March 29, 2015

National Weather Service Forecast for Sullivan County Still Snow in Forecast :( scenewsroundup.blogspot.com March 29, 2015 - A Weekly Roundup Of Sullivan County,  Catskill Mountians, & New York State News - Issue 2015 #12

Click Here To Keep Current On The Latest Catskill Country Real Estate News & Trends twcnews.com: Police: Dog Left in Car, Fundraising Underway to Assist theculturemom.com: A Mother-Son Weekend in the Catskills twcnews.com Planning Board Approves Bloomingburg's Hasidic Girls School poughkeepsiejournal.com Schools again leery of tax-cap override watershedpost.com/: The best of the new Catskills restaurants midhudsonnews.com: Sullivan woman charged with embezzling $15,000 from former employer catskillchronicle.com SC Professional Women Honor Prusinski & Riegal twcnews.com More Homeless Funds For Sullivan County Possible for State Budget recordonline.com Amber Alert couple denied custody of children riverreporter.com Three arrested in Liberty for drugs yellowpages.com: Call Girls in Monticello With Reviews and Ratings An Alleged Threat to SC Small Business:  Dollar General Proposal Sparks Debate twcnews.com  Continue Reading "Currently, the plans for the Dollar General are waiting on approval for changes to parking regulations, which would allow the store to be built.  'It's kind of an age old story," said Billard. "Large corporations move into town and out prices the local stores. It happened with Wal-Marts across the country and it's happening here.'" Keep Current on Local News & Interest Stories Continuously Posted on Internet: "Like" & Get Daily Updates On Sullivan County eNews Round Facebook Page Comments? Questions? Email Us! Edythe Raiten  CSW-R Psychotherapy  Marital Counseling Mediation Relationships Family Counseling Appointments in Monticello 845-794-6938 Needle In A Haystack? Sullivan County heroin traffickers busted two days before drug forum watershedpost.com.  Continue Reading "The investigation, called "Operation Iron Horse," began in June 2014. The 13 defendants were arraigned in Orange County Court on Thursday, March 26, according to the Times Herald-Record. The timing of the bust comes days before two community forums about the heroin epidemic in Sullivan County are scheduled The Latest Kurly's Kommentary:   A Pet Peeve Against 'Pet Parenting' -- Time to Push Back Against Equating Animals With Children Enough is enough already. We need to get our heads back on straight when it comes to loving our pets and defining our relationships with them. Considering ourselves "pet owners" and not "pet parents" is a good start. Digging Dirt Up Allegedly Illegal:Mamakating mine violates zoning rivereporter.com  Continue Reading "The problem is that the property is located in a neighborhood residential district, where mining is prohibited. To get around that, the owners requested an interpretation of the zoning law saying that the owner would be allowed to remove sand and gravel from the property for the purpose of creating a barn and expanding the tillable land. But instead of going to the zoning board of appeals for the interpretation, which is required by law, the owner went to the town board, which passed a resolution allowing 'excavation in aid of agricultural activities.'" Getting Wired: Sullivan County may get broadband growth new under state program dailyfreeman,com  Continue Reading "David Salway said the goal of the Cuomo administration, by 2019 is to have all of the state, including all of Sullivan County, meeting the minimum broadband standard of 100 megabytes per second (MBS): /Every sector really has a need for broadband access and the idea is to drive utilization and adoption up so it makes the provider incentive to invest much greater because they're looking at a revenue opportunity for the years to come,' Salway said." Too Poor, Too Sick, Too Fat:  Poverty and joblessness play "significant roles" in Sullivan County's poor health ranking, officials say midhudsonnews.com  Continue Reading "For the last four years, Sullivan County's health rankings have been at the bottom of the barrel as far as all the counties in the state go. It has ranked 61 out of 62 counties in terms of poor ranking.  Only the Bronx ranked lower. This week's report places it in the same situation, but County Legislature Chairman Scott Samuelson noted on Thursday that could change as the economic face of the county changes." Doors Opening For Designated Catskill Businesses: Plan B Seminar Highlights Opportunities In New Catskill Economy For Women, Veterans, and Minorities   kurlanderstrategiccommunicationsl.com  Continue Reading "The 'Plan B' symposium featured a number of speakers who spoke of the programs and various small business certifications available to minorities, women and veterans and how such certifications open doors to access government and private sector contracts and opportunities.." The Last Link: Voter Fraud Protest At Sullivan County Courthouse Demands Action Local Residents In New Satmar Community Of Bloomingburg Call On DA To Investigate Voting Practices "Mamakating Town Councilwoman Brenda Giraldi said the residents are just trying to have the matter investigated and laws enforced if need be. "'We're looking for justice," said Giraldi. "We're looking for everyone to follow the rule of law, the rules and laws of our zoning codes in our town and we're looking for a very thorough investigation into alleged voter fraud.' Giraldi said this is the third time so far there has been voter fraud suspicion and she expects the Board of Elections and commissioners to do their jobs.". Read More   theyeshivaworld.com

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