Archive for June, 2009

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

‘A class of compassion’

‘A class of compassion’
The Daily Mail
June 28, 2009, online
June 30, 2009, in print
The 112 Catskill High School students, 98 of whom began their academic career in the Catskill Central School District, were awarded their high school diplomas in front of their parents, friends and teachers Saturday morning.
Simon Felice, of the rock group The Felice Brothers, […]

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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Cairo-Durham graduates:Live in the moment

Cairo-Durham grads: Live in the moment
The Daily Mail
June 28, 2009, online
June 30, 2009, in print
Parents and friends of the 136 graduating seniors of the Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2009 gathered Saturday afternoon to witness the culmination of the students’ high school careers.
At the beginning of the ceremony in the auditorium, Principal Anthony Taibi announced […]

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Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Historian looks for Catskill’s lost past

Historian looks for Catskill’s lost past
The Daily Mail
June 26, 2009
Catskill attorney Ted Hilscher will return to the Beattie-Powers House Sunday at 2 p.m. to offer visitors a look at Catskill’s past.
Hilscher’s slide show and commentary, titled “Lost Catskill,” will focus on the Catskill Creek and Eastern Paving Brick Company buildings and two gas holder plants […]

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Friday, June 26th, 2009

Republicans select full slate for Nov.

Republicans select full slate for Nov.
Coyne, Suttmeier, Ostrander, Miller and Feeney win nods
The Daily Mail
June 26, 2009
CAIRO — Cairo Republicans selected Thursday a slate of four men and one woman to run for public office this November.
The slate includes three incumbents — Town Supervisor John Coyne, Councilman Raymond Suttmeier and Tax Collector Emily Feeney — […]

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Friday, June 26th, 2009

Angry parents write new entry in basketball diary

Angry parents write new entry in basketball diary
Residents criticize trustees for their handling of hoop complaints
The Daily Mail
June 25, 2009
CATSKILL — Catskill police asked several residents to move their mobile basketball hoops away from roadsides Monday evening and during the day in response to complaints made during a Village Board meeting about games occurring in […]

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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Camadine bid sets up challenge at GOP caucus

Camadine bid sets up challenge at GOP caucus
Former lawmaker, incumbent John Coyne to seek party’s nomination
The Daily Mail
June 24, 2009
CAIRO — Former Greene County lawmaker Michael Camadine hopes to be the next Cairo town supervisor.
Camadine said recently that he is tired of the way the Town of Cairo has been managed.
“I am frustrated like everyone […]

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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Former bookshop to get makeover

Former bookshop to get makeover
Village planners OK redevelopment of McDonald’s on Water St.
The Daily Mail
June 24, 2009
CATSKILL — The Catskill Village Planning Board approved a site plan for the redevelopment of the former McDonald’s Book Shop at their most recent meeting.
The Hudson River Development Corporation has been working on plans for 125 Water St. in […]

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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Village dashing hoop dreams

Village dashing hoop dreams
Police to crack down on roadway basketball courts after resident calls foul
The Daily Mail
June 23, 2009
CATSKILL — The days when children can play basketball in the streets of Catskill have ended, according to Catskill Police Chief David Darling.
At a meeting of the Village Board Monday evening, Darling and Village President Vincent Seeley […]

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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Assemblymen say bill would be ‘nail in coffin’ for farms

Assemblymen say bill would be ‘nail in coffin’ for farms
Lawmakers deride 8-hour workday, overtime provisions
The Daily Mail
June 23, 2009
CATSKILL — A bill that could force increased operational costs incurred by local farms passed in the State Assembly earlier this month, but many familiar with farming operations and the legislation fear that such a law would […]

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Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Pine Plains man charged with murder

Pine Plains man charged with murder
Dutchess County resident suspected of killing a man and wounding his wife during a shooting in Greene County
The Register-Star
June 18, 2009
PALENVILLE — A man suspected of shooting a Palenville couple — resulting in one death — just before 2 a.m. Wednesday is in Greene County Jail.
The alleged shooter, 23-year-old Robert […]

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