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Shandaken Community Gardens Seeks Gardeners

By Karin Ursula Edmondson
2/12/13 - 2:49 pm

Would you like to grow your own food, flowers and herbs?

Cultivate community?

Share knowledge about sustainable gardening?

Collaborate in the creation of an exciting, new project? Read more

Obituary: Leila Ruth Ellison, Phoenicia centenarian

By Julia Reischel
12/28/12 - 12:13 pm

The following is a reader-submitted obituary.

Leila Ruth Ellison,100, in recent years a resident of Phoenicia, NY, died Monday, December 24, 2012, at Northern Dutchess Residential Care Facility (Thompson House), in Rhinebeck, NY.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, she was the daughter of Theodore and Leila Jones Degenring. She was a graduate of Beaver College, Jenkintown, PA, and Newark State Teacher’s College, and for many years was an elementary school teacher in Elizabeth, NJ and Summit, NJ. She was married in 1936 to Harry C. Ellison, Jr., an engineer, who predeceased her. She was an avid reader, and enjoyed playing the piano and travel. For many years, she directed a children’s choir at the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, NJ.

She is survived by her daughter, Patricia L. Ellison, Esq., of Phoenicia, NY, as well as cousins in New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida.

A memorial service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, NJ, at a date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

Simpson-Gaus Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave. is in charge of arrangements Read more

Lonnie Gale: "The single most accurate historical reference of the Catskills"

By Julia Reischel
10/15/12 - 12:09 pm

The following is a user-submitted obituary.

Alonzo " Lonnie " Gale of Waterwork Road died Wednesday October 10, 2012 at the Benedictine Hospital. Lonnie, as he was known to all, was born in Tannersville on January 22, 1927 son of the late Lemuel Chichester Gale and Hazel Wright Gale. He was a graduate of Hunter-Tannersville H.S., and he then joined the Merchant Marines, where he was stationed in Alaska. In 1945 he was aboard the Sueja III (Q137US), a supply ship in World War II. Upon returning home, Lonnie married Peggy ( Ruth ) Every and they raised their family in Phoenicia. Read more

Shandaken Democrats Annual Thai Feast

By nick-alba@earthlink.net
9/12/12 - 10:42 pm

Sat. Sept 29th, 6:30PM

The Arts Upstairs, 60 Main Street, Phoenicia

Only $10 with reservation. Our entree offerings will include many favorites from the past as well as some exciting new Thai dishes that include vegetarian and vegan options. Thai iced tea, beer and wine will be among the available beverages.

We are keeping the price down because we want a great turnout, and we want to make sure that there's plenty of food for everyone, so we are requesting you RSVP your reservation to receive this $10 offer. Please email nick-alba@earthlink.net with the number of guests in your party, and please advise us of any changes prior to the event. Guests without reservations will be asked for $15 at the door.

We hope to hear from you soon, and look forward to an evening of great food, fun and comradery.

Ulster County is distributing farmer's market coupons on August 30

By SHARP
8/22/12 - 7:45 pm

FARMER’S MARKET COUPONS
Thursday, August 30, 2012
10 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

The Ulster County Office for the Aging

will be distributing to eligible seniors

Farmer’s Market coupons at the

SHARP Committee

98 Main Street, Phoenicia.

Eligibility is determined by two factors;
AGE & INCOME:
You must be a Senior/60 or older
$1,722 /month for a one-person household
$2,333 /month for a two-person household
$2,943 /month for a three-person household
Seniors currently receiving or is eligible for SSI, public
Assistance, or Section 8 housing subsidy.

Only ONE booklet may be issued per household.
Eligible recipients must personally sign.
Coupons cannot be mailed.
Proxies may not pick up or sign for a senior.

You can also pick up coupons at:

Ulster County Office for the Aging
1003 Development Court
Kingston, New York 12401

(845)340-3456

In case you missed yesterday's third-quarter tax deadline...

By Julia Reischel
9/16/11 - 11:27 am

The IRS is giving you a break if you live in Sullivan, Ulster, Greene, Delaware or Schoharie county this year, with a special Hurricane-Irene tax deadline extension. Normally, third-quarter estimated tax payments would have been due yesterday. Now they are due on October 31. Our apologies for not noticing this sooner.

Here are some detailas, excerpted from the IRS's press release:

The declaration permits the IRS to postpone certain deadlines for taxpayers who reside or have a business in the disaster area. For instance, certain deadlines falling on or after Aug. 26 and on or before Oct. 31 have been postponed to Oct. 31, 2011. This includes corporations and other businesses that previously obtained an extension until Sept. 15 to file their 2010 returns, and individuals and businesses that received a similar extension until Oct. 17. It also includes the estimated tax payment for the third quarter, normally due Sept. 15 ...

Grant of Relief Read more

Catch of the day

By Julia Reischel
9/15/11 - 2:15 pm

When towns flood, all the household appliances, hay bales, and contents of grocery stores and pharmacies end up downstream. Riverkeeper has posted some proof of that axiom on its Facebook page today (see photo above), in a new feature it calls "Catch of the Day," which highlights "notable things we pull out of the river:"

Today it's a household hot water heater we found just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. This species is NOT native to the Hudson.

Letter to the Editor: "Too much of the same-old, same-old" in Ulster Co. DA's office

By WP Newsroom
9/15/11 - 10:51 am

To the Editor:

We’re now hearing there will soon be a second indictment of a Kingston Police Department (KPD) officer, this time a retired one.

It looks like getting to the bottom of KPD corruption will require a full investigation, and it ought to be done by an independent group, not local officials. Despite the close connections between the Police and the District Attorney’s office, the Ulster County DA has yet to recuse himself in the Tim Matthews case, even though he’ll be a witness in that case.

There is something that doesn’t add up about the Ulster County DA. We’re supposed to forget costly economic crimes like the huge cost overruns for the Ulster County Jail, where no one was indicted. And then there was the abuse of employees and procedures at the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency, which hasn’t been investigated. Too much of the same-old, same-old is going on here for me. Read more

Letter to the Editor: A new DA in Ulster County is needed

By WP Newsroom
9/15/11 - 10:47 am

To the Editor:

It’s almost been a year since we learned that Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s chief executive was fired after employees complained about bullying, sexual harassment, documents being falsified, improper storage of waste materials and unsafe work conditions.

Apparently. some of those concerns were investigated by the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, which supposedly found no immediate evidence of criminal wrongdoing but said the state Attorney General’s Office should be brought in to investigate. The trail goes cold here. Am I the only one wondering what happened?

Add this to the non-investigation of the Ulster County Jail cost overrun debacle, and you get a picture of a local District Attorney’s Office that is either distracted or dismissive of serious crimes that affect taxpayer pocketbooks in a big way. It’s time for a change. Read more

Letter to the Editor: Jon Sennett for Ulster County DA

By WP Newsroom
9/15/11 - 10:44 am

To the editor:

I was elated to hear that Jon Sennett is running for Ulster County District Attorney. I am a partner in a large Mid-Hudson law firm, but years ago as Assistant DA in the Bronx, it was Sennett who trained me, on-the-job in one of the toughest crime fighting jurisdictions in the country.

Jon Sennett trained me how to interact with detectives, uninformed officers and onlookers at homicide scenes, to protect evidence and witnesses, to assist in finding criminals and to insure successful prosecution for the killings. He also trained me to turn every stone, follow every lead and to build a powerful case backed by meticulously pieced puzzles of evidence and to make sure testimony was tight and facts were accurate. Moreover, he trained me how to break down the defense in the court room with decisive cross-examination of defendants and defense witnesses.

It was Sennett who trained me to have compassion for the victims of crimes by dedicating each day working diligently in investigations to ensure justice was served. I Read more

Letter to the Editor: Phoenicia is open for business

By WP Newsroom
9/15/11 - 10:18 am

Dear Editor:

Phoenicia is open for business, and wants to welcome everyone back to our lovely town. But, to many who live far afield and read the New York Times, a recent article questioning Phoenicia’s location in a flood plain, may have served to conjure up an image that our town was wiped out by Hurricane Irene. That is not the case. All the Main Street businesses are open, and the buildings are safe. One of our two bridges is not yet repaired, so access to town is via the “Eagle” entrance off Route 28, or from the Old Plank Road. One can still eat at all of the restaurants, and enjoy the stores and galleries. The tubing season has ended, and the Catskill Mountain Railroad is running a 5-mile service between Boiceville and Mt. Tremper. Read more