 to 42,600 in the past year,

an encouraging number. Some 900 of the new jobs

have been in trade, mostly retail. A couple of hun-

dred have been in fi nance and media, 400 in busi-

ness services, 300 in health and private education,

and 700 in tourism jobs.

The mid-Hudson economy is still experiencing a

largely jobless recovery, and although employers

are still very cautious about creating new jobs, Me-

linda Beuf detects more “kicking of the tires” among

them. She fi nds the local economic atmosphere

more positive than it was at this time last year.

City is the driverAt the present time, the statistics show, the New

York City economy is showing more buoyancy than

is that of the rest of the state. On a non-seasonally

adjusted basis, New York State as a whole has gained

137,200 non-farm jobs in the past year. With a few

exceptions, the number of jobs has been increasing

in proportion to the distance of each labor market

from New York City.

According to this statistical series, New York City

gained 76,800 jobs in the past year and its suburban

counties (Long Island, Westchester, Rockland and

Putnam) gained an additional 15,600. That left a re-

maining 30,400 new jobs distributed for the most

part in the metro areas of the rest of the state (about

two-thirds in the Albany and Rochester metro areas).

Orange and Dutchess counties lost 300 jobs and

Ulster, as noted above, gained 2100.

Despite its now-double-digit unemployment rate,

New York City’s economy remains the economic

driver in the state recovery. Where are New York

City’s new jobs in a mix of high-wage and low-wage

industries coming from?

The growth is all in the services. Form June last

year to June this year, New York City lost 6600

goods-producing jobs. It lost 3200 government jobs.

But it gained 85,400 private service jobs. The big-

gest positive contributor was professional services,

a potpourri of occupations including accounting, le-

gal, computer, consulting services and employment

agencies. Financial and media activities mounted

modest comebacks, and health services continued

to generate jobs.

Count me leaning more toward optimism than

pessimism. Based on the present patterns, this is the

bottom line. Should New York City continue its pres-

ent recovery despite chronic high unemployment, it

is not unreasonable to conjecture that the mid-Hud-

son economy will benefi t through a combination

of commutation to the city, second-home emigra-

tion from the city and inner suburbs, and telecom-

muting. The historic pattern of gradual population

increase in the mid-Hudson exurbs — less than one

per cent annually and probably only half of that — is

likely to persist. ++

For more insight into the local economy, go to Ulster

Publishing’s hudsonvalleybusinessreview.com.

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Should New York City

continue its present recovery

despite chronic high

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BRAWL in New PaltzArm wrestling event benefi ts the Breast-Feeding Initiative

Rich O’Corozine

IT WAS DEFINITELY the Best Show in Town this

past Friday evening as BRAWL took its outsized

and outrageous concoction of cabaret, theater

and arm-wrestling into the courtyard of the

Water Street Market in New Paltz. A couple hun-

dred people thought so too, as they packed the little

courtyard to watch MC’s Lady Thumb-Prince and

Bodacious T open the show with an unusual version

of that old Tom Jones nugget, “It’s Not Unusual.”

And from then on nothing was.

BRAWL (Broads Regional Arm Wrestling League...

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time. This time around it was for the Breast-Feeding

Initiative, a group that educates the population

about the advantages of breast-feeding those many

babies out there. Other shows have benefi ted Fam-

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The Wolf and The Pack.

Event


Each of the eight wrestlers

brought an entourage, with

fi nalists The Wolf and Her

Pack and Kotton Kandy and

her Traveling Circus.

Paltz. So BRAWL knows its audience.

Each of the eight wrestlers brought an entourage

(kind of like Halloween night in New Paltz), with fi -

nalists The Wolf and Her Pack (complete with a sac-

rifi cial “lamb”) off a farm in Chatham and Kotton

Kandy and her Traveling Circus (complete with “Dr.

Cavity”) from New Paltz. The two fought to a foul-

plagued draw, as called by the referee, Mr. Stripes.

One of the more intriguing bouts pitted Kandy

against “old-timer” (in the words of Thumb-Prince)

and veteran wrestler Magenta Delecta and the

Pinkettes (a troup of young girls dancing to the mu-

sic of “Flash Dance”) and her mother, Pink Delecta,

who, when Magenta lost due to technical fouls (the

wrestling part IS serious, as Thumb-Prince told me

beforehand, “We’re the only group without a bro-

ken arm”) grabbed the microphone and renounced

her daughter and claimed Kotton Kandy as her own.

It was a defi nite high-point to the festivities and

brought howls from the overfl ow crowd.

On hand at the start of the show was surprise guest

(and honorary Judge) and CLAW (Collective of Lady

Arm Wrestlers) co-National Champion, New Paltz’s

own Heather Weizen, who fl exed for the crowd and

was given the famed BRAWL cupcake to light, signi-

fying this Olympian moment. Weizen had battled the

notorious take-no-prisoners Amy Smackhouse to a

smack-down stalemate in June in Charlottesville, Vir-

ginia (think Thomas Jeff erson, who I’m sure would

have approved of the proceedings), bringing glory to

the local BRAWL community.

BRAWL originated in 2009, an alliance of theater

and philanthropy, as a way of empowering women

and to strengthen their local communities. And

looking at the hordes present on Friday night at the

Water Street Courtyard it looks like they’ve been

pretty good at doing just that.

Here’s to the next BRAWL. ++

Dulcet dozen

The competition is down to just 12 in the Hudson

Valley Voice, a summer-long, “American Idol”-style

singing competition. The remaining hopefuls will

battle it out at 8 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 3, at the Lazy

Swan Golf and Country Club Village in Saugerties.

Performances can be seen in-person (tickets are $5)

or online at www.thehudsonvalleyvoice.com.

“The competition is going better than anyone ex-

pected, and the talent is off the hook,” said Hudson

Valley Voice co-producer Stephen Tenner.

The remaining competitors are:

• Aubrey Haddard, 18, student, Gardiner

• Caitlin Connelly, 24, High Falls

• Casey Erdmann, 27, New Paltz

• Esme Ariel, 21, server at the Plaza Diner, New Paltz

• Ashley Flow, 28, postal carrier and advocate for

special needs adults, Newburgh

• Lindsay Towers, 17, a student at John Jay High

School, from Hopewell Junction

• Mark Raisch, 46, business consultant, Clinton

Corners

• George Jacobs, 69, farmer and spiritual coun-

selor, Gardiner

• Edgar Jaramillo, 41, housekeeper, Lyndhurst, NJ

• Alfred Mann, 55, truck driver, Washingtonville

• Adam Sickler, 22, student at Berklee College of

Music, Kingston

• Liam Roberts, 18, student, Catskill

Half of the dozen remaining competitors will ad-

vance. The fi nal performance will be held Oct. 10.

The top contestant will win a $10,000 purse, a two-

year lease on a Subaru Impreza, and an opportunity

to be noticed by record company talent scouts.

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Gardiner’s bountyOn Saturday, Aug. 18, the Gardiner Library is host-

ing a fundraiser cocktail party with silent and live

auction at the Maplestone Inn on Route 32 in Gar-

diner. All proceeds benefi t the programming at the

Gardiner Library. It will be a celebration featuring

all of the great resources Gardiner has to off er from

food to fashion -- thus the name Gardiner’s Bounty.

Some of Gardiner’s most precious commodities

can be found in the fabric of its community -- its

residents and local business owners. Two such gems

are local chefs Bruce Kazan of the Main Course and

Michael Bernardo of Café Mio. At the earliest stages

of this event, just days after its conception, both

Bruce and Michael enthusiastically responded to the

library’s call for help in making the concept a real-

ity. They are generously sharing their talents and

expertise in preparing the food being sourced from

Gardiner’s local farms for the event. Both have been

instrumental in helping to coordinate the event as

well. We at the library are honored and so apprecia-

tive for their help and support. Like a public library,

an independent small business relies on the support

of its patrons and the local residents. We hope that

our supporters will in turn recognize Bruce and Mi-

chael for their dedication to this event.

In addition to these great chefs, a plethora of

farms have joined in the fun. May we fi rst start off

by acknowledging the years of continued service

and support provided by the Sycoff family of Brook-

side Farm? This event is an evolution of the library’s

barbecue and bake auction that the Sycoff ’s almost

single handily backed for the past fi ve years. They

have worked tirelessly to make each year’s BBQ a

success and their eff orts have not stopped as they

graciously agreed to donate ingredients to our chefs

for Gardiner’s Bounty. Also contributing this year

are the folks from Phillies Bridge Farm, Tammy

Boylan from Wrights Farm, Pattie Eakin and Joe Katz

from the Bruynswick Farmstand and the gang at the

Taliaferro Farm to name just a few. We could not do

it without them.

We don’t intend to leave our guests thirsty. Thanks

to Ralph, Gabe and Kathy Erenzo, Tuthilltown Spir-

its and Distillery will be mixing a signature cocktail.

In addition, a selection of award-winning wines has

been provided by Whitecliff Vineyards, plus dona-

tions from Robibero Winery and Mario DiPonio of

T Edward Wines. As for entertainment, we are so

fortunate to have violinist Marka Young and The

Yes Mollies (featuring members of the Sweet Clem-

entines) volunteering to play for our guest’s enjoy-

ment.

There will be a silent auction, as well as a live auc-

tion of the “Library Cake” prepared by pastry chef

Maya Eyler. Residents and local business owners

alike have donated several dozen items for the silent

auction, including original art, gift certifi cates to lo-

cal businesses, designer handbags, tickets to sport-

ing events, even a weekend stay in a New York City

apartment. The list is long and quite impressive. We

thank each and every one of them for their donation.

Tickets are $50 per person, payable in advance

and may be purchased at the Gardiner Library. Each

ticket purchased before July 31 is entered in a raffl e

to win one of two rooms at the beautiful Maplestone

Inn on the night of the event. Lest we forget, our

biggest thanks go to Sean and Patty Roche, owners

of the Maplestone Inn, who have donated the use

of their inn and the grounds for this event and the

rooms for the evening as well. Their willingness to

help is only matched by their generosity. They have

our eternal gratitude.

We hope you will join us for the evening. Eat,

drink, dance, laugh, bid and when you leave, we

hope that you take a piece of Gardiner with you.

Leitha M. Ortiz-Lesh, Member

Gardiner Library Board of Trustees

New Paltz is going downa slippery slope

A few years ago the New York State Legislature

enacted a law purporting to encourage local gov-

Meghan Kathleen Thomas and Mi-

chael James Mrkvicka were united in

marriage June 9, 2012, at 11 o'clock in

the morning at the Gardiner Reformed

Church. The Rev. Gary Sissel offi ciated.

Music was provided by two pianists --

Valentina Shatalov and Carole Losee of

New Paltz -- and soloist Rachel Kilpat-

rick of Syracuse. A reception followed

at Mohonk Mountain House. Guests

danced to music provided by the

Sammy Kaye Orchestra, led by Roger

Thorpe. A rehearsal dinner was hosted

by the groom’s parents at the Hillside

Manor in Kingston on June 8.

The bride is the daughter of LaMont

and Kathleen Thomas of New London,

NH. The groom is the son of Michael

and Cindy Mrkvicka of Grants Pass, OR.

Presented in marriage by her father,

the bride was attended by her friend,

Jenna Zullo, of Hollis, NH as maid of

honor. Bridesmaids were friends Samantha Goodwin of Vader, WA; Sasha Shatalov of Rochester; and Emily Erb of

Asheville, NC. Jon Allaire of Ashland, OR, friend of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen were friends Carl Mag-

nusson of Madison, WI; Robby Heath of Greenwood, IN; and brother of the bride, Kurt Thomas of New London,

NH. Lily and Luke Stiles of Warner, NH were the fl ower girl and ring bearer respectively.

The bride graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH receiving a BA in

theater with a minor in deaf studies. She attended grad school at George Fox University in Portland, OR and plans

to continue online through Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, pursuing a Masters in counseling.

The groom graduated from the Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT with a BS in marine science and is serv-

ing as a Lieutenant JG in the Coast Guard stationed in Juneau, AK.

Following a honeymoon, which included Mohonk Mountain House, Jade Mountain Resort, St. Lucia and a road

trip from Portland, OR to Juneau, AK, the newlyweds reside in Juneau, AK.

Celebrations

Meghan Kathleen Thomas and Michael James Mrkvicka.


ernments to become more effi cient and eff ective

through consolidations. In practice, the law has

been used to try to sucker villages into dissolution.

In the magical thinking of the New York State Depart-

ment of State, elimination of the 550 villages of our

state would somehow make the remaining 10,000

units of local government more effi cient and eff ec-

tive in delivering services to their residents. Never

mind that towns are notoriously ineffi cient units of

government; that fi re districts are famously corrupt

and ineffi cient; and that there are about 8,000 other

special districts, (not including school districts) all

with taxing powers, wastefully providing a variety of

services to their residents.

Villages are by their nature the most effi cient form

of local government n New York State. Villages are,

in essence, a single district enabled to deliver just

about any service the residents want and are will-

ing to pay for. New Paltz seems headed down a slip-

pery slope to de facto elimination of the village while

maintaining, and even expanding, the de jure exis-

tence of our village. This is being done in the name

of effi ciency and eff ectiveness -- somehow, dumping

us villagers into 16 newly formed special benefi t dis-

tricts and doing away with the single district we now

enjoy will result in greater effi ciency and eff ective-

ness.

The concept of creating a “whole-town village of

New Paltz” (of which there are already six -- of ques-

tionable effi ciency and eff ectiveness -- in New York

State) is as addictive as cocaine to those who simplis-

tically believe that “one government is better than

two.” They even believe this fairy tale after a year of

study, under professional guidance, which failed to

fi nd any signifi cant tax savings and failed to specify

any improvement in eff ectiveness or effi ciency. (In

fairness, I should note here that there might be an

improvement in something called “transactional

effi ciency.” This was explained to me to mean that

a newcomer to our community would have to deal

with only one planning board instead of having to

discover if he needed to deal with the village or town

government.)

In fact, the study committee discovered that under

consolidation, part-town taxes (taxes on those living

outside the village) would increase by up to 25%,

while villager taxes would decrease by about 10%.

How could this be? The town government would, at

long last, be hoisted on its own petard.

The Town of New Paltz, through its convoluted

budget, has over the years been over-taxing villag-

ers -- requiring villagers to pay for items that benefi t

only part-town residents. Under consolidation, the

part-towners would have to pay their full share for

the services they enjoy.

In order to promote consolidation of local govern-

ments, the State has stooped to bribery. If we con-

solidate, the State will give us up to $1,000,000.

Of course there is a catch, or two, or three. First,

it is not clear that the legislature has actually funded

the bribe in its 2012 budget. Second, it is not clear if

this is a one-time bribe, or if it might go on for years.

Third, the consolidated government must demon-

strate that there are actual signifi cant tax savings

through consolidation -- impossible for New Paltz

( just as it was for Potsdam where they were able to

fi nd only $22,000 in tax savings and where the peo-

ple, in 2011, overwhelmingly defeated a referendum

to dissolve the village).

Some would have us believe that our village is an

expensive luxury and that we could save buckets

of money if we had only one government -- either

a town or a whole-town village. A close look at the

reality of the cost of local government proves that

such savings are nothing more than wishful thinking.

John Logan

New Paltz

Carl Zatz won’t dowhat’s best for the town

Flashback to October 2011, when Carl “Czar” Zatz,

Mike Reynolds and Warren Wiegand all campaigned

with a questionable list of imagined “accomplish-

ments,” which included signing the cell tower con-

tract with construction to start in 2012. Never mind

that Zatz and Reynolds weren’t even on the Town

Board when it was signed.

Fast forward to 2012, when “Czar” Zatz with side-

kick Reynolds have now decided to do an about face

and use scare tactics to warn against the “hazard” of

having a cell tower in the same area as the airport,

even though no real hazard has been shown or ex-

ists. A far more hazardous potential to the citizens

of Gardiner is the airport, with the dozens of daily

take-off s and landings from the jumper planes.

Czar Zatz and the Imaginary Hazard Video Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpLutxNbSao&f

eature=youtu.be. Now, this is not at all surprising,

since “Czar Zatz” has a business relationship with

Bill Richards and the airport, which he since claims

doesn’t exist (“move along, move along, nothing

to see here”) and as well has an airport staff er as a

“confi dential” secretary, so supporting the airport

and the jumper community is totally in line with

what we’d expect from “Czar” Zatz, except it’s not

what he ran for offi ce on.

During the comments that were allowed by “Czar”

Zatz (NOTE: he allowed comments only so that some

of the airport people could get their two cents in, but

in the previous town meeting he refused to allow any

Mark ShermanA

LAUGHING

MATTER

It’s a…baby!

How things have changed since I was young! I re-

member when my fi rst child was born, way back in

1964, fathers were not allowed -- or certainly not told

they were allowed -- to be in the delivery room. The

mother, however, was allowed to be there, in fact,

encouraged. Not only that, but they weren’t doing

ultra-sounds, so you really didn’t know the baby’s

sex until it was born. And if you were the dad, you’d

have to wait until the obstetrician told you. In my

case, as I recall, the news was delivered (if you’ll par-

don the expression) by a phone call, and the doctor’s

words were “It’s a boy and he has all his parts.”

I don’t know if this was the doc’s standard way of

imparting this information, or if he varied it from

parent to parent, sometimes saying, “It’s a child with

a penis,” or, “It’s a girl and she is the complete pack-

age.”

All I know is that to be in the delivery room for the

birth of my next two children was defi nite progress.

For my second child (1974), we didn’t know the sex

beforehand, but it was immediately obvious when

he was born. And for child #3 (1981) we knew ahead

of time that this baby would be my third son.

But even having children across enough of a time

span to experience the diff erences in how the baby’s

gender was treated gave me no idea of what was

coming down the pike. And like many issues of par-

enting today, there are people at the extremes on

both ends.

Have you heard about “gender reveal parties”?

Knowing your baby’s gender before it’s born is no

big deal now; it’s estimated that at least 50 percent

of prospective parents choose to do this (it’s gener-

ally pretty obvious on a sonogram when the fetus

is between 18 and 22 weeks). But, as described in a

New York Times story in April 2012, some parents-

to-be have the ultra-sound technician not tell them,

but rather put the in-

formation in an enve-

lope, which the cou-

ple brings to a baker,

who then bakes a

cake in pink or blue,

covered by a neutral

frosting.

The couple then

throws a party,

where they, their in-

laws and friends can

scream with delight as the cake is cut and the gender

is revealed. Of course, some of this delight may be

feigned, as when either member of the couple or any

of the prospective grandparents are disappointed by

what they’ll be getting. I suspect at least occasionally

at these events, there are some suppressed utter-

ances of that standard English profanity -- “Oh, sugar

plum!” -- expressing such disappointment.

But then, at the other end of things, are the parents

of Sasha Laxton (in Britain), who raised him without

telling his gender to anyone except family members

and a few close friends until Sasha was fi ve. I don’t

know what they told Sasha itself, since developmen-

tal psychologists tell us that most children are aware

of their gender by the time they reach the age of

three. Did they swear it to secrecy?

Actually, there is at least one other couple that is

doing the same experiment on their child. Canadians

David Stocker and Kathy Witterick are raising their

little one, Storm Stocker, without sharing its gender.

Personally, I’m not crazy about this experiment with

one’s child, but I love the name Storm Stocker!

I guess the gender-reveal party and the parents’

decision not to reveal the gender could be com-

bined. Imagine the party, where people cut through

the frosting of the cake only to fi nd that the color is

neither pink nor blue, but rather a neutral purple.

“What’s going on?” the confused guests might ex-

claim, to which the parents could say, “We have de-

cided to raise our child, Leslie, without telling any-

one its gender until it is 18, although we realize lots

of people might guess by then.”

Believe me, I am not making light of transgen-

dered people, for whom gender identity is a diffi cult

issue. But for most people, the gender with which

they identify matches up with their anatomy, and I

do have some issues with parents keeping it a secret.

And what’s next? Has anyone heard about “na-

mism,” namely, the fact that your fi rst name can re-

ally make a diff erence in how you are treated by the

world? Actually, I have never heard of this, but with-

out even Googling it I am sure it exists. (I did read

long ago that children with more common names

tend to be more popular in school.) So is it fair for

parents to name their child Pumpkinface, knowing

full well that he is probably going to have a very dif-

ferent life experience from one named Michael? But

who knows what problems even a name like Michael

could cause. Isn’t the safest thing to do not to name

your child at all? What a joy it would be to raise a

genderless, nameless child!

Of course, when the kid reaches, say, six or seven,

and people ask, “What’s your name?” he or she will

say something like “Beats me.” To which the asker

would then say, “Beetsmee? What a cute name!”

But the ultimate in political correctness isn’t about

gender or names, but rather species. The most

evolved of us know that there is no reason we should

think of ourselves as more important than any other

species, and what better way would there be to put

this into practice than by not telling your genderless

nameless child what species it is? Or that there even

is a concept of species.

Then, if the child gets upset when a mouse runs

across the room, its mom might say, “Don’t worry,

darling, that’s your cousin.” And if you have a dog,

your child could become bilingual, by learning to

bark as well as to talk. Unless, of course, it identifi es

with the mouse and prefers to squeak as well as to

speak.


comment from the public at all on the fi rehouse is-

sue until AFTER the Town Board had voted). Here’s

the most sense made by anyone during the evening,

Jack Habersberger.

Jack Habersberger Speaks Out Video Link:

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wmgr5E&feature=youtu.be.

It remains to be seen if “Czar” Zatz recuses himself

from further votes or discussions on the cell tower,

as he should, or just keeps pushing on the side of the

airport, who has a lawsuit open against the town. We

hope the lawyers for the cell tower take note of this

since Carl is clearly biased towards the airport and

won’t do what’s best for the good of the town.

Pamela O’Dell

Gardiner

Let’s keep this “Circus”out of Saugerties

Recent actions of our political “ringmasters” up in

Albany should have everyone concerned. In the face

of declining revenue streams from business, par-

ticularly Wall Street, our politicians, awash with big

money from casino interests, have decided to take

the state on a very dubious path. They believe that

casino gambling is the answer to our problems and

are in the process of changing the state constitution

to permit non-Indian casinos throughout the state.

Folks in Saugerties should be extra concerned. What

that means is that Saugerties, once again, has a big

bull’s-eye on it.

When an Indian gambling casino was proposed

for the Winston Farm a few years ago, the people

of Saugerties organized to form the group NO SAU-

GERTIES CASINO. The people of this community

recognized just how negative the impact of a mas-

sive casino would be on Saugerties. It is no diff erent

now. A casino would devastate the small town way

of life we all enjoy.

NO SAUGERTIES CASINO is reorganizing itself in

order to meet this potential threat. The group will

hold a meeting on Thursday Aug. 2 at the Inquiring

Mind Bookstore (Partition and Main streets) at 7 p.m.

Come and add your voice to the group so that we

can tell Albany to keep their casino “circus” out of

our town and state.

Mark H. Knaust

Saugerties

Service matters

I found the recent article about the discussion

about the proposed cell tower at the Gardiner Town

Board meeting on July 10 one sided. To compare in-

nocent school children being put in danger by locat-

ing a sexual predator near a school with adults who

choose to put themselves at risk by jumping out of

an airplane, is ridiculous. To put this statement in

bold print in the article shows a bias in favor of the

opponents of the tower. The children should assume

no risk by going to school as required by law. The

jumpers assume all the risk, as they are under no

obligation to jump out of an airplane.

Following the deaths of two jumpers from the Gar-

diner Airport, the press reported that each jumper

must sign a seven-page release in which death or

fatality is mentioned ten times. This shows that the

jumpers are aware of the danger and assume respon-

sibility for it.

Among the arguments for the tower not sited in

the article was the fact that Ulster County Emer-

gency services has been telling the town for years

that a lack of cell service in areas of Gardiner en-

danger not only people living in these dead zones

but people traveling through, as well as emergency

service workers. The fact that this cell tower debate

has been going on for eight-plus years and part of

the cause for this lies in the zoning law drawn up

during Mr. Zatz’s previous time as town supervisor.

The new zoning states that the tower has to be built

on town property so the town could receive the rev-

enue. Well, for the past eight years the town has not

received a red cent and there have been legal costs,

consultant costs and a buyout of a prior contractor.

The article also failed to mention that during the

discussion it was pointed out that there were ar-

eas of Gardiner were people barely avoided being

trapped by fl ooding and falling trees; had they been

trapped they would have no way of calling for help,

no electric, phone service and no cell phone service.

Maybe Mr. Catz thinks we should go back to using

drums and smoke signals.

It addition, it was pointed out that Supervisor Zatz

is a close friend of Mr. Richards, the owner of the

airport and a former business partner. The safety of

the citizens of Gardiner who live here and pay taxes

should take precedence over people who choose to

jump out of airplanes for an adrenalin rush.

John Habersberger

New Paltz

A burst of color

Thank you, Walkill View Farm, for growing a ri-

otous explosion of sunfl owers for us each year, just

because.

Amy Silvestro

New Paltz

Sister act

During an interview with Ron Paul on his show

“Hardball,” Chris Matthews, uncomfortable with

Paul’s position as a Libertarian on the legalization of

heroin, queried, “Don’t you think legalizing heroin

will lead to more people using the drug?” Senator

Paul scoff ed at the notion by saying, “Do you really

think that just because it’s legal people are going to

say ‘I think I’ll try heroin’?” Notably dissatisfi ed with

Paul’s response, Matthews did not immediately an-

swer and I thought “Wow Chris, you’ve got him on

this one. Use the illustration of abortion.” (Before

abortion was legalized, it was rare and considered

a grave moral evil, but once legalized, many women

and physicians were apparently willing to equate

legal with moral and abortions increased dramati-

cally.) Then I remembered; Chris Matthews is pro

“choice” and would never use this illustration -- even

though it would help his argument against the Liber-

tarian position on legalizing heroin.

The fi rst time I read a Gioia Shebar letter in the

feedback section I thought, “This is certainly diff er-

ent.” However, despite our diff erent perspectives,

once I got past the uniqueness of her style; I have

been entertained, challenged and informed by Gioia

-- especially about property tax issues. Currently,

I’m in the process of attempting to break Gioia’s re-

cord for the most consecutive weeks of appearing

in the feedback section. (I think I’m getting close.)

With this in view (that’s another way of saying “how-

ever”), although Gioia admits she does not under-

stand my religious sensibilities, having once been

a secularist, I do understand hers. Although not as

secularist as the French Revolution’s anti-religious

government that proposed human rights came from

“natural law” and created a new calendar to replace

the Gregorian one with a ten-day week and animal

days to replace the calender’s saint-based days; I was

secular enough to think that religious views should

have no direct infl uence on public policy. (I also used

to think it inappropriate when “God Bless America”

was sung in church.) Because of this, unlike Gioia, I

think that we can debate the issue of “choice” or any

other point of friction and hope for a good outcome

as long as our goal is to know the truth. (It should

be noted that the “Enlightened” French Revolu-

tion Government’s opposition to religion was also

expressed by cutting off cleric’s heads -- including

nuns -- and soon found others whose heads needed

the guillotine’s attentions.) Although referred to as

religionist (It depends upon what that means) and de-

scribed as one who lives up to his beliefs (Thanks Gioia.

It’s my goal but I often fail.) when speaking of abortion

I have not played the religion card. Indeed, while as-

serting the evil of abortion, I have quoted Nat Hentoff ,

but never directly the Bible -- except to off er comfort to

those who have had an abortion and regretted it.

Concerning Sister Hortense, nuns that cause ker-

fuffl es, nuns in general, and nun’s habits: I’ll have

nun of that! (I think a drum roll would be appropri-

ate here.) Of course women become nuns for many

reasons. My mother was raised in a Catholic orphan-

age sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Upon

graduating from high school these orphans, like all

other young women, had to plan their futures. A

classmate of my mom’s was having diffi culty in this

regard and one of the nuns suggested that she stay

with the orphanage and study to enter the order.

Twenty-fi ve years later she left the order, got mar-

ried, heard and understood the gospel of grace for

the fi rst time, and experienced genuine conversion.

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Hugh Reynolds

al Christian,” but one who was convinced that the

Gospel was true. Many women, having already had

a conversion experience or simply seeking to know

and serve God, believe the Lord is calling them to

this life and say “yes” to this call. And apparently

there is another reason a woman might become a

nun. In her book “Ungodly Rage,” journalist Donna

Steichen asserts that some feminists, viewing the

Catholic Church as the best way to maintain and ad-

vance feminism’s fading infl uence in American soci-

ety, infi ltrated religious orders and became nuns for

this reason. (Let’s call these nuns the “Sisters of Ker-

fuffl es.”) Since guilt comes from knowing, or at least

believing, that you are doing something “wrong,” it

should not be surprising that a nun, reading a book

from a member of the Sisters of Kerfuffl es in which

she advocates “pleasuring oneself,” might accept

her rationalizations that assuage feelings of guilt

and override her conscience. Gioia suggests that re-

search on this and other issues I raised, which she

considered overreaching, be conducted. However,

any study that would fail to distinguish and separate

individuals who believe a practice in question was

morally wrong from those who don’t, would lead to

the wrong conclusions. Those who do not consider

a practice wrong would have minimal or no guilt,

while those who have moral reservations concerning

a practice would experience guilt. Moreover, socio-

paths experience no guilt, even when doing heinous

things. In light of this, perhaps the real research that

needs to be done by secularists (who reject the re-

ligious paradigm) is concerning the questions; why

do people experience guilt; when is guilt inappro-

priate and when should it be embraced as benefi cial

or necessary? Speaking of guilt: since pornography

objectifi es women and men, here is a question for

Sister Kerfuffl e and sister Gioia from brother George:

If no one should feel guilty about pleasuring them-

selves, should nuns or anyone else feel guilt while

engaging in this practice over images that objec-

tify men or women? I guess that would depend on

whether one secularist or another considers such

objectifying right or wrong. Hugh Hefner’s ideas on

this subject, one would suspect, are very diff erent

from the late Betty Friedan’s. The question then be-

comes how should a “good” secularist who wants to

do the “right” thing decide such diff erences?

In closing, Sister Kerfuffl e, apparently AWOL or

Pop quiz: What the heck does the word “quasqui-

centennial” mean? Answer: 125th anniversary, which

is what the Village of New Paltz will be celebrating on

Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on lower Main Street.

A wonderfully eclectic place, the village was

founded in 1887, a year before a local newspaper de-

clared Ulster County “noxiously corrupt for years.”

Whether there was any connection, I have no idea.

Perhaps it was a good-government movement so fre-

quently extolled at SUNY New Paltz. Who knows?

One of the more contentious hamlets, New Paltz

seems to revisit issues every generation or so. Cur-

rently, residents are at loggerheads regarding the

possible merger of the town (circa 1677) and the vil-

lage. Stay tuned.

Perhaps Sunday’s working slogan should be “Just

be nice to each other.”

Mike the KnifeFor me, the news last week that Ulster County ex-

ecutive Mike Hein was targeting another 200 coun-

ty workers for pink slips conjured up memories of

1968.

Former New York City mayor John Lindsay, even

more strikingly handsome in person, gave serious

consideration to running for president that year.

So serious was the Silk Stocking Republican liberal

that he paid a visit to what used to be Sportsmen’s

Park in Rosendale (currently the town’s recreation

center) to plead his case. So out of touch with reality

was Lindsay that as a bragging point he compared

himself to conservative Republican Ronald Reagan,

whom he referred to as “that new guy in California.”

“New York City, as you know, has the biggest bud-

get outside of the federal government,” he said to

a curious gathering of local reporters. “Well, this

new guy from California, what’s his name, Reagan,

passed us with his fi rst budget. With a stroke of the

pen, I got us out front again.”

Ah, the good old days. They’re long gone.

The day after Hein announced his reduction in

staff , I was sitting in a diner chatting with a guy I just

met. The older former IBMer said he was working

on his second career. It paid about a third of his top

salary at Big Blue, which went south in 1994.

“The diff erence then was you could walk next door

or the place after that and get a job. Now, there’s

nothing,” he said. Soon, for a bunch of county work-

ers, there will be even less.

Hein dropped the bomb on workers, the public

and legislators without notice last Thursday morn-

ing. Coincidentally, the news hit the papers the day

of his birthday fund-raising party. The plan, or at

least those elements Hein chose to announce last

week, off ers some 200 workers in at least a dozen

departments a $12,500 buyout bonus. They have to

commit by the end of the month. I can only imagine

the working conditions for those who do not commit

after offi cially having been declared surplus.

The executive

himself indicated

how this fourth

round of layoff s —

in four executive

budgets — might be

received. He pre-

dicted only about

one in ten workers

would accept his

terms. If he’s right,

the county work-

force would be reduced by only 20 employees.

That the county workforce was bloated under leg-

islative rule — with Hein as the county administrator

who drew up those last three budgets — was appar-

ent even then, circa 2008. While fi gures were vague

— this is government accounting, after all — the

county payroll was probably around 1850 in 2009,

compared to the 1550 (in round fi gures) the execu-

tive says are now on the workforce.

To many in the public, Hein’s taxpayer-fi rst strat-

egy is headed in the right direction. For reference,

a percentage point on the county tax rate is worth

about $800,000 in spending or saving. Hein is like

the new CEO on the block, downsizing — IBM pre-

ferred “right-sizing,” which in Kingston eventually

meant zero — his operation to where income match-

es expenses, with perhaps a small profi t.

Less becomes less Doing more with less works to a certain point, be-

yond which less is less. Remember how computers

were going to make us all more effi cient?

When does Hein get to what he considers the right

number for county government employment?

Among his numerous targets for layoff s, none

have included his executive department or legal de-

partment. We may have not heard the last word on

that subject.

Meanwhile, some legislators seem to have bought

the Kool-Aid, despite being blind-sided by the ex-

ecutive for the umpteenth time. Majority leader

Ken Ronk, the legislature’s leading advocate for re-

balancing government, declared his support for an

ill-defi ned plan he said he only read about in the

papers. “We need more information, but it’s a great

plan,” he told me the day after, apparently channel-

ing George Orwell.

Personnel chairman Bob Aiello, one of the more

critical legislators, seemed nonplussed by another

round of layoff s. “I don’t think he’s going to get that

many,” he said.

Neither does minority leader Dave Donaldson of

Kingston, outspoken champion of the working class

and union fl agwaver. “I’m not really okay with it,” he

said, “but I’ll support the early retirement end,” he

said. Translation: Hein has the votes.

Legislature chairman Terry Bernardo of Accord

seems to have accepted the state of communication

between the executive and the legislature. “I got

zero calls from county exec about this,” she told me.

“I found out about it the way we usually do, either

from a press release in the paper or a call from a re-

porter.”

Legislative leaders planned to meet with the ex-

ecutive, she said. The meeting could be contentious,

since Hein gives little ground after he declares a

policy.

County comptroller Elliott Auerbach weighed

in after the announcement with questions regard-

ing reserve funds to pay for severance. Typically, a

county employee with more than 20 years of service

walks away with at least a year’s salary. And that’s

before this year’s proff ered bonus.

It was mere coincidence that the day Hein de-

clared the latest round of layoff s the state labor de-

partment reported the unemployment rate in Ulster

County had risen above nine percent. For those fac-

ing executive action, this was the worst of news.

Saugerties honors Hinchey“If it’s free beer, I’m here,” Sheriff Paul Van Blar-

cum quipped at a welcome-home picnic for retiring

congressman Maurice Hinchey at Cantine Field in

Saugerties on Sunday.

Good line, but even funnier when I learned from

picnic committee chairman Beth Murphy that Van

Blarcum had donated the $3500 to cover expenses

for the four-hour aff air. Van Blarcum, who drinks

sparingly, probably paid a thousand bucks a beer,

and was grateful to do it.

“He supported me when I ran and lost [in 1998]

and he’s supported me ever since,” Van Blarcum,

like Hinchey a Democrat, said. “He’s a loyal guy.”

Van Blarcum suggested Hinchey might be under-

appreciated as a congressman. “It wasn’t just all the

money he brought home for special projects around

here,” he said. “He was [is until December 31] a con-

gressman. He voted on things that aff ected the whole

country, the world.”

A woman spoke to Hinchey’s eff ect on her life and

that of her husband, a victim of Agent Orange in Viet-

nam. “Maurice took up our cause when he was an

assemblyman,” she said. “And he stuck with it. He

changed our lives.”

Organized by a volunteer group of residents, the

event drew — with people coming and going — at

least 400 people.

The guest of honor, attentively accompanied by

former wife Ilene Marder and their daughter Mi-

chelle, was clearly delighted by the turnout and the

reception. People, some from his school days in Sau-

gerties stood in line for autographs and photos with

their children.

With the wisdom of a child, a little girl, accompa-

nied by her parents, refl ected the spirit of the occa-

sion. “This is an historic event,” she solemnly told

me.

Mike Zollo of Blue Mountain got an autograph

with a message on a napkin. “He’s my man,” he said,

beaming. “I’m going to miss him dearly.” Zollo’s

wife, Sally Ann Lamouree, called Hinchey “a real

gentleman. He did the job well.”

Hinchey of course has been hearing all this for

years, unceasingly this year, as he makes what seems

an endless round of farewell events.

But this was a homecoming. This was special.


MIA in the spiritual battle against the “world, the

fl esh and the devil,” has a Libertarian view of plea-

suring oneself despite its consequences to those, like

Sister Hortense, whose consciences have been in-

formed by and whose conduct should refl ect Church

teachings. If, like Chris Matthews with Ron Paul, I

had the opportunity to ask the Sister if she thought

that advocating (legalizing so to speak) such pleasure

seeking for nuns would not increase this practice,

the Sister would probably, like Ron Paul, scoff at the

notion and reply, “I just want those who do it not to

feel guilty about it -- even though it contradicts the

teachings of the Church and their vows of chastity...

Do you really think that just because I advocate self

pleasuring more nuns are going to say “I think I’ll try

it?” However, unlike Chris Matthews with Ron Paul,

I would reply “Yes Sister. Consider what happened

when the Supreme Court legalized abortion.”

George Civile

Gardiner

Note of clarifi cation

I am writing to correct two instances where I was

misquoted in Erin Quinn’s article entitled, “Drug

free: Community Partnership for a Safer New Paltz

hires new director, launches youth anti-drug cam-

paign,” within the New Paltz Times publication, dat-

ed July 12, 2012.

As I told Ms. Quinn during my interview, I am not

aware of any data to support or suggest that there

has been a spike in marijuana use among New Paltz

youth. I clearly stated that as the new project direc-

tor, I am in the process of looking at the most recent

Ulster County Youth Survey Data (2010) with our

professional evaluator to gain a better understand-

ing of youth use within the New Paltz community.

Using a variety of data sources is important, for it

informs prevention planning and better meets the

needs of the youth in the community. This is an es-

sential component of eff ective prevention work.

At the time of the interview, I also stated I was not

willing to misspeak or make projections about cur-

rent local activity. I shared information about the

national use trends for both marijuana and prescrip-

tion drug abuse and said I would not be surprised if

this community was within the national range.

Following the interview, I reviewed the 2010 Ul-

ster County Youth data for Zone 2, which includes

youth from New Paltz, and contacted the reporter

by e-mail. Within that communication, I did con-

fi rm that marijuana and prescription drug use were

higher in our zone among specifi c age groups. I did

not state there was a spike or signifi cant diff erence

in usage rates, which would warrant the use of that

terminology.

In conclusion, I would like to be clear that I nei-

ther said, nor believe, that marijuana use and pre-

scription drug abuse leads to heroin use. Substance

abuse and addiction are complex issues with many

contributing factors. I simply would not and did not

make this statement.

I invite members of the community to give me a

call at the offi ce at 419-3678 to set up some time to

talk with me directly about additional questions per-

taining to local data, the scope of the grant, etc. I

also welcome the opportunity to discuss some of the

important initiatives and projects the Community

Partnership is working on.

Thank you for this opportunity to correct my

statements and clarify my beliefs.

Phoenix R. Kawamoto, Project Director

Community Partnership for a Safer New Paltz

The sky is not falling down!

A couple of well-kept, responsibly raised, cooped

hens -- not “poultry operations” -- will not bring the

sky down on New Paltz. They will, however, provide

people with fresh, tasty, cruelty-free eggs straight

from their backyards.

Omelets anyone?

Tova Weitzman

New Paltz

The level of my behavior

A few clarifi cations to last week’s article about the

New Paltz Town Board’s ongoing ethics discussion:

1) Alan Stout never said he “felt he might have a

bias” against Councilman Kevin Barry. I don’t want

readers to think for a moment that Alan would have

served, and that members of the Town Board and

Ethics Board would have asked him to serve, if he

had.

2) The article describes my departure as alter-

nately raging and storming. I think I exited with dig-

nity, grace and admirable decorum. Upon review of

the tape, about four hours after the July 19 meeting

begins, the public (and my mom) may disagree, but

I don’t think my behavior ever rose to the level of

“raging temper” as the headline suggests.

3) I admit I have been known to rage and storm,

but I generally reserve raging and storming for our

Supreme Court when:

A) It appoints George W. Bush as president to

avoid “traumatizing” Americans by actually count-

ing their votes.

B) Also votes to avoid traumatizing corporations

by calling them citizens and giving them the right to

fund elections.

Kitty Brown

New Paltz Town Board member

An art-full event

Thank you to Water Street Market for another

great FREE event. I was thinking about writing a let-

ter to this paper after enjoying The Sweet Clemen-

tines concert. Then I attended New Paltz’s fi rst Chalk

Art Fest, also held at Water Street this past weekend.

My whole family and many friends attended and

thought it was a wonderful art-full event. While at-

tending this and Unison’s outdoor sculpture garden

that weekend, I was reminded how truly blessed

we are in this area with great art, music and perfor-

mance -- some of which can be had for free!

Leonie Lacouette

Wallkill

Bring a “mess kit” to the 125th party

The New Paltz Transition Town Group and the

New Paltz Zero Waste Initiative are encouraging at-

tendees of the village’s 125th anniversary block party

on Aug. 5 to bring their own mess kit to reduce un-

necessary waste from food vendors.

Mess kits are easy to put together and can save a

lot of plastic and Styrofoam from going into a land-

fi ll.

A mess kit should include the following items: A

spoon/knife/fork or combination utensil such as a

spork (to save space); a cloth napkin or bandana, a

plate and a bowl or something that can be used as

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either a plate or a bowl (to save space), a reusable

beverage container, such as a stainless steel water

bottle and/or a travel coff ee mug.

These items can be carried in a lunch pail, a nylon

or reusable plastic lunch sack, a small thermal reus-

able lunch bag, etc.

In between meals they can washed off in a sink in

a public restroom or water fountain.

You can use your mess kit for community events,

picnics, travelling, work or school, take out, from

your favorite local restaurant, so you never have to

use plastic or Styrofoam disposables again!

We look forward to seeing you at the 125th.

Look for the New Paltz Transition Town Group ta-

ble for more information on the international Tran-

sition Movement and ways to make our community

even more resilient!

Amanda Sisenstein

New Paltz

Trying to get to the best law possible

“Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it”

-- Santayana

In 1996, the Town Board adopted the New Paltz

town ethics law. During the Wal-Mart battle, accusa-

tions of confl icts of interests abound and an ethics

law was considered important legislation. As the

new supervisor, my greatest concern was to put in

safety precautions so the law could not be used as

a political weapon. I have since learned that is not a

realistic outcome.

The new Town Board has the opportunity to put

in place safeguards and takes this responsibility seri-

ously. Sometimes it is a very tedious process to fi -

nesse the language to accomplish the desired goals.

No one said law making is easy and it shouldn’t be.

The most recent discussions by the New Paltz

Town Board strived to correct what some of us,

including many members of the Ethics Board, felt

needed to be corrected.

There have been concerns about how previous

ethics fi ndings were handled and concerns about

how the most recent one was handled. All we are try-

ing to do is make sure we cover all of the concerns so

we do not repeat the failings of the past.

The Ethics Board, in one of its fi ndings, asked the

board to respect the independence of the Ethics

Board and to respect the confi dentiality of its work.

There are numerous issues to address and we are

trying to do that. There are no attempts at trying to

attack or undermine anyone. We are only trying to

get to the best law possible.

Susan Zimet, Supervisor

Town of New Paltz

A learning experience

My wife and I moved to Gardiner a little less than

two years ago and our experience here has been well

worth the move. Everyone we’ve met, including ev-

eryone on both sides of the issue this letter address-

es, has been openly welcoming, friendly and help-

ful, as if we’ve lived here all our lives. We attended

our fi rst town hearing last Tuesday and our comfort-

able feelings about Gardiner were somewhat shaken

by the experience. It was an open discussion about

whether or not to grant permission for one party

to build a road through three other people’s prop-

erty in order to reach the landlocked site of their

proposed retirement home. There appears to be a

number of legal and environmental issues involved

in the controversy. The land did not originally have

a deeded access, is in a protected Shawangunk zone

and the proposed right of way is steep, rocky and en-

vironmentally challenging. The construction of the

half-mile long driveway would signifi cantly impact a

wide swath of fragile ridge forest.

What disturbed us most about the hearing was

that so much of the discussion was about how long

the party who sought the right of way had lived in

Gardiner and whether or not that took precedence

over the due processes of law, environmental evalu-

ation and professional engineering appraisal. Mean-

while, no one seemed to have a clear handle on what

it would take to build such a driveway and the extent

of the impact it would have on the environment. One

speaker argued that building the mile-long driveway

would be on par with creating a major highway and

another was convinced that it was a simple matter of

throwing a few culverts under the road. There was,

however, some thoughtful and informed presenta-

tion from both sides of the issue.

A few speakers, one in particular, urged the town

committees to be diligent and thorough in their le-

gal, environmental and professional investigations

and deliberations and to treat all parties as equal

members of the community -- and certainly not fa-

vor any party because of how long they have lived in

the town. Again, having moved here just two years

ago, we strongly agree!

Our hope is that, whatever the outcome, all par-

ties resolve with smiles on their faces and that the

Gardiner community grows closer from the experi-

ence.

George Jacobs

Gardiner

Richard Parisio

Stinkers and stingers

NATURE

AT YOUR

DOORSTEP

Few people are unfamiliar with the smell of

skunks, which are among the most common and

widely distributed of our native mammals. Most

of us catch the distinctive musk of this nocturnal

member of the weasel family on the roads we trav-

el, for skunks have such confi dence in its repellant

power that they stand and face approaching cars,

rather than fl eeing, with tragic results for the skunk.

Though some people, and dogs, have had the mis-

fortune of experiencing it at close range, the truth

is that skunks use their sulfur-and-alcohol chemical

arsenal only as a last resort.

Our resident skunk species is the striped skunk,

a larger animal than its southern cousin, the spot-

ted skunk. The striped skunk’s distinctive black and

white markings, easily recognized by would-be pred-

ators at night, are a form of warning coloration, a

sign of toxicity or danger in our part of the world.

The only predator that seems to routinely ignore

this warning is the great horned owl, whose nests

can therefore sometimes be smelled before they

are seen. Skunks can spray up to 15 feet with con-

siderable accuracy, from two glands on either side

of the anus. Striped skunks do not typically perform

a handstand before spraying, as spotted skunks do,

but bend their body into a U-shape so that both head

and tail face their target.

Skunks are inquisitive and intelligent animals.

Like raccoons and bears, they are omnivores, and

are frequent visitors to garbage cans or bags left

outdoors. Thus they are common in suburban and

even in urban neighborhoods -- one was a regular at

my front porch at night, fi nishing our cats’ leftovers,

the cats often looking on quizzically as the skunk ate

from their dish.

Skunks’ natu-

ral food varies

seasonally, but

consists largely

of insects in sum-

mer and fall. Two

inch-wide holes in

lawns show where

skunks have been

digging for grubs.

If there is bare

soil nearby, one

sometimes fi nds

their fi ve-toed

tracks in a rather

random or paired diagonal pattern, the prints left by

their forefeet showing long claw marks.

Warning coloration is also found in insects like

hornets and yellow jackets, whose yellow and black

striping (or orange and black, in Monarch butter-

fl ies and other feeders upon toxic milkweed leaves)

shows up well in daylight, when they are active. So

it is fi tting that skunks include yellow jackets in their

diet, especially in the fall, when the social organiza-

tion of their colony is breaking down, and the insects

are sluggish on cool mornings. Yellow jacket colo-

nies peak in late summer, numbering thousands of

individuals. After spending the winter in a rotten log

or other sheltered place on the ground, yellow jacket

queens emerge in spring to start new colonies. They

begin by laying eggs that hatch into sterile females,

who serve as workers in building a paper nest, often

in an abandoned chipmunk burrow or other hole in

the ground. Later the queen lays eggs that hatch into

fertile females and males. After these mate, the colo-

ny breaks up and the fertilized females over winter,

and each starts her own colony the following spring.

Even if I did not already admire skunks (from

a safe distance, of course), I would be grateful for

their service in destroying yellow jacket nests. I have

sometimes found the remains of these paper nests

strewn on my lawn alongside the holes where they

have been dug up. The telltale musky odor confi rms

that a striped skunk has been my benefactor. Skunks

are apparently immune to wasps’ stings, and feast

on eggs and larvae, as well as on adult yellow jackets.

Even yellow jackets, as predators upon other in-

sects, are not entirely without redeeming qualities,

from a human-centered point of view. But as anyone

who has ever stepped on a yellow jacket nest in sum-

mer knows, their presence among us cannot always

be tolerated. If you can’t wait for an obliging skunk

to visit your yard on his nightly rounds and take

care of the problem for you, and you decide to use a

spray, try one made with mint oil. Mint-based wasp

sprays can usually be found in garden supply stores,

and I have tried them myself and found that they re-

ally work -- the concentrated mint oil, harmless to

people and other mammals, acts as a neurotoxin on

the wasps, killing them as eff ectively as convention-

ally toxic insecticidal sprays. After using it (at night,

after all the wasps have returned to the nest), your

yard will smell good, and you’ll have the satisfaction

of having spared the air, water and soil around your

home the taint of unnecessary toxins.

Richard Parisio is a lifelong naturalist, educator and

writer. He currently leads fi eld trips for school classes

at Mohonk Preserve, teaches courses about John Bur-

roughs and conducts tours of Slabsides and the John

Burroughs Sanctuary for groups and individuals by

request. Rich is New York State coordinator for River

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One for the record booksWords cannot adequately express the overwhelm-

ing sense of community felt by me and most likely

anyone who had the pleasure of experiencing the

Hudson Valley Chalk Festival at Water Street Market.

When asked to put together and execute this event,

I was completely unfamiliar with chalk art and could

not for the life of me conceptualize what it would

be. I began by securing travel and lodging for the 13

professional artists who agreed to take part and then

recruited local artists who had never done chalk

art before, but were courageous enough to embark

alongside professionals who ranked amongst the top

in the world. Cautiously, but optimistically, 41 local

businesses and organizations signed on as sponsors.

As the process unfolded, I got to know the artists

and their energy was what kept me going whenev-

er there were challenges. These wonderful people

journeyed to New Paltz from all over the country to

take part and give us this “gift.” Their appreciation

of our community and the spectators was touching.

Once the art commenced -- after an initial false start

of torrential rain on Friday -- there was only positive

energy surrounding us all.

We anticipated a good showing, but nothing

like what transpired. Thousands of people came

throughout the weekend; many did so several times

to see the art progress. Each and every one of them

looked thrilled and joyful. It was wonderful to see so

many happy faces from near and far.

I need to thank so many people, too many to fi t in

this letter. Water Street Market owner Harry Lipstein

for directing me to take this on, his daughter Aman-

da who helped with the website and promotions and

Walter Marquez and Cosmo Lizzi who helped me

non-stop. Artist Rod Tryon, creator of the brilliant

mountain climber scene, was my right-hand man

-- gathering artists, advising me, donating time and

supplies. The artists were lovely, talented and easy

to talk to. They made my job easy. The sponsors who

were thrilled with the results, the musicians who

played in the courtyard and the market businesses

who were delighted with the number of visitors

and in most cases experienced record-setting days.

And of course my volunteers! The group of people

helping this weekend were outstanding, from ages

8 years to 60. I can’t thank them enough. Special

thanks to Ben Resch and KT Tobin for helping with

organizational work.

With funds generated by sponsorships, donations,

raffl e prizes (via generous donations by local busi-

nesses), and t-shirt and popcorn sales, we almost

covered half of the total costs. Water Street Market

defi nitely wants to bring this festival back next year,

so please contact me if you would like to help or par-

ticipate.

Thank you New Paltz and beyond for making this

event one of the most special and unique events ever

brought to the Village of New Paltz.

Theresa Fall

Water Street Market

New Paltz

State-sponsored terrorism?

The recent, tragic shooting in Colorado is disturb-

ing for many reasons. The randomness -- it could

have been anywhere and happened to any of us. The

helplessness of innocent victims -- there was no way

out, nowhere to run, they were trapped. It was an

illegal act of horrible violence committed by a very

sick individual. The suff ering of the families touched

by this tragedy is unimaginable and our hearts go

out to them.

Sadly, innocent victims not unlike the ones in

Colorado are and have been routinely slaughtered

by actions of our own government in operations fi -

nanced by our tax dollars. Today, innocents die from

drone attacks in Pakistan or from bombings of vil-

lages in Afghanistan. In the past, in Latin America we

fi nanced and trained death squads that murdered,

maimed and tortured thousands of innocent men,

women and children. We currently send three bil-

lion dollars a year of US taxpayers’ money to Israel,

which routinely conducts air attacks, ground as-

saults, assassinations and incursions into Gaza that

kill and injure innocent Palestinian men, women

and children.

In Colorado, the perpetrator was a lone gunman,

but the other murderous actions are sponsored and

supported by our own government. Some call it

“state-sponsored terrorism.” Are the innocent vic-

tims of government bombs, bullets and missiles any

less innocent than those killed in Colorado? And do

we as citizens who support and pay for government

violence bear any responsibility? Is it okay to kill in-

nocents in Pakistan or Guatemala or Palestine, but

not okay in Colorado?

Eli Kassirer

New Paltz

No wonder we are confused

In “Conservative thinktanks step up attacks

against Obama’s clean energy strategy” in the May

8 Guardian (guardian.co.uk), Suzanne Goldenberg

writes of a confi dential strategy memo prepared by a

fellow of the American Tradition Institute (ATI) pro-

posing a national public relations campaign aimed

at subverting messages about potential sources of

renewable energy. This is “...the latest evidence of

a concerted attack on the clean energy industry by

thinktanks and lobby groups connected to oil and

coal interests and free-market ideologues. ATI is part

of a loose coalition of ultra-conservative thinktanks

and networks united by their eff orts to discredit cli-

mate science.”

How many mixed messages are out there about

renewable energy, climate change, global warm-

ing and fracking? In the book Merchants of Doubt:

How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Is-

sues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming, Naomi

Oreskes and Erik M. Conway tell the story of how a

loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientifi c

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Mike Townshendpop

culture

Doctor Who?I’ve been a science fi ction fan for just about as

long as I can remember, and I grew up watching Star

Trek and Star Wars. But for a long time though, I had

the sense something was missing. It turns out that

thing was Doctor Who – the third leg of the great sci-

ence fi ction trifecta. If you had to rate the three top,

most infl uential sci-fi series since 1960, it would go

something like: Star Trek, Doctor Who, Star Wars.

In the U.K., Doctor Who is as big as Star Trek, Star

Wars and James Bond combined. Over there, the ac-

tors who portray the Doctor and his companions are

hounded by the paparazzi. But most people in the

United States had no idea what it was until the late

2000s. Even now, people are still catching on.

The Doctor is a time traveler who – through an in-

genious gimmick of television writing – can live for-

ever. Whenever he’s in mortal danger the Time Lord

“regenerates” by shuffl ing his genetics, transform-

ing into a diff erent person with the same memories.

So far, there have been 11 versions of the Doctor all

played by diff erent actors. It’s a bit like the transition

from one “Bond, James Bond” to another – only it’s

all called for in the script.

Part of the appeal of Doctor Who for me, and I

suspect many other fans, has to do the fact the show

feels more like something out of The Arabian Nights

than sci-fi . Aladdin’s fl ying carpet is now a time ma-

chine, in the form of a big blue box called the TAR-

DIS. Ali Baba’s phrase “Open Sesame” and the magic

wand are combined into a single device – the sonic

screwdriver.

Comedian Craig Ferguson put the show’s appeal

this way: “It’s all about the triumph of intellect and

romance over brute force and cynicism.”

After being off the air for decades, the show came

back in 2005. For people watching in America, that

meant a lot of catching up on DVD or Netfl ix. But

the rebooted “Doctor Who” is easily one of the most

“watch it all at once” addictively entertaining shows

outside of “The Wire” and the new “Battlestar Ga-

lactica.” So by now, a lot of fans watching it on BBC

America have made it to the end of Season 6. But

there’s a problem: Doctor Who is a doctor who won’t

be back until this fall. Dedicated fans are left to wait.

If you haven’t seen any of it yet, get on Netfl ix and

watch it now. But for fans, here are some tips about the

best ways to survive the Doctor Who Drought of 2012.

The Decoy BrideStarring David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, “The

Decoy Bride” is a pretty standard romantic comedy.

The indie

fi lm begins

with strug-

gling writer

James Ar-

ber (Ten-

nant) and

his beautiful

actress fi an-

cée, played

by Alice Eve,

looking to stage a wedding that throws the paparazzi

off their trail. It’s a premise most might fi nd hard to

relate to: Who has a celebrity wedding? It actually

happens, but only to 1 percent of the population.

The story is predictable: The author gets separat-

ed from his celebrity wife-to-be and falls for the fake

bride meant to replace her.

Tennant and Kelly Macdonald, who plays the

decoy bride, manage to breathe some life into an

otherwise clunky script. Does it make sense that a

guy about to get married to the love of his life would

get sidetracked by the fi rst pretty woman to cross his

path? Probably not. However, Tennant makes Arber’s

self-doubt seem plausible, which is high praise. I’m not

sure many other actors could have pulled it off .

Some genuinely fun moments, but I can only rec-

ommend it to people already in love with Doctor

Who – especially Tennant’s Doctor. It just might be

enough to tide you over to Season 6.

Fright Night (2011)A remake of the 1985 original, “Fright Night” star-

ring Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, and McLovin from

“Superbad” has a surprising Doctor Who connec-

tion.

David Tennant has a supporting part in this movie,

playing a magician and phony vampire expert Peter

Vincent. He plays the character as a cross between

abrasive pretty boy comedian Russell Brand and the

equally abrasive reality TV magician Criss Angel.

The guy you knew as Doctor Who is almost unrec-

ognizable when he fi rst appears onscreen with long

black hair and tight leather pants.

Tennant’s version of Vincent is a huge departure

from his role as a self-sacrifi cing hero on “Doctor

Who.” Peter Vincent is cowardly, a liar, a drunk – he’s

played so convincingly you almost want to reach out

and punch him.

Overall this one surprised me, since the previews

for the movie had turned me off . But Colin Farrell’s

evil, brutal vampire is the perfect antidote to those

sparkly sissies over in the “Twilight” series. If you’re

looking for a good horror fl ick, go see it.

SherlockSince “Doctor Who” re-launched in 2005, one

particular writer stood out. Each season Steven Mof-

fat would pen episodes that turned the series on its

head. “The Girl in the Fireplace” brought the Doc-

tor into Madame de Pompadour’s life accidently. She

should have been a one-shot, throwaway character

but by the end of his episode Moff at had you praying

she’d get on the TARDIS. His scripts have the power

to turn even a small English boy into an unrelenting

terror. His episodes were the stuff of nightmare and

legend.

In 2010, Moff at took over the Doctor Who fran-

chise as the showrunner and head writer. He brought

in Matt Smith as the new Doctor – a controversial

choice at the time – and proceeded to outdo his pre-

decessor Russell T. Davies.

But in his spare time, Moff at has also brought new

life to another brainy, well-loved character: Sherlock

Holmes. Moff at and co-writer Mark Gatiss have man-

aged to bring Sherlock and John Watson into the 21st

Century so seamlessly it makes you wonder how it’d

never been done before. Benedict Cumberbatch,

who plays the detective, steals the show. In my opin-

ion, Cumberbatch is a better Sherlock than Robert

Downey Jr., who plays the big-screen version of the

character – and that’s hard to do.

In the States, “Sherlock” has been airing on

PBS. So look for possible reruns there. But to get

it sooner, you can rent the fi rst two seasons on

DVD. Either way, watch it as soon as you can.

The restTo me, those might be the best ways to wait

through the drought until this fall. However, there

are some honorable mentions. There’s a Star Trek:

The Next Generation/Doctor Who comic book to

check out. The fi rst two issues have been slow, but

hopefully it picks up the pace in the last three install-

ments. Re-watching old episodes of Doctor Who is

a good trick as well. I recommend the underrated

Season 4.

I would avoid “Party Animals” starring Matt Smith,

the current Doctor, just because it bored me to tears.

And stay away from the video game “Doctor Who:

The Eternity Clock” by all means necessary.

You’ll win extra points if you can spot the Doc-

tor Who connections to “The Dark Knight Rises,”

the fi rst season “Heroes,” and the movie version of

“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

Mike Townshend is a writer and journalist living at a

compound at an undisclosed location in the Hudson

Valley. When not watching Doctor Who, he can often

be found enjoying artisanal cheeses, playing video

games, listening to great local bands or drinking yet

another cup of coff ee.

advisers, with deep connections in politics and in-

dustry, joined forces with conservative thinktanks

and private corporations to run eff ective campaigns

to mislead the public and deny well-established sci-

entifi c knowledge over four decades.

We, the general public, are stuck in the middle of

many controversies with a well-established scien-

tifi c body of fact versus a well-publicized and well-

fi nanced body of doubt. To continue with the Guard-

ian article above, the ATI proposal “...suggests setting

up ‘dummy businesses’ to buy anti-wind billboards

and creating a ‘counter-intelligence branch’ to track

the wind energy industry. It also calls for spending

$750,000 to create an organization with paid staff

and tax-exempt status dedicated to building public

opposition to state and federal government policies

encouraging the wind energy industry.”

They will spare no expense to build the doubt.

ATI is just one of 40 rightwing thinktanks in a list

(tinyurl.com/c2dnz76) compiled by the National Re-

sources Defense Council in their “Fight Clean Ener-

gy Smears” campaign.

Ecowatch.org reported a Bloomberg news story

which “...revealed that several recent academic

studies on fracking were ultimately funded by the

gas drilling industry itself. These studies had the im-

primaturs of respected public universities including

Penn State, University of Texas and SUNY-Buff alo and

were cited by politicians arguing for policies that are

advantageous to the fracking industry. It turns out

that the studies were either sponsored by the frack-

ing industry or were prepared by researchers with a

long history of producing industry-friendly reports,

or both.” In the case of the newly formed Shale Re-

sources and Society Institute at SUNY-Buff alo, which

published a report minimizing the environmental

problems of fracking, it both “contained errors and

did not acknowledge ‘extensive ties’ by its authors to

the gas industry.”

No wonder some think we can safely hydrofrack

for natural gas. No wonder some think there are no

alternatives to fossil fuels. No wonder some think

fracking does not cause water and air pollution.

In Swift Boating Science Daniel Rosenberg highlights

all of these issues for a parallel industry. Go to tinyurl.

com/d35t9nv to read it. We can’t be too informed.

Rosalyn Cherry

New Paltz

Recycling remains a top priority

I am pleased to share that the Ulster County Leg-

islature unanimously voted for the law I introduced

banning chemical-laden fracking waste water from

being applied on county roads. In Central New York,

this salt rich toxic concoction has been given FREE

to local governments as a substitute for road salt.

Especially during these tough economic times, it is

important to assure this will not happen here. Ulster

County is the fi rst in New York to take the legislative

step to ban this practice and a huge amount of cred-

it goes to everyone from New Paltz and elsewhere

who vigorously supported the eff ort. Special thanks

to Carl Belfi glio, chair, and all the members of the

County Environment, Energy and Technology Com-

mittee and legislators who boldly voted for the law.

The next legislative challenge involves the Ulster

County Resource Recovery Agency. This state cre-

ated public benefi t corporation was originally envi-

sioned in 1986 by the county legislature to take the

politics out of siting a county landfi ll, which ulti-

mately failed because the same legislature blocked

it. The UCRRA then went on to be the lead agency


PassingsNancy J. Richter

Nancy J. Richter, age 55, of Mount Marion, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 at Columbia Memorial Hospital,

Hudson.

Born on Dec. 6, 1956 in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and the late Katheleen (Cook)

Richter.

Nancy served on the Ulster County Board of Elections and she was a secretary of the Day Providers Association.

She participated with the Autism Walk and Autism Speaks. Nancy was an avid reader and scrapbooker. She loved

to travel, taking her fi rst cruise in January to the Bahamas.

At the time of her death, Nancy was employed by Sullivan County ARC as a program manager.

Surviving are four sisters, Heidi and her husband Norman Hibbs of Somers Point, NJ, Alison Wolven of Winter

Haven, FL, Diane Compani and her companion Wayne Satas of Hagaman, NY, Katheleen and her husband Scott

Smith of Athens, NY; two brothers, Phillip Richter of Winter Haven, FL, and James and his wife Helen Richter

of Kingston; fi ve nephews, Norman and James Hibbs, William Wolven, John Compani, James Richter; and three

nieces, Katheleen Ramirez and Hannah and Sarah Smith. She is also survived by Lucky and Max.

Memorial donations may be made to Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016 (www.autismspeaks.

org) or Ulster County ASPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston, NY 12401 (www.ucspca.org).

Funeral arrangements are by Copeland Funeral Home, Inc.

Sylvia C. KanneySylvia C. Kanney, age 94 of New Paltz, peacefully passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at home, in the com-

pany of her husband Stanley. Her journey in life was complete and she lived each day to the fullest.

Born on Feb. 4, 1918, in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert and the late Sylvia (Witworth) Gei-

ger. She married Stanley Kanney on May 28, 1955.

During her working years, Sylvia was employed by Image Bank, in New York City.

Sylvia is survived by her husband, Stanley Kanney, at home; two sons and daughter-in-laws, Lawrence and Mar-

garita Romano of Port Richie, FL and David and Judy Kanney of High Falls; a daughter-in-law, Jane Romano of Lake

Stockholm, NJ; eight grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren, one niece and one

nephew, one great nephew and two great nieces.

Always close to her heart was the memory of her son, Victor Romano, her brother, Albert Gieger, Jr., and her

grandson, Victor Romano Jr., who preceded her in death.

Friends and relatives are invited to call on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Copeland Funeral Home,

Inc., 162 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz. Cremation took place at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. Donations

may be made to Hospice Foundation, Inc., Memorial Gift Program, 34 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401. Envelopes

are available at the funeral home.

Arrangements are by Copeland Funeral Home, Inc.

for managing solid waste and recycling in the coun-

ty. They currently operate waste transfer stations in

New Paltz and Ulster to load trash on a journey to

landfi lls in Syracuse and Rochester. The agency also

operates a processing plant for recyclables that is

technologically outdated. Due to past political deci-

sions that were far from fi nancially prudent, we fi nd

ourselves with an agency owing close to $30 million

and assets of only $6 million. About 5% of all county

property taxes collected next year will subsidize the

agency’s operating losses and this is expected to in-

crease! Legislator Belfi glio and myself studied the

UCRRA and drafted a report on the problems and

options (for a copy, e-mail [email protected]). There

are no great choices of solutions, but I believe some

are better than others. I will work toward a solution

that funds the UCRRA through solely trash fees, not

property taxes. We also must ensure that maximiz-

ing recycling remains a top priority.

On another subject, after reading last week’s New

Paltz Times, I must comment on the Town Board’s

eff orts to restructure their ethics law. Although I de-

plore having my name bantered about as a victim

of past Town Board practices, I am hopeful that an

important lesson was learned about unethically at-

tacking a person’s integrity while withholding the in-

formation that proves otherwise. It is important that

no one again be unjustly smeared as I was. I again

off er a copy of the report that cleared my good name

to any person interested in seeing what the Town

Ethics Committee chaired by Alan Stout really had

to say. Just send an e-mail to: [email protected].

Ken Wishnick

Ulster County Legislator

Schreibman is neithera watchdog nor progressive

Although Julian Schreibman has prevailed over

Joel Tyner in the 19th Congressional District’s Demo-

cratic primary, serious questions remain about the

victor’s credibility as a member of Congress.

Mr. Schreibman notes that as assistant counsel

at the Central Intelligence Agency, he successfully

prosecuted four al Qaeda terrorists. He deserves our

respect and admiration for this. In the primary con-

test, he proclaimed that he would, if elected to Con-

gress, continue to serve as a “watchdog” on behalf

of his constituents; be dedicated to the protection

of our rights, our liberties, our security. Does his

record support such a proclamation? What else did

he do during his employment at the Central Intelli-

gence Agency? And what was the CIA doing?

In the run-up to the Iraq war, Dick Cheney and

others in Bush’s White House demanded that the

CIA produce evidence to justify claims that Saddam

had weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and that

a U.S. invasion would be necessary to prevent his us-

ing them against our own country or our allies in the

Mideast. As pressure on the CIA to manufacture evi-

dence of Iraq’s WMDs intensifi ed, the role of a coun-

sel (assistant or otherwise) in that agency became

pivotal. Did Mr. Schreibman at any time advise his

superiors that such an invasion would be in violation

of the U.S. Constitution? Did he ever question our

nation’s plunge into a war that has cost us so much

blood and treasure?

He never took any action and never uttered a

single word to suggest his misgivings about the CIA’s

complicity in conjuring up bogus rationales for the

invasion of Iraq. Our presumed watchdog was silent

at the moment of truth. Only public servants with

extraordinary courage and dedication to the nation-

al interest, such as Representative Maurice Hinchey

(in his warrior days) and Joel Tyner (throughout his

career, including the present day), would place their

careers at risk, challenge agencies of state power,

and thereby act as true watchdogs for the American

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Health

They’re partners nowWhen bad news is afoot, political fi gures and

healthcare administrators alike carefully reserve

their right to be outraged. “Do not go gentle into

that good night,” famously advised the poet Dylan

Thomas.

But they also want to play a central role in infl u-

encing important decisions. That, after all, is what

decisionmakers do. Even if a decisionmaker doesn’t

trust or respect his or her peers sitting at the table,

he or she wants a seat at it.

The photograph shows Kingston mayor Shayne

Gallo and HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley CEO

David Lundquist standing in the Common Council

chambers of Kingston’s city hall, genially shaking

hands and smiling. As we know, photographs never

lie.

What’s the occasion? According to a HealthAl-

liance press release last Friday, the two are review-

ing the latest preliminary plans for a single, full-

service nonsectarian community hospital located at

Mary’s Avenue in Kingston. Mutual concerns have

been discussed, the release discloses, and “an ongo-

ing commitment” has been made by each to work to-

gether to preserve and enhance the quality of health

services to the community.

The picture and the release make the point that

Gallo’s in the loop. Gallo and Lundquist are collabo-

rating now, committed to working together as part-

ners with the common goal of preserving quality

healthcare services while minimizing job loss. The

partners will continue to share information. They

will work to ensure that plans for repurposing the

Kingston Hospital campus contribute to Kingston’s

economic development.

The relationship has certainly evolved rapidly.

“People, help me out here,” pleaded Gallo as he

searched for allies two weeks ago to back the depth

of his concern. “Be engaged. It’s your city. I can’t

do it alone.” The mayor was worried not only about

the loss of hospital jobs but the withdrawal of vital

medical services and the negative impacts of hospi-

tal reorganization on the poor and the underserved.

He was concerned about the stories he had heard of

ineffi ciencies, waste and a lack of competitiveness at

HealthAlliance

There just weren’t enough answers, he said.

“They’ve gone forward with closing that campus —

with no disrespect — without any specifi c alternatives

as to how they’re going to continue those medical

services, other than state that they have to wait for

the state health department to come to Kingston…

to determine what would continue or discontinue in

terms of medical treatment,” said Gallo at that time.

“I think that we’re owed a little more information

and a little more assurances than just that.”

Gallo went further. He had had conversations with

former board members who were around when con-

solidation occurred, and with residents, and they

had questioned “whether the facilities have been

properly managed and whether they [HealthAlliance

management] have responded to the changes to the

healthcare system.”

Healthcare has been moving away from a focus on

hospitals toward a more decentralized system of man-

agement. That trend is expected to accelerate. Asked

Gallo: “Why hasn’t HealthAlliance taken that into ac-

count and responded to that competitive challenge?”

Gallo said at the time that he had requested a

meeting “as soon as possible” with HealthAlliance

offi cials so he “could provide information that could

potentially be of service in these major decisions

which are going to aff ect our city and our commu-

nity over the long term.”

Two weeks later, as revealed in the press release,

Gallo has been enrolled as a working partner with

HealthAlliance to achieve common objectives in a

tough situation.

Who says that there’s no politics in health care?

CEO Lundquist of HealthAlliance has to deal with

painful hospital rightsizing at the same time as he

has had to keep Gallo, county executive Mike Hein,

Kingston schools superintendent Paul Padalino and

other notable rightsizers (plus assemblyman Kevin

Cahill and a wide variety of other major players in

the local and state healthcare industries) fully in-

formed.

Not the plan, just the market?Mistakes were made. In retrospect, the attempt to

preserve a two-campus model for Kingston’s hospi-

tals involved greater risk than had been anticipated.

Given what happened, was it a wise decision to con-

centrate the emergency room and critical-care fa-

cilities in the more physically unwieldy hospital and

place the more rapidly expanding market of chronic

outpatient care on the other hospital campus? Given

the other projected turbulence in its marketplace,

was it prudent for HealthAlliance to be willing to

absorb the startup costs for the immense Woodland

Pond project in New Paltz at the same time?

In a letter forwarded last week by the administra-

tion, the HealthAlliance board did not directly ad-

dress these questions. The consolidation plan, the

board said, was formulated by the two separate hos-

pitals boards before a unifi ed board of directors was

formed. The plan was executed successfully the fi rst

year. Then outside forces beyond HealthAlliance’s

control caused the plan to go awry. Since that time,

the situation has gone from bad to worse, and no re-

lief short of a signifi cant reorganization will suffi ce.

The board contended that it was not the plan but

the market environment that had been at fault. “Our

executive team continues to have our support and

collaboration as we develop a plan shaped by feed-

back from our physicians, community and elected

and state offi cials,” said the letter, which was signed

by 18 members of the HealthAlliance board. “The

process of completing a plan, receiving state approv-

al and consolidating is expected to take a minimum

of 18 months. As plans regarding a single-campus so-

lution are fi nalized, every eff ort will be made to op-

timize services, minimize job losses and repurpose

the remaining facility.”

Never fear, the letter concluded. HealthAlliance

will continue to hold community and employee fo-

rums. It will add a new section to its website called

Transformation Updates to answer frequently asked

questions and share information throughout this

process.

And a fi nal request: stay local for your healthcare

needs.

-- Geddy Sveikauskas

Read more about health issues from a local perspective

on Ulster Publishing’s healthyhv.com.

Kingston mayor Shayne Gallo and HealthAlliance CEO

David Lundquist.

people. That is what is sorely lacking in Julian Sch-

reibman’s record.

Has Mr. Schreibman served as a watchdog for the

American people as a lawyer in private practice?

Lawyers have a professional obligation to serve in

the public interest by off ering free (pro bono) legal

help. Has he ever off ered his services to any nonprof-

it or grassroots movement devoted to environmen-

tal justice? To those without jobs due to NAFTA and

other treaties promoting corporate relocation to the

global south? To college students ripped off by lenders

charging exorbitant interest on deceptive loans? To the

Occupy activists targeted for repression in the Hudson

Valley under the guide of trespassing, disorderly con-

duct and public nuisance statutes? To opponents of

the fracking industry put under surveillance by the De-

partment of Homeland Security and other intelligence

agencies on the grounds of suspicion of domestic ter-

rorism? To the millions of homeowners facing foreclo-

sure because of fraudulent mortgage arrangements?

What is striking about Mr. Schreibman’s record as

a lawyer in private practice is his avoidance of any

help to oppressed groups. He is neither a watchdog

nor progressive.

His supporters nevertheless sing his praises on the

grounds that he has been highly eff ective in raising

campaign funds and receiving endorsements from

mainstream organizations. They ignore his real ap-

peal: his acquiescence toward the status quo, his

pattern of inaction and non-commitment toward the

public interest. His nondescript record is precisely

why he receives generous donations from Wall Street

law fi rms and accolades from mainstream organiza-

tions eager to prop up the corporate community, to

keep Congress subdued as a compliant tool for the

1% to ride roughshod over the 99%.

Irwin Sperber

Gardiner

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Legals

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation

of a Limited Liabil-

ity Company (LLC):

Russo’s Italian Deli,

LLC. The name of the

company is: Russo’s

Italian Deli, LLC. Ar-

ticles of Organization

were fi led with the

Secretary of State of

New York (SSNY) on

06/13/2012. Offi ce lo-

cation: Ulster County.

SSNY has been des-

ignated as agent of

the LLC upon whom

process against it

may be served. SSNY

shall mail a copy of

process to: Russo’s

Italian Deli, LLC,

123 Hasbrouck Rd.

New Paltz, NY 12561.

Purpose: Any lawful

purpose. Latest date

upon which LLC is to

dissolve: No specifi c

date.

LEGAL NOTICE

ORCHARD HILLS CIR-

CLE, LLC, a domes-

tic LLC. Arts. of Org.

fi led with the SSNY

on 06/21/2012. Offi ce

location: Ulster Coun-

ty. SSNY has been

designated as agent

upon whom process

against the LLC may

be served. SSNY shall

mail process to: Brad

Scott, 349 Vineyard

Avenue, Highland, NY

12528. Purpose: Any

Lawful Purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

LILY LAKE, LLC, a

domestic LLC. Arts.

of Org. fi led with the

SSNY on 06/21/2012.

Offi ce location: Ul-

ster County. SSNY

has been designated

as agent upon whom

process against the

LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail pro-

cess to: Brad Scott,

349 Vineyard Avenue,

Highland, NY 12528.

Purpose: Any Lawful

Purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation

of Nabila-Gerald,

LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led

with Secy. of State of

NY (SSNY) on 6/18/12.


ster County. SSNY

designated as agent

of LLC upon whom

process against it

may be served. SSNY

shall mail process to:

c/o The LLC, 57 John

Street, Kingston, NY

12401. Purpose: any

lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation

of Limited Liabil-

ity Company (“ LLC”)

Name: PPJB, LLC.

Articles of Organiza-

tion fi led with the


New York ( “SSNY”)

on April 27, 2012.


ster County. The “

SSNY” is designated

as agent of the “LLC”

upon whom process

against it may be

served. “ SSNY” shall

mail a copy of any

process to the LLC at

: 280 Cooper Street,

Accord, NY 12404.

Purpose: Any and all

activities for which a

limited liability com-

pany may be lawfully

engaged in under the

laws of the State of

New York.

LEGAL NOTICE

PBC PROPERTIES OF

HIGHLAND, LLC a

domestic LLC. Arts.

of Org. fi led with the

SSNY on 06/28/2012.


ster County. SSNY

has been designated

as agent upon whom

process against the

LLC may be served.


cess to: Brad Scott,

349 Vineyard Ave,

Highland, NY 12528.

Purpose: Any Lawful

Purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMA-

TION OF IT TREE

SERVICE LLC



Secretary of State

of NY (SSNY) on:

07/05/2012. Offi ce lo-

cation: Ulster Coun-

ty. SSNY has been

designated as agent

upon whom process

against it may be

served. SSNY shall

mail process to LLCs

principal business

location: 187 Plains

Road, New Paltz, New

York 12561. Purpose:

any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation

of Limited Liability

Company (“LLC”)

Name: Express Pool

Builders, LLC. Ar-

ticles of Organiza-



New York (“SSNY”)

on June 18, 2012. Of-

fi ce Location: Ulster

County. The “SSNY”

is designated as

agent of the “LLC”

upon whom process

against it may be

served. “SSNY” shall

mail a copy of any

process to the LLC at:

34 McLaughlin Drive,

Marlboro, NY 12542.

Purpose: Any and all

activities for which a


pany may be lawfully

engaged in under the

laws of the State of

New York. The LLC

was formed by Rusk,

Wadlin, Heppner &

Martuscello, LLP, PO

Box 727, Marlboro,

New York.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation

of Outlaw Franky

LLC. Arts of Org.

fi led with Secy. of

State of NY (SSNY)

on 04/09/2012 Of-

fi ce location: Ulster

County. SSNY des-

ignated as agent of

LLC upon whom

process against it

may be served. SSNY

shall mail process to:

Frank Joseph Mer-

edith, 16 Mountain

Ridge Road, Wallkill,

NY 12589. Purpose:

any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

TRAILSIDE PROPER-

TIES, LLC

NOTICE OF THE FOR-

MATION of the above

named limited liabil-

ity company (LLC);


tion fi led with Secre-

tary of State of New

York (SSNY) on July

11, 2012; Offi ce locat-

ed in Ulster County;

The street address

of the LLC is 2415

Route 300, Wallkill,

NY 12589; SSNY is

designated as agent

of LLC upon whom

process against it may

be served; SSNY shall

mail a copy of any

such process served

to: The LLC, P.O. Box

203, Modena, NY

12548; Purpose is any

lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

S C H WA R T Z B E R G

& KENYON, PLLC

NOTICE is given of

the formation of

SCHWARTZBERG &

KENYON, PLLC, a

professional service


pany, by the fi ling of


tion with the Secre-

tary of State of the

State of New York

on June 5, 2012. The

offi ce of the PLLC

is located in Ulster

County, New York.

The Secretary of State

has been designated

as agent of the PLLC

upon whom process

may be served. The

Secretary of State

shall mail a copy of

any process against

the PLLC served upon

him to SCHWARTZ-

BERG & KENYON,

PLLC, 108 Main

Street, New Paltz, NY

12561-1517. The pur-

pose of the PLLC is to

engage in any lawful

act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

AmJoRa LLC Arti-

cles of Org. fi led NY

Sec. of State (SSNY)

5/10/2010. Offi ce

in Ulster Co. SSNY

desig. agent of LLC

upon whom process

may be served. SSNY

shall mail copy of pro-

cess to National Reg-

istered Agents, Inc.,

875 6th Ave., Ste. 501,

NY, NY 10001, which

is also the registered

agent of the LLC

upon whom process

against the LLC may

be served. Purpose:

Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Forma-

tion of METROPOLIS

VIDEO LLC. Arts.

of Org. fi led with

Secy. of State of NY

(SSNY) on 6/20/12.


ster County. SSNY

designated as agent

of LLC upon whom



mail process to: PO

Box 11, Ellenville, NY

12428. Purpose: any

lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF QUALIFI-

CATION of VELVET

PALATE LLC. Appl.

for Auth. fi led w/

Secy. of State of NY

(SSNY) on 5/22/12. Of-


County. LLC formed

in Delaware (DE) on

10/27/11. SSNY desig-

nated as agent of LLC

for service of process.


cess to: 30 Broad St.

14 Fl., #1455, NY, NY

10004. DE address

of LLC: 16192 Coastal

Hwy., Lewes, DE

19801. Cert. of Form.

fi led with DE Secy.

of State, 401 Federal

St. Ste. 4, Dover, DE

19958. Purpose: any

lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Forma-

tion of Outdated An-

tiques, LLC, Art. of

Org. fi led Sec’y of

State (SSNY) 5/24/12.


ster County. SSNY

designated as agent

of LLC upon whom



mail copy of process

to c/o Gabriel Con-

stantine, 4 Duzine

Rd., New Paltz, NY

12561. Purpose: any

lawful activities.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation

of Outdated Cafe,

LLC, Art. of Org.

fi led Sec’y of State

(SSNY) 5/24/12. Of-


County. SSNY desig-

nated as agent of LLC

upon whom process

against it may be

served. SSNY shall

mail copy of process

to c/o Tarah Gay, 11

Mohonk Rd., High

Falls, NY 12440. Pur-

pose: any lawful ac-

tivities.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation

of Soltanoff Chiro-

practic PLLC (the

“PLLC”). Arts. of

Org. fi led with the


NY (“SSNY”) on June

13, 2012. Offi ce Loca-

tion: Ulster County.

SSNY is designated

as agent of the PLLC

upon whom pro-

cess against it may

be served. SSNY

shall mail a copy to:

c/o McCabe & Mack

LLP, 63 Washington

Street, P.O. Box 509,

Poughkeepsie, NY

12602. Purpose: any

lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF NEW

PALTZ

SALE OF SURPLUS

EQUIPMENT

The Town Board of

the Town of New

Paltz is seeking sealed

bids from interested

bidders to purchase

and remove surplus

equipment located

at the Town of New

Paltz transfer sta-

tion on 3 Clearwater

Road in the Town of

New Paltz. Interested

bidders should sub-

mit their proposals

by August 21, 2012 at

1:00pm to be opened

and read publicly.

General Information

The Trailers will

be sold in an as is/

where is condition.

No guarantees will

be made. Interested

bidders may contact

the Town of New

Paltz Recycling Co-

ordinator to sched-

ule an onsite visit to

inspect the trailers

prior to submitting a

bid at (845) 255-8456;

9am to 5pm Tuesday

through Saturday.

Trailers are Great

Dane Dry Van trail-

ers; Model Num-

ber 191T 48/162/96;

G.V.W.R. 65000;

G.A.W.R. 2000; Tire

size 11R-22-50G; PSI

Cold Dual 095:

1988 Trailer No. 688

Vin#

1GRAA9628JS083624


Vin#

1GRAA9629JB191329


Vin#

1GRAA9620KB136401


Vin#

1GRAA9629KB136414


Vin#

IGRAA9624KB138703


Vin#

1GRAA9625MB133903


Vin#

1GRAA9624MB134010


Vin#

1GRAA9621NB183408

Bid Specifi cations

1. The Bidder shall

submit bid proposal

for each piece of

equipment of inter-

est including dollar

amount. If a dollar

amount is not en-

tered, it will be as-

sumed that there is a

“NO BID” on that par-

ticular piece of equip-

ment;

2. The equipment

must be picked up

within ten (10) busi-

ness days of the bid

opening or the next

highest bidder will be

contacted;

3. A certifi ed check

made payable to the

“Town of New Paltz”

for the total amount

bid shall be presented

to the Town prior to

taking possession of

the equipment;

Submission format

and Specifi cations

Proposals should be

submitted on or be-

fore the submission

deadline. All propos-

als must be deliv-

ered either by hand

or by certifi ed mail

in a sealed envelope

to the Town of New

Paltz Clerk’s offi ce

at 1 Veteran Dr. New

Paltz, NY 12561 on

or before August 21,

2012 at 1:00pm.

Proposals received

after the above date

and time will not

be opened and will

not be considered.

The Town is under

no obligation to re-

turn unopened bids.

Proposals should be

placed in an enve-

lope securely sealed

and labeled “Surplus

Equipment Bid” with

the date of opening

noted. A “Non-collu-

sive Bidding Certifi -

cation” must accom-

pany all proposals.

Notwithstanding any

other provisions of

this document, the

Town reserves the

right to award sur-

plus equipment to

the highest bidder.

Further, the Town

reserves the right,

for any or no reason,

and in its sole abso-

lute discretion, to

(1) amend in whole

or part, withdraw

or cancel this docu-

ment, and (2) accept


or reject any or all

proposals prior to fi -

nal sale for any or no

reason and with no

penalty to the Town.

LEGAL NOTICE

THE MARLBORO

BOARD OF EDUCA-

TION, IN ACCOR-

DANCE WITH SEC-

TION 103 OF ARTICLE

5A OF THE GENERAL

MUNICIPAL LAW,

HEREBY REQUESTS

BIDS FOR THE SALE

OF THE FOLLOWING

ITEMS:

MONITORS, TELEVI-

SIONS, VIDEO CAS-

SETTE RECORDERS,

FURNITURE, LISTEN-

ING CENTERS, PRO-

JECTORS, CAMERAS,

CD PLAYERS, FAX

MACHINES

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S

MAY BE OBTAINED

FROM DISTRICT OF-

FICE, 1510 ROUTE

9W, MARLBORO,

NY 12542. INSPEC-

TION OF ITEMS IS

BY APPOINTMENT

ONLY AUGUST 6,

2012 FROM 9:00AM-

3:00PM. APPOINT-

MENT CAN BE MADE

BY CALLING THE

DISTRICT OFFICE AT

(845) 236-5803

THE BOARD OF EDU-

CATION RESERVES

THE RIGHT TO RE-

JECT ANY OR ALL

BID PROPOSALS SUB-

MITTED.

BIDS WILL BE

OPENED AND PUB-

LICLY READ AT 10:00

AM ON AUGUST 8,

2012 AT THE DIS-

TRICT OFFICE 1510

ROUTE 9W, MARL-

BORO, NY 12542

(845) 236-5803

IRENE SCATURRO,

DISTRICT CLERK

BOARD OF EDUCA-

TION

MARLBORO CEN-

TRAL SCHOOL DIS-

TRICT

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF NEW

PALTZ

ZONING BOARD OF

APPEALS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVE that a Public

Hearing will be held

by The Village of New

Paltz Zoning Board of

Appeals, Ulster Coun-

ty, State of New York,

on the application of

127 Main St., LLC, 127

Main St. New Paltz,

NY 12561. Applicant is

requesting relief from

Chapter 212-58 (C)

which states:

Appeals. The Board

of Appeals shall hear

and decide appeals

where it is alleged

that error or misin-

terpretation in any

order, requirement,

decision, grant or re-

fusal was made by the

Building Inspector or

other administrative

offi cial in the carrying

out or enforcement of

the provisions of this

chapter or any rule or

regulation pursuant

thereto.

This request is for

property located in

the Village of New

Paltz at 127 Main

Street.

The Public Hearing

will be held at Village

Hall, 25 Plattekill Ave-

nue, New Paltz, NY. at

7:00 p.m. on August

14, 2012.

The application is

available for review

at the Village of New

Paltz Building De-

partment, 25 Plat-

tekill Ave., New Paltz,

N.Y., Monday through

Friday, 9:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m.

The Village of New

Paltz will make every

eff ort to assure that

the hearing is acces-

sible to persons with

disabilities. Anyone

requiring special as-

sistance and/or rea-

sonable accommoda-

tions should contact

the Village Clerk

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF NEW

PALTZ

ZONING BOARD OF

APPEALS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVE that a Public



Paltz Zoning Board of

Appeals, Ulster Coun-

ty, State of New York,


127 Main St., LLC, 127

Main St. New Paltz,

NY 12561. Applicant is

requesting relief from

Chapter 212-58 (b)

which states:

Interpretation-The

Board of appeals

shall, upon appeal

from any decision, or-

der or requirement,

by the administrative

offi cial or body, or

upon the request of

any offi cial or Board

of the Village, decide

any question involv-

ing the interpretation

of any provision of

this chapter, includ-

ing determination of

the exact location of

any zoning district

boundaries if there is

uncertainty with re-

spect thereto.

this request is for

property located in

the Village of New

Paltz at 127 Main

Street

The Public Hearing




7:00 p.m. on August

14, 2012.

The application is



Paltz Building De-

partment, 25 Plat-




4:00 p.m.

The Village of New








sonable accommoda-


the Village Clerk.

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF NEW

PALTZ

ZONING BOARD OF

APPEALS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVE that a Public



Paltz Zoning Board

of Appeals, Ulster

County, State of New

York, on the applica-

tion, Leonard Loza, 11

North Oakwood Ter-

race, New Paltz, New

York 125651. The ap-

plicant is requesting

a variance from sec-

tions 212 (B) (4) (a) of

the Village Code. Mr.

Loza is seeking relief

from the density re-

quirement for subdi-

vision of lot at 23 N.

Manheim from one

lot to two single fam-

ily lots.

The Public Hearing




7:00 p.m. on August

14, 2012

The application is



Paltz Building De-

partment, 25 Plat-




4:00 p.m.

The Village of New








sonable accommoda-


the Village Clerk.

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF NEW

PALTZ

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NO-

TICE that a public

hearing will be held

by the Board of Trust-

ees of the Village of

New Paltz on August

8, 2012 at 7:00pm

for the adoption of a

Local Law of the Vil-

lage of New Paltz for

the year 2012, which

would amend Chap-

ter 198-17 of the Vil-

lage Code regarding

Handicapped Parking

Spaces on multiple

Village Streets.

Any person is entitled

to be heard upon said

proposed Local Law

at such public hear-

ing. Copies of said

proposed Local Law

are available for re-

view at: New Paltz

Village Hall

25 Plattekill Avenue

New Paltz, NY 12561

The Village of New








sonable accommoda-


the Village Clerk.

By order of the Village

Board of the Village of

New Paltz, dated July

27, 2012.

Kathryn Doyle-Bun-

ker, Village Clerk

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF LLOYD

ZONING BOARD OF

APPEALS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

Notice is hereby given

that a Public Hearing

will be held by the

Town of Lloyd Zon-

ing Board, Ulster

County, State of New

York, on the applica-

tion of Elmi Berisha

for property at 108

Vineyard Ave. (SBL:

88.69-8-23), Highland

NY, 12528, proposing

an area variance.

The public hearing

will take place at the

Town of Lloyd Town

Hall on Thursday,

August 9, 2012, at

7:00PM, or as soon

thereafter as may be

heard.

Date: July 25, 2012

Any questions, call

(845) 691-2735, Mon-

day through Friday,

8:30am – 4:30pm,

or email us at tlpz@

townofl loyd.com

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF LLOYD

ZONING BOARD OF

APPEALS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

Notice is hereby given

that a Public Hearing

will be held by the

Town of Lloyd Zoning

Board, Ulster County,

State of New York,


Chris Colclough for

property at 16 Mile

Hill Rd. (SBL# 88.17-

5-11), Highland NY,

12528, proposing an

area variance.

The public hearing

will take place at the

Town of Lloyd Town

Hall on Thursday,

August 9, 2012, at

7:00PM, or as soon

thereafter as may be

heard.

Date: July 26, 2012

Any questions, call

(845) 691-2735, Mon-

day through Friday,

8:30am – 4:30pm,

or email us at tlpz@

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF

THE STATE OF NEW

YORK

Index No.: D2012-

046868

COUNTY OF ONEIDA

Date Summons fi led:

Plaintiff designates

ONEIDA

County as the place

of trial

GWYNETH RICH-

ARDSON

The basis of venue is:

Plaintiff ’s Residence

Plaintiff ,

-against-

TALLIEN RICHARD-

SON

SUMMONS WITH NO-

TICE

Plaintiff Resides at:

24 JASON ST.

UTICA, NY 13502

Defendant.

ACTION FOR A DI-

VORCE

To the above-named

Defendant:

YOU ARE HEREBY

SUMMONED to serve

a notice of appear-

ance on the Plaintiff

within twenty (20)

days after the service

of this Summons,

exclusive of the day

of service (or within

thirty (30) days after

the service is com-

plete if this summons

is not personally de-

livered to you within

the State of New

York); and in case of

your failure to ap-

pear, judgment will

be taken against you

by default for the re-

lief demanded in the

notice set forth be-

low.

Dated May 12, 2012

GWYNETH RICH-

ARDSON

Plaintiff

Address: 24 JASON

ST.

UTICA, NY 13502

Phone No.: 315-450-

1285

NOTICE: The nature

of this action is to dis-

solve the marriage be-

tween the parties on

the grounds: **DRL

170 subd. (7) Irre-

trievable breakdown

in relationship.

The relief sought is

a judgment of abso-

lute divorce in favor

of the Plaintiff dis-

solving the marriage

between the parties

in this action. The na-

ture of any ancillary

or additional relief

demanded is: Plain-

tiff acknowledges

that the parties have

resolved all questions

of equitable distribu-

tion of their marital

property to their mu-

tual satisfaction and

have waived or not

sought any direction

by the Court in that

respect, and neither

party seeks an award

of spousal mainte-

nance. The Plaintiff

wishes to resume

her former name of

GWYNETH VIOLA

ANNE MARY LEWIS.

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SchoolsStudent features & sports

by Carly Jobson

THE IMMENSE BURJ Khalifa

skyscraper in Dubai and the

world’s tallest bridge located

in the City of Millau, France

are just some of the many examples

of incredible infrastructure that can

be found around the world. Certainly,

these ground-breaking projects would

be nonexistent without the plethora

of builders, architects and engineers

that devoted so much time to creating

them. And as recent New Paltz gradu-

ate Andrei Shatalov has grown up, he

states that he’s always been fascinated

with the way a basic idea on a drawing

board can be transformed into a real-

istic and functional masterpiece in to-

day’s world.

“I’ve always had a fascination with

infrastructure and I knew from a young

age that I wanted to work with it,”

Shatalov says. That interest pushed

him to enroll in engineering courses in

high school, such as Project Lead The

Way and a civil engineering and archi-

tecture course, which, he says, was ex-

tremely infl uential.

“That class specifi cally showed me

the amount of work that a civil engi-

neer typically faces in his career,” he

recalls. “My original plan was to be-

come an architect, but the drawing

part never quite panned out, so I stuck

to the mathematical portion of it.”

From there, his interests in civil en-

gineering soon became a promising

choice for his future.

“Now, I’m planning on becoming a

civil engineer,” he says. “My ultimate

goal would be to own my own consult-

ing fi rm that works with architects to

design infrastructure.”

Shatalov also wants to remain in-

volved in athletics and music. “A

strength of mine has been the ability

to manage numerous activities and at

the same time to be able to continue a

successful scholastic career,” he said. “This will defi - nitely impact my future, as I really want to continue

being involved with what I really love to do.”

Shatalov has been an accomplished French horn

player for several years and has played with the

SUNY New Paltz orchestra and the SUNY Ulster wind

ensemble. Growing up, he began his musical career

playing piano and percussion.

“Music has played an enormous part in

my life, as I have always been involved

in numerous groups. I’ve made many

friends from it as well,” he says.

As for athletics, Shatalov was a mem-

ber of the varsity boys’ soccer and la-

crosse teams. Balancing additional extra-

curriculars, such as the National Honor

Society and attending Russian school,

also taught him about responsibility and

time management.

“In college, I plan on minoring in mu-

sic and playing club lacrosse,” he says.

“The most important thing that I learned

in school was to take advantage of every-

thing that’s off ered to you -- whether it

be academics, activities or friends,” he

says. “They can greatly assist and shape

your future. Throughout high school I

have become a lot more outgoing, which

can be attributed to the school, as many

classes force you to open up. My favorite

part of attending NPHS was the people.

The school has a unique persona, where

both teachers and students force you to

be your best at all times. Had I attended

a diff erent school, I doubt that my work

ethic would’ve been as great as it is now.”

Shatalov added that he can’t imagine

what it would be like to not have his

supportive parents by his side. Without

them and their support, he says that his

experience in high school would’ve been

much diff erent than what it turned out to

be.

“My parents impact me the most in

my life. If it weren’t for them, both my

academic and musical success probably

would’ve never occurred,” he says.

Now that he has graduated from New

Paltz High School, Shatalov will be at-

tending the SUNY University at Buff alo.

“I chose Buff alo not only for cost, but

also because it is a larger school, so there

are many diff erent activities that I can en-

gage myself in while studying,” he says.

And because it is so big, Shatalov is look-

ing forward to being a part of a student

body that contains a wide array of demographics.

“I really want to meet with individuals in the di-

verse student body that Buff alo has. I’m also look-

ing forward to receiving an education that focuses

on what I want to do in life,” he explains. “And, ul-

timately, I want to be able to maintain a successful

engineering career straight out of college.”

Shatalov knows that by choosing to follow a career

that continuously improves the overall wellbeing of

America, he will be playing a major part in the work-

force, while doing what he loves day in and day out.

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KAITLIN RAWLUK, NEW Paltz class of 2002

valedictorian, has earned her medical de-

gree in pediatrics from Duke University

and her master’s in public health from

the University of North Carolina. Dr. Rawluk earned

her bachelor’s degree from Smith College and has

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HOMETOWN | NEWS

New Paltz High School announces its Principal’s List and Honor List

PRINCIPAL'S LIST GRADE 12: Erin Bar-

clay, Charleen Benson, Jordan Berger, Leah

Bernstein, Julia Beveridge, Nyah Bonilla,

Naomi Bouchard-Gordon, Cecilia Campala,

Dayna Carubia, Miguel Castellanos, Benjamin Clay,

Emily Copeland, Richard (Ricky) Drosdowich III,

Sarah Dukler, Shayna Ginsburg, Meghan Hanrahan,

Jacquelyn Hart, Carly Jobson, Harly Konner, Lauren

Kossover, Bryan Krebs, Matthew Landolfa, Heather

Lokys, Olivia McKee, Elaina McLean, Trevor Na-

than, Desiree Grace Otis, Rebecca Pfi rman, Melissa

Phelan, Jack Pontillo, Brianne Rawlins, Allison Ricci,

Jeff rey Rizza, Madison Schirripa, Melanie Schmidt,

Andrei Shatalov, Kyle Smith, Sara Sorrentino, Kasey

Speth, Rachel Stowell, Leah Sturgis, Charlton Tsai,

Giovanna Varuzza, Laura Wild.

Principal's List, Grade 11: Ashley Agor, Allison

Caroline Albrecht, Anthony Amado, Ian Ballard,

Emily Beecher, David Busby, Cora Butler, Emily Cha-

son, Sara-Elizabeth Clark, Elias Cottingham, Joshua

DeJoy, Salvatore DeQuarto, Elizabeth Dressel, Jared

Giangrasso, Cody Hasbrouck, Aileen Henderson,

Eric Januszkiewicz, Sofi a Kaufman, Lincoln Kelly,

Chloe Kerpez, Abigail King, Tyler Jack Kurek, Sarah

Liggera, Taylor Martinez, Katherine Matus, Alfredo

Mazzuca, Kayla McKnight, Dylan McLaughlin, Kate-

lyn Morabito, Davis Natzle, Tucker Osarczuk, Evan

Pallor, Nicholas Peterle, Noah Pomerselig, Cammron

Alexander Robinson, Julia Robinson, Amanda Rose,

Trisha Saylor, Bianca Schloo, Matthew Shelley-

Reade, Roxolyana Alla Shepko, Ryan Simpson, Jes-

sica Staub, Tucker Stern, Anthony Tantillo, Juliet

Wilde ten Broeke, Christina Tortorici, Gisele Trivino,

Danielle Watts, Reilly Weinstein, Nicholas Zapotoski,

Samuel Zierler.

Principal's List, Grade 10: Sophie Madeline An-

drews, Benjamin Apuzzo, Reminy Bacon, Michael

Benenati, Amy Bishop, Anthony Bonilla, Marissa

Bravo, Kayla Brill, Kole Ethan Brownstein, Natasha

Bynum, Madison Carroll, Verenice Castellanos, Deja

Clement, Jayne Cosh, Adam D'Alessio-Comi, Morgan

DeSimone, Brynn Eckert, Aodhan Fogarty, John Vin-

cent Fullam, Kathryn Gaudette, Anna-Grace Nicole

Gerber, Adin Gold, Megan Grant, Victor Guirma,

Everett Haddard, Emma Hoff mann, Elizabeth Job-

son, Brianna Klinger, Cameron Otto Kucera, Haley

Kwak, Alice Lee, Bernice Lee, Denise Mannix, Kay-

leigh Marshall, Marcelina Martynek, Claire Nicole

McAllister, Katelyn Messina, Jenna Moranski, Emma

Murphy, Sergio Alexander Nazaire, Magdalena Maria

Pankowska, Elazia Pollard, Ari Raskin, Dylan Rauch,

Dakota Reinike, Alexis Ricci, Mitchell Rifkind, Max

Gatewood Satter, Danielle Schmalz, Celina Elizabeth

Schroer, Tal Schwartz, Edward Sganga, Benjamin

Mitchell Smith, Courtney Smith, Layla Cybele Stover,

Julia C Vogt, Kelly Wingfi eld.

Principal's List, Grade 9: Alejandro Daniel Alva-

rez, Michele Amado, Lauren Elizabeth Apuzzo, Ruby

Anna Forest Bard, Quinn Elizabeth Berger, Fiona

Torrone Bohan, Steven Branche, Kenrick Cai, Hold-

en Sage Carroll, Joseph Clark Ciccone, Mikayla Iris

Cochrane, Ariela Tova Cohen, Julia Anne Cohen, Ra-

chel Katherine Colangelo, Sean William Copeland,

Emily Morgan Crannell, Rees Curtin-DeTar, Kather-

ine Amy Curtis, Jessica Lynn DeJong, Simon Julien

Cyril Deschamps, Taylor A Digilio, Trevor Peter

Dolan, Matthew Eriole, Claire Factor, Matthew Louis

Gottstine, Dominique Noelle Hakim, Brooke Elaine

Hart, Jared Mitchel Hinson, Mason Erich Hooper, Lea

Elena Jones, Frank (Franco) Julia-Wise, Matthew (Ma-

teo) Julia-Wise, Gabriela Theresa Keefe, Juna Keehn,

Emile-Victor Kuyl, Eric Lawson, Sarah B Little, Ryan

Marschall Macaluso, Zynab Makki, Megan Ashley

Mastro, Kara Astrid Mattsen, Steven Matus, Lorenzo

Roberto Mazzuca, James Kiernan McColgan, Nathan

Paul McPherson, Mark Milhaven, Louis Gerardo Na-

varro, Anaise Nicolas, Essence Monet Nugent, James

John O'Connor, John O'Donnell, McKenzie Wilson

Osborne, Timothy James Otis, Ariel Rebecca Pazer,

Megan Nicole Phelan, Ryan Pinto, Nicholas Pisciot-

Dr. Kaitlin Rawluk (right).

ta, Joeny De Jesus Quezada, MaCheaux A. Ransom,

Brenn Richards, Thomas Rizza, Christopher James

Scaduto, Kyle Joseph Scagnelli, Chloe Siegel, Stepha-

nie Silva, Teague Francis Capner Stover, M Cosmo

Sweeney, Georjon Tanzi, Poppy India Vaughan,

Brandon Michael Zapotoski, Harrison Zraly.

Honor List, Grade 12: Luke Adams, Jessica An-

dradez, Matthew Taylor Bowen, Brunilda Cela, An-

thony Cerchia, Sierra Chiappolini, Zachary Cone-

Douglas, Peter J Corey, Chadeayne Curtin-DeTar,

Vincent D'Amore, Jaran D'Elia-Chance, Derek Eck-

ert, Frances Eckles, Blake Edwards, Victoria Free-

born, Aaron Getman-Pickering, Ines Graslin, Alanna

Greene, Madeline Harrington, Ryan Higgins, Julian

Honold, Kimberly Ianora, Eric Kren, Paul Lamarche,

Samantha LeVine, Maris Logan, Ella MacKinnon,

Christopher Mazzei, Valerie Mele, Tyra Chene' Mon-

roe, Andrew Philipp, Clare Profous, Christopher Re-

nus, Rebecca Ronk, Ryan Ruppel, Kevin Scagnelli,

Zachary Slaton, Adrianna Sturgis, Michael Anthony

Sutherland, Emily Takacs, Joseph Torquato, Julia

VanTine.

Honor List, Grade 11: Sonia Amjad, Annelise

Apuzzo, Stephen Bagley, Heather Brinkman, Re-

becca K Carroll, Jennica Cochrane, Katelyn Curcio,

Brianna Dixon, Shanalee Figueroa, Arianna Rose

Frunzi, Aden Gilmour, Rachael Greene, Richard

Harrison, Ryan LaMark, Seung (Greg) Lee, Naarai

Mendez, Alekzandar Obry, Whitman Oehler-Marx,

Chelsea Pacella, Terrence John Patterson, Melissa

Jean Rizzi, Liam Furey Roberts, Seth Furey Roberts,

Avery Inga Seyler-Wetzel, Devon Shaw, David Smith,

Caroline Staff ord, Austin Stewart, Alexandra Tor-

quato.

Honor List, Grade 10: Lina A Agha, Caroline Au-

rigemma, Sydney Bagley, Marygrace Bauer-Gluck-

mann, Honour Butler, Hudson Carroll, Elizabeth M

Corey, Alessandra Crimi, Benjamin Denno, Owen

Desmery, Angelica Dickerson, Hern Dumas, Miran-

da Fariello, Camila Ferguson, Gabriel H. Henderson

Gaston, Liana Glaser, Chelsea Hart, Austin Hekking,

Connor Elias Hyman, Megan Blake Keating, Doaa

Khalifa, Michaela Labare, Nicholas Lambertson,

Kevin Le, Julian Mackinnon, Rebecca Malinowski,

Mia Potthast, Nicolette Prestia, Daniel Profaci, Chase

Sarvis, Zoya Liubov Shepko, Lindsey Takacs.

Honor List, Grade 9: Joshua W Armour, Joseph

Bautista, Richard Matthew Berger, James Creedon

Boyd, Kristen Rose Chiriani, Joshua Andrew Cohen,

Martin James Desmery, Brett Austin Fitzpatrick, Ke-

nadeed Gilmour, Sean Patrick Heaney, Paul Jacob

Hunter, Elena Lucia Ingenio, Josh Andrew Joseph,

Samantha Rose Judge, Elizabeth Rose Kazan, Justine

Nicole Kelly, Santi Jamoo Kelly-Brust, Aiden Leitner,

Aja Len Lightsey, Karl Harry Linneman, Amy Lynn

Maginness, Lauren Ashley Mullady, John Edward

O'Connor, Liam O'Donnell, Samantha Rose Olarsch,

Brianna Dawn Pfi rman, Jenny Christine Rich, Alanna

Catherine Rose, Joey T. Saladino, Perpetua S Smith,

Sarah Katherine Stamberg, Jordan Mae Upright, Jew-

elia Vaccaro, Shannon Delaney Weeks.

College announcements

Nathaniel Baum of Modena graduated from

Union College in Schenectady on June 10 with a

bachelor of science degree in biology and neurosci-

ence.

Rachel Baum of Modena, has been named to the

Dean’s List for the Fall 2011 semester and the Spring

2012 semester at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

and Health Sciences in Boston.

Sgt. Joseph C. Iadarola, USMC, son of Carmine

Iadarola Jr. and Gilda Koroxenos, and the grandson

of Carmine and Anna Iadarola Sr. of Highland, was

awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement

Medal citation and the Summary of Action on July

6 at Parris Island, SC. Joseph is presently at the Re-

cruiters School in San Diego, CA.

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Sports

UndefeatedSeaHawks washedout at DUSO’s

READYING THEMSELVES FOR yet another

win at a DUSO title -- their fi fth in seven

years -- the undefeated (at 7-0 for the sec-

ond year in a row) and defending DUSO

champion New Paltz SeaHawks were washed out of

Saturday’s league championships at the Ulster Coun-

ty Pool by a sudden thunder storm that ended the

meet after 20-or-so events.

The SeaHawks ran through the league unscathed

for the second year in a row, with only Red Hook

challenging them in a fairly close meet. After open-

ing the season with a big win over Hurley, the Se-

aHawks beat Rhinebeck 364-243, Zena 428-177, pool-

less Rosendale 364-243, Hyde Park 442-184, Red

Hook 332-280 and Kerhonkson 402-210.

In the meantime, as the SeaHawks were on cruise

control, they found some new star-swimmers to add

to the constellation of usual suspects. This Summer

swimmers like Peyton Goldleaf (8-and-under girls),

Grace Nikolski (under 14 girls), Nick Catania (under

12 boys), Chad Catania (under 12 boys), Caroline Mur-

phy (under 14 girls), Matt Valentino (under 14 boys),

Leo Kuyl (under 12 boys), Ashley Benkert (under 10

girls) and Kendall Lucchesi (8-and-under girls) made

their mark in the dual meets along with old standbys

like the Trzewik-Quinn Brothers (Seamus and Tadju),

the Santos Sisters (Kaela and Abigail), Matt “Moose”

Hasbrouck, Ben Nadareski, Mark Strothenke, Jack-

son Beveridge, Sammy Marshall, the Richards’ (Sari

and Joe), Sean Geisler, Brennan McEntee and Shawn

Migliorato.

Unfortunately, there is no make-up date for the

meet. So...season over.

-- Rich O’Corozine

Lloyd Post 193 ends season

The rejuvenated Lloyd American Legion Post 193

Junior (under-17) baseball team started the season

10-1, but then went into a tailspin and fi nished the

season 16-10, after falling to Blanchard (out of Alba-

ny) 5-1 in the District 3 Tournament fi nals.

"We had to beat them (Blanchard) twice since we

were coming out of the loser's bracket (Post 193 had

opened the tournament by losing 4-1 to the same

team). We beat Kingston 2-1 in nine innings the night

before to get into the fi nals," said co-coach Steven

Delmar. That game was decided in the bottom of

the extra inning when Lloyd scored on a Kyle Eck-

ert pop-foul to the catcher. "We had the bases loaded

and one out and their catcher made a running catch

near the fi rst-base dugout that CJ Tozzi -- on third

base -- tagged up on and scored. It was a strange play

to end a game on."

The problem for Post 193 in the tailspin was lack of

hitting and runs. "We just stopped hitting and were

outscored something like 34-10 our last seven games,

it started right after a big loss to the Newburgh Nu-

clears," added Delmar.

But next season springs eternal and Post 193 will

be back with teams at under-17 and the Senior level.

"It's something that we know there's a defi nite inter-

est in, from the players and the coaches," said Del-

mar.


The 63rd Dick SmithTennis Tournament

It was a fi rst for Andrew Constant and Olga Ostro-

vetsky last week, as both scored their initial singles

titles in the 63rd Ulster County Open-Dick Smith

Tennis Tournament at Kingston's Forsyth Park.

Constant, a Kingston High grad and the current

assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Mount

Saint Mary's, had reached the fi nals twice before

(losing last year to Louis Sessagesimi), and this year

topped Greg Tellier 6-3, 6-4 to win the Men's Singles

title. Ostrovetsky, a Wallkill High School incoming

junior who won the MHAL title last Fall, defeated

three-time MHAL and Section 9 champion (1986-89),

County Champion in 1986 and again in 1989-1991,

Dawn Kitner (who dominated the local tennis scene

as Dawn Brownlie out of Coleman Catholic High

School) 6-1, 6-3 to win the Women's Singles title. Kit-

ner was up from her home in North Carolina and de-

cided to get back in the "swing".

"My mindset was to get on him early and keep the

pressure on," said Constant, "just to keep the ball in

play, to counter his hard groundstrokes. I wanted to

get him out of his comfort zone and off the baseline

as much as I could, and to mix in some junk balls to

throw him off even more."

Ostrovetsky benefi ted from playing Kitner in Sat-

urday's doubles fi nals. She and Sara O'Brien lost to

Kitner and Milly Black 6-4, 6-2. "I saw she was left-

handed and that she had a double-backhand, so that

was good to know going into the fi nal. Her serves,

though, were hard and diffi cult to calculate because

they spun diff erent ways...but it just feels great to

win this."

Wayne Schaeff er won the Senior Men's Singles title

for the 10th time with a 6-3, 6-3 win over New Paltz

High school boys and girls tennis coach Scott Taylor;

while Elissa Staub won the Senior Women's Singles

with a default.


The SunHawk 3 fi nishes 11th

The SUNY-New Paltz solar car, the SunHawk 3, was

credited with 727.70 miles to fi nish 11th out of the 16

teams at the recent 2012 American Solar Challenge

Road Race. The fi ve-stage event covered eight states

in eight days, from Rochester to St. Paul, Minnesota.

This was the second time around for New Paltz,

whose SunHawk 2 placed eighth out of 17 teams in

2010. The SunHawk 3 fi nished ahead of solar cars

from Division 1 schools Michigan State, New Mexico,

Kentucky, Northwestern and Georgia Tech.

Division 1 Michigan won the event.

The SunHawk 3 crew is made up of SUNY-New

Paltz students from the math, physics, engineering,

business and art programs and is overseen by Mike

Otis, professor of engineering at SUNY.


RICH O’COROZINE

Co-coach Luke Strothenke leads the SeaHawks at DUSO's.

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