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The Daily Freeman reported a nearly 200-year-old landmark building on state Route 81 in Oak Hill was lost when the Wayside Country Inn burned Fri., Oct. 30. East Durham Volunteer Chief Connie Whitbeck said a burst propane line may have caused the fire. The inn’s Facebook page says the structure, “was built in about 1821 and has been a tavern, hotel and carriage house.” It was once called Carter’s Hotel in the early 1900s and The Knotty Pine Tavern from the 1940s until 1990.
The Catskill Teachers Association reported Fri., Oct. 30, on its Facebook page that Catskill school district superintendent Kathleen Farrell was placed on administrative leave Friday. The news was greeted by five "likes," but no comments were posted. On Sat., Oct. 31 Farrell declined to comment when contacted by The Daily Mail. Board of education president Andrew Jones likewise declined comment. Holmes quotes Jones as saying, "The only person that can talk on this is me because I'm the board president. Nobody else should be called from the school board." In a follow-up story late Sunday, Kate Seckinger reported the board is expected to appoint former Catskill High School principal Annemarie Barkman to replace Farrell in the district's top spot, Mon., Nov. 2, this according to CTA president Robert Stinson. He said Barkman's appointment has the support of the teacher's union. Stinson said, "...If nothing else, she [Barkman] can give us some confident leadership while we do a thorough search for a replacement.” Stinson also said the board reached out to the union about its decision to remove Farrell last week, although he claimed to be unaware of when the board vote was taken. He said the CTA "absolutely" supports the decision. A detailed statement is expected to be released Monday.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson kicked off the annual Greene County Republican Dinner Fri., Oct. 30, offering a report on his recent activities in Washington. The Kinderhook Republican talked additional resources for the military, ways to grow the economy, the country's infrastructure and shared his objections to the Common Core standards. Gibson is serving his third and final two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He announced in January he will leave Congress at the end of 2016 and possibly run for statewide office two years later.
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Scott Waldman reported at Politico New York the state is revising its sea level projections. By the year 2100, the state Department of Environmental Conservation predicts an increase in sea level of at least 15 inches in the New York City and Lower Hudson Valley area. The model shows the sea could rise by as much as six feet. Such a rise could have a devastating affect on certain parts of the city, as well as parts of Long Island and communities along the Hudson River. The projections are based on peer-reviewed research by scientists at Columbia University, Cornell University and Hunter College.