Boiceville
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 11, 2012 - 1:36 pm
Dear Editor,
It’s springtime and once again the season to select school board candidates who will best represent the children and taxpayers of the Onteora School District. The current school board has made some big changes with the reconfiguration of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 10, 2012 - 11:33 am
Above: A Google map of New York State post offices that will have reduced hours under the new plan. Click on a red dot to get information about a post office's current hours and their planned reduced daily hours. Use the controls on the left to zoom in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 9, 2012 - 3:48 pm
Dear Editor,
What is wrong with Onteora?
The Onteora budget is unnecessarily wasteful and caused by many bad decisions made by the current Board of Education. Although the budget is reduced 1.7%, enrollment is down 2.3 %. In other words, Onteora’s per... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 9, 2012 - 3:35 pm
Dear Editor,
I write this to the voters to remind you to vote on May 15th, from 2-9 at your local elementary school. I especially hope that you are planning to vote for me and Cybele Nielsen, but regardless, please take the time to cast your ballot... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 9, 2012 - 3:12 pm
Dear Editor: I am glad that other members of the community have stepped up for the positions of Onteora School Board trustee currently held by myself and Laurie Osmond; after three years of uncontested elections, it was easy to presume that nobody wanted... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 9, 2012 - 2:58 pm
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter in support of Rebecca Balzac, a candidate for the Onteora Board of Education. I have known Rebecca since 2005, when we moved our family up to this area full time. Rebecca and I first met at the Olive library where... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 9, 2012 - 2:51 pm
Dear Editor,
The current Onteora school board has acted irresponsibly with our students’ education and with taxpayer dollars, throwing money at a short-term fix that reconfigures the K-6 schools based on an unproven model that they “hope” will improve... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 9, 2012 - 12:56 pm
A state-owned property at 67 Wurts Street in Kingston that Ulster County executive Mike Hein wants to convert to county-owned veterans' housing. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Ulster County Executive.
At a lofty price of $1, it won't be the biggest... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, May. 7, 2012 - 4:23 pm
In the Catskills this year, Memorial Day is going to be epic.
For the first time in history, four of the six west-of-Hudson New York City reservoirs will be open to boating and paddling for the masses. A new bike event will bring the spirit of the Tour de... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 4, 2012 - 10:45 am
Above: A comparison of last year's "supermoon," on March 19, 2011, with a more average full moon from December 20, 2010. File from Wikimedia Commons.
Cross your fingers for clear skies this Saturday night, when a phenomenon called a "supermoon" should... Read more
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