Among a slate of resolutions to be taken up at the Delaware County Board of Supervisors' next meeting on Wednesday, February 27 is a four-page declaration of opposition to the SAFE Act. The resolution was brought forward by Tom Axtell, the Republican supervisor of Deposit.
"[Gov. Andrew] Cuomo did it in the dead of night and got it through. I think it's an abuse of power, and it certainly isn't democracy," he said. "I don't think we can change it, but we are going to oppose it." Read more
Watch out on the roads tonight, drivers: Winter weather advisories are in effect this evening across the Catskills region, and forecasters are calling for freezing rain changing over to snow overnight.
By The Fleischmanns Playground Pr... 2/22/13 - 4:49 pm
On Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 7:30PM, Fleischmanns pianist Justin Kolb will present a recital of Waltzes, Tangos, Rags and more. Known for his humorous and sometimes irreverent commentary the program promises to be full of pianistic pyrotechnics as well as anecdotes drawn from his fifty years of “road trips”.
Proceeds will go to the “Fleischmanns Playground Project Fund”.
The Fleischmanns playground is located at Fleischmanns Park on Wagner Ave. Along with the park the playground was destroyed by tropical storm “Irene”. The playground effort is a component of the on-going Park Recovery Project. Local financial fundraising is supplementing the federal funding received to date. Refreshments contributed by fans and “Fleischmanns First” neighbors will enhance the “gala affair’’.
Reservations are required. Cost: $65.00 per person.
Location: Kolb Residence Hog Mountain
Reservations and Directions may be obtained by contacting The Mark Project: 845-586-3500 Read more
County governments across upstate New York are weighing in against New York State's new gun control law, the SAFE Act. By the time the dust settles on a spate of pending resolutions, the list of anti-SAFE Act counties is likely to include most or all of the Catskills region.
On Friday, the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors voted 15-1 to pass a resolution opposing the SAFE Act. News 10 reports:
The resolution calls for repealing the new law; explaining the it infringes on people's rights and describes it as unnecessary.
The resolution opposes the process of the enactment and certain provisions, including the ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Read more
Just the Thing! A new used furniture store in Margaretville. Open Fri - Mon 11AM - 5PM The Commons Building, 2nd Floor 785 Main Street Margaretville, NY 12455 845-586-3020
The signers, frustrated by New York State's long delay in issuing natural gas drilling regulations, are apparently mad as hell, and they're not gonna take it anymore:
The Southern Tier of New York State has been treated as a sacrifice zone by those other New Yorkers who would restrict us from developing our natural gas resources and revitalizing our economy. Those resources are ours and we are entitled to use them to save our farms, our families and our future. We, therefore, as residents of Broome, Chenango, Chemung, Delaware, Steuben and Tioga Counties, petition the legislature for the rights of Southern Tier counties to secede from the State of New York and join with the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania to be part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read more
Put up your own website -- the fast, low-tech, free way
You can put up a simple, good-looking website for free in five minutes. A step-by-step guide to using free web-based software to post and manage your webpage. Bonus: How to outsmart domain name squatters and thieves.
At the end of the session, you will be able to:
Create a personalized website in ten minutes
Know which software -- Tumblr, TypePad, Blogger, or WordPress – is best for you
Know the ins and outs of domain names, whether you should buy that .biz URL or not
Avoid the five biggest mistakes rookie webpages make
Get the URL you want before a malevolent squatter gets it first
Class sessions: Monday, March 4: Margaretville E-Center, 6:30 to 8:30pm(cancelled) Read more
You can put up a simple, good-looking website for free in five minutes. A step-by-step guide to using free web-based software to post and manage your webpage. Bonus: How to outsmart domain name squatters and thieves.
