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Community voices concerns on ICC budget cut plan |
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Written by EMILIA TEASDALE
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:18 |
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KINDERHOOK - It was another full house at the Tuesday evening roundtable budget meeting at Ichabod Crane Central Schools. The board heard from staff, parents and students about proposed cuts in staffing and programming for the 2010-11 school year. The proposed budget is now $37 million.
The March 9 meeting, which would normally have been held in the Middle School library, was moved to the cafeteria to accommodate the large crowd. Sitting at the front of the group, using microphones, board members talked about the hard decisions they needed to make in this coming school year's budget and how much they appreciated hearing from community members.
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Stuyvesant Fire Company gets $45K from feds |
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Written by STAFF
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:13 |
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WASHINGTON, DC--Congressman Scott Murphy (D-20th) announced this week that the Stuyvesant Fire Company will receive $44,888 in the sixth round of the FY09 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The congressman's office said the funding will be used to improve their response capabilities and to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public through the Stuyvesant Fire Company #1.
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Chatham says a half pipe is better than none |
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Written by TAITIA SHELOW
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 13:47 |
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CHATHAM--Town officials hope once again to get the community “stoked” about their plans for a new skateboard park by hosting a second skateboard art fundraiser at the Benenson Visitor's Center at ArtOmi International in Ghent.
The first Stoked fundraiser last year raised $4,700 toward the cost of a skate park that will be built at Crellin Park at the edge of the village. This year's event, “Stoked 2,” is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. and has been ramped up, with even more artists and a few community groups decorating skate decks available for auction to the highest bidders.
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Incumbents win in Philmont |
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Written by Staff
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 02:36 |
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PHILMONT—In the two contested races in village elections Tuesday, March 16, incumbents retained their seats.
In the race for two positions on the Village Board, three candidates were on the ballot. Incumbent Trustee
Brian Johnson was reelected with 126 and Trustee Barbara Sagal was returned to office with 113 votes. First-time office seeker Anthony Krein IV received 48 votes.
The contest for town justice was between the incumbent, Rick Tracey Jr., who received 98 votes, and former Justice Robert Lagonia, who garnered 57.
There were elections in the three other villages in Columbia County, Chatham, Kinderhook and Valatie, but there were no challengers listed on any of the ballots in those communities.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 02:38 |
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Two libraries receive over $140K for buildings |
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Written by STAFF
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 13:42 |
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ALBANY--Two libraries in the county are slated to receive over $70,000 each in state funds for building projects. The money was announced Tuesday, March 9, by state Senator Steve Saland (R-41st).
Citing figures released by the New York State Library, Mr. Saland said the Roeliff Jansen Community Library will receive $75, 000 for the installation of plumbing, lighting, drywall, bookcases and cabinetry for the new library on Route 22 in Copake, just south of the Hillsdale hamlet. The new library, which is still under construction, is LEED certified, and includes numerous energy-conserving features.
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