Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Firefighters turn to a higher power
Firefighters turn to a higher power
Catskill volunteers hope to use solar panels to heat firehouse
The Daily Mail
Aug 14, 2009
CATSKILL — Last winter, the Village of Catskill installed two wood-burning stoves in its water treatment facility. This winter, village officials hope a solar unit will help heat the Village Fire House.
Catskill Village Board President Vincent Seeley […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Summer sunny and cloudy for Main St. businesses
Summer sunny and cloudy for Main St. businesses
Mixed blessing due to economy, rainy weather
The Daily Mail
Aug. 12, 2009
CATSKILL — Catskill business owners are reporting mixed sales figures for this summer but sales are driven by a customer’s need rather than an impulse.
“I saw a surprising increase in the month of May,” Jade Thornton, of Looking […]
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Seeley proposes full-time village manager
Seeley proposes full-time village manager
The Daily Mail
Aug. 11, 2009
CATSKILL — The Village of Catskill took the first step toward restructuring its government Monday by deciding to research hiring a full-time business manager to help run the Village’s day-to-day operations.
Catskill Village Board President Vincent Seeley said a business manager or administrator could oversee department heads but […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
‘Doc Drop’ raises money in memory of a ‘big kid’
‘Doc Drop’ raises money in memory of a ‘big kid’
Friends gather in memory of David K. Berger
The Daily Mail
Aug. 10, 2009
The memory of Dr. David K. Berger was honored Sunday through a fundraiser at Thunderhart at Sunny Hill, during which 180 golf balls were dropped from a helicopter at a target painted on the course’s […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Residents invited to see new fire trucks
Residents invited to see new fire trucks
The Daily Mail
Aug. 10, 2009
Members of the West Athens-Limestreet Fire District and Fire Company have invited residents to see two new, recently-purchased fire trucks at the district’s building Saturday, August 15.
The trucks, a 1,250-gallon engine-pumper and a utility truck, were purchased by the district earlier this year. They replaced […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Cairo officials mull hiring grant writer
Cairo officials mull hiring grant writer
Town board decides trained consultant is needed to manage complexities
The Daily Mail
Aug. 7, 2009
CAIRO — Over the past few months, Board members have voiced their desire to hire a new grant writer or have current employees apply for grants.
Councilwoman Janet Schwarzenegger organized a grant-writing team of Cairo residents with various […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Bid for sewer funding edges toward completion
Bid for sewer funding edges toward completion
$2.5 million would be supplemented by money from other sources
The Daily Mail
Aug. 5, 2009
CAIRO — The preliminary application for a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for sewer expansion and upgrade work from is coming along and could be completed later this month.
Cairo Town Councilwoman Janet […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Bank gains new signs, Main St. loses historic clock
Bank gains new signs, Main St. loses historic clock
First Niagara switching to blue, yellow and silver markers
The Daily Mail
Aug. 4, 2009
A new look will be coming two First Niagara Bank branches in Catskill.
The Lockport, N.Y., company has changed its corporate logo from the familiar blue and white waterfall logo to a blue, white and yellow […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Music offers Civil War experiences, humor
Music offers Civil War experiences, humor
The Daily Mail
Aug. 3, 2009
WINDHAM—Visitors to the Centre Church Civic Center this weekend were transported to the world of the Civil War through music and the work of dozens of re-enactors at the Civil War Heritage Music Gathering and Encampment.
John Quinn, a gathering organizer who co-founded the 77th New York […]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
$16.7m construction project on schedule, budget
$16.7m construction project on schedule, budget
The Daily Mail
Aug. 3, 2009
CATSKILL—Construction on the $16.7 million expansion and renovation project is on schedule and should be completed by early fall, according to project manager Terry Damon, of Armlin Damon Associates.
Damon presented his mid-summer project to the Catskill District Board of Education at their meeting last week.
Parts of […]