Wednesday, May 18, 2011

5-18-11: voters say no to a lot of schools (good for voters!), valerie bertram's email address?

On my other blog, I talk about Stuyvesant's possibly unethical use of a special prosecutor.

Here are more politicians announcing they are charging jobs.

Hudson's waterfront plan. Great piece. Minutes from Hudson meeting written on a computer, printed on a piece of paper, then scanned into a PDF.

Dramatic school board election in Hudson. I forgot to vote in my election. What! I just plain FORGOT! Yet, I'm glad they voted it down. Increase every year, and increases after previous increase (compounding interest kind of thing) means that over the past 10 years Ichabod Crain, for example, has increased its budget like 80% from where it was in 2001... or something like that. I heard this at a meeting and it may not be quite perfect but makes sense in principle: compounding increases mean the 4% this year has a more dramatic effect than  you might guess.

Don't forget to stop by here. More election results.

And here is all the rest of the news for the day.

Stupid ad in Times Square.  This is not a tourism strategy that makes any sense. Back to the drawing board. It won't work and if it did work it wouldn't work. Advertise to the people who will like it here as it is not present the county in an unrealistic way to people who won't get it.

This looks better to me.

And the County needs some vision to deal with this.

Phone tower in Copake.

Anthroposophists coming to town (they are here already of course).  Big Up, Anthropolophists, you should find something to do this summer.

Great photo from Kinderhook.

More election results here.

Need a library? Would be nice to have links to each site on this list. Like this sounds very cool.

Truck stuck in the wires. Wires must have been too low. I do see that from time to time. Why not put them underground?

Traffic accident on Route 66 near Chatham.



I think the county historian is a real, paid gig?


Columbia -- See also Columbia County Historical Society
Columbia County Historian
Mary J. Howell
490 County Route 10
Germantown, New York 12526
(518) 828-3442; (518) 828-2969 (fax)

Flood alert?

Fwd:FoilRequeststuyvesant-B-1-Take-2
May 18, 2011 7:39:18 AM EDT 

Stuyvesant Foil Officer Melissa Naegeli,

I have not gotten a response to my viewing this information yet. Does the town have any objections to me seeing these records now that Mr. Freeman has publicly said I should be allowed to view them?


Regards, Martin Roby

Reporter & Tax Payer




ps: Deputy Supervisor Ron Knott & Other Town Board members I hope it is ok that I am emailing you; Supervisor Bertram has informed me that she no longer will be using the nyccap.rr.com for town or county business. I would assume it is a prelude to a resignation? Perhaps the county should remove her email from the county website as well?

Morris Memorial Youth Soccer

Registration is currently underway for the Morris Memorial’s youth recreational soccer program. The Morris Memorial Youth Soccer League is an instructional recreation program designed to provide interested youth in grades pre-K through eight an opportunity to play soccer. Games, which begin Sept. 11 and run through October are held on Sunday afternoons at Crellin Park in Chatham. Registration fee is $45 if registered before July 15, $60 after. There is also a $15 multidiscount for families. To register visit www.chathamsoccerclub.com . For more information please call Michele Kraham at 518-392-4622.

Roe-Jan Boat Safety Class

A New York State-approved boat safety class will be held at Roe-Jan Creek Boat Club on May 21 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be coffee and doughnuts at 8:30 a.m. and a lunch break from 1 to 1:30 p.m. during which time the club will serve hot dogs, coffee and soda. Participants are also welcome to bring their own lunch. Registration is required. Call Dick Wambaugh at 845-758-3117 for more information.

Greenport Pitch, Hit and Run Contest

An MLB Pitch, hit and Run Contest will be held today at 5 p.m. at the Greenport Town Park Softball Field.

The competition is open to boys and girls age 7–14 and all participants must provide a copy of a valid birth certificate. Children can register at the Hudson Department of Youth Office located at 18 South 3rd Street, Hudson. No metal-spiked cleats are allowed during any portion of the competition.

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