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Mar 10, 2011 4:24 pm
Deadline set for town to accept DEP’s largesse
Michael Ryan of The Daily Mail writes that the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is giving the Greene County Town of Lexington until May 6 to move forward on a $9.1 million wastewater treatment project to be paid for by the City and administered by the Catskill Watershed Corporation, which oversees water and development issues for the city's massive watershed holdings in the Catskills. Like neighboring Phoenicia, in Ulster County, the town is split on whether to take the city's largesse or hold out for more, worrying that they might have to pay for Operations and Maintenance in the future, instead of just relying on private septic systems, as the town does now. Over the past 13 years, the DEP and CWC have overseen the construction of dozens of such sewer systems throughout the region as a means of protecting the city's water without it having to build a multi-billion dollar filtration plant.
County eyes eliminating some polling sites
Mike McCagg of ccscoop reports that the county Board of Elections is studying the potential of consolidating or eliminating voting sites and election districts. The county of approximately 60,000 residents currently boasts 42 polling sites and 58 election districts and the study is looking to eliminate polling sites that are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act... as well as "to save county taxpayers money."
City to examine Youth Department's efficiency
Jamie Larson of the Register-Star talked with Hudson Mayor Richard Scalera about the city’s plans to evaluate the cost and programmatic effectiveness of the city Youth Department as a possible area for savings. The current budget for the department is over $450,000. "Any one who watches the news knows youth centers are in jeopardy. We know we need it... I’m not looking at this as taking anything away from our youths, but doing it for a lower dollar amount and not being redundant.”
Cyberbullying: What every parent needs to know
The Times Union has a story about an upcoming panel discussion on cyberbullying to take place on Tuesday, March 15, at the College of Saint Rose, featuring a number of local educators, journalists,police officers, educators and James Preller, author of more than 80 children’s books including his most recent novel, ‘Bystander,’ which tells the story of bullying from multiple perspectives. The event takes place from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Touhey Forum, Lally Building, on the St. Rose campus.
NEW: Burglars steal cigarettes from Getty Station
The Chatham Courier reports that their town's police department is investigating a burglary that occurred at 2 a.m. on Thursday morning, March 10, at the Getty Station on Hudson Avenue in Chatham where someone threw a cement block through the west side entrance glass door and then entered the store, went took approximately 25 cartons of cigarettes.
Hudson, The Frenetic City
Uber-blogger Sam Pratt has a rundown on all the talk around the coming November races in the Columbia County seat, with nods to the chief candidates for mayor of Hudson going to former Mayor Dick Tracy on the GOP side and electrical supply business owner and native Nick Haddad eying a Democratic nomination.
Michael Ryan of The Daily Mail writes that the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is giving the Greene County Town of Lexington until May 6 to move forward on a $9.1 million wastewater treatment project to be paid for by the City and administered by the Catskill Watershed Corporation, which oversees water and development issues for the city's massive watershed holdings in the Catskills. Like neighboring Phoenicia, in Ulster County, the town is split on whether to take the city's largesse or hold out for more, worrying that they might have to pay for Operations and Maintenance in the future, instead of just relying on private septic systems, as the town does now. Over the past 13 years, the DEP and CWC have overseen the construction of dozens of such sewer systems throughout the region as a means of protecting the city's water without it having to build a multi-billion dollar filtration plant.
County eyes eliminating some polling sites
Mike McCagg of ccscoop reports that the county Board of Elections is studying the potential of consolidating or eliminating voting sites and election districts. The county of approximately 60,000 residents currently boasts 42 polling sites and 58 election districts and the study is looking to eliminate polling sites that are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act... as well as "to save county taxpayers money."
City to examine Youth Department's efficiency
Jamie Larson of the Register-Star talked with Hudson Mayor Richard Scalera about the city’s plans to evaluate the cost and programmatic effectiveness of the city Youth Department as a possible area for savings. The current budget for the department is over $450,000. "Any one who watches the news knows youth centers are in jeopardy. We know we need it... I’m not looking at this as taking anything away from our youths, but doing it for a lower dollar amount and not being redundant.”
Cyberbullying: What every parent needs to know
The Times Union has a story about an upcoming panel discussion on cyberbullying to take place on Tuesday, March 15, at the College of Saint Rose, featuring a number of local educators, journalists,police officers, educators and James Preller, author of more than 80 children’s books including his most recent novel, ‘Bystander,’ which tells the story of bullying from multiple perspectives. The event takes place from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Touhey Forum, Lally Building, on the St. Rose campus.
NEW: Burglars steal cigarettes from Getty Station
The Chatham Courier reports that their town's police department is investigating a burglary that occurred at 2 a.m. on Thursday morning, March 10, at the Getty Station on Hudson Avenue in Chatham where someone threw a cement block through the west side entrance glass door and then entered the store, went took approximately 25 cartons of cigarettes.
Hudson, The Frenetic City
Uber-blogger Sam Pratt has a rundown on all the talk around the coming November races in the Columbia County seat, with nods to the chief candidates for mayor of Hudson going to former Mayor Dick Tracy on the GOP side and electrical supply business owner and native Nick Haddad eying a Democratic nomination.