April 5, 2015

National Weather Service Forecast for Sullivan County Rain & Snow Showers All Week in Forecast :( scenewsroundup.blogspot.com April 5, 2015 - A Weekly Roundup Of Sullivan County,  Catskill Mountians, & New York State News - Issue 2015 #13

Click Here To Keep Current On The Latest Catskill Country Real Estate News & Trends recordonline.com County: Parker deceived county, hurt its neediest catskillchronicle.com: Monticello Named As One of the "Best Communities for Music Education" midhudsonnews.com: State prison guards union calls for increased staffing, resources as violence increases twcnews.com Anti-Semitism Growing in New York, According to ADL clickorlandol.com Roscoe man, woman seriously injured in Florida Turnpike crash, troopers say watershedpost.com/: Vermont couple crashes small airplane in Catskills field, walks away unscathed midhudsonnews.com: Stewart can play major transportation role with Sullivan casino catskillchronicle.com Historical Information Sought on the "Lost" Towns of Sullivan & Ulster Counties popphoto.com My Project: Marisa Scheinfeld Photographs the Ruins of New York's Borscht Belt nytimes.com Local Reserviors Low: New York Today: Not Trickling Down Not Rueful Jenkins Will Fight On: Monticello Mayor Says He'll Appeal After Court Tosses Him From Of'fice newyork.cbslocal.com  Continue Reading "Jenkins' attorney, Michael Sussman, is appealing. Sussman said the case focused most on what the Mayor of Monticello said, and not what he did - especially when it came to the racially-tinged tirade heard in the 2013 police station video.  'He was talking about racial diatribes and his views about racial justice in America. That's protected speech," Sussman said. "People may not like it. They might not agree with it. He has a right to say it and not be punished for it.".' In His Own Words: Jenkins Holds News Conference After Ousting as Monticello Mayor - twcnews.com Watch Gordon Jenkins' entire news conference on being ousted as Monticello mayor. 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 "We Welcome Him:" Gay scout's appointment as counselor at Sullivan camp draws mixed reaction recordonline.com.  Continue Reading "Kay Flaminio, executive director of Kingston's LGBTQ Center, said she and her organization were "quite proud" of Tessier's appointment. 'It's a beautiful statement against unfair discrimination, and we hope the Boy Scouts of America will take it to heart,' she said in a statement." New York Boy Scouts hire gay Eagle Scout despite national policy - crainsnewyork.com "Board member Richard G. Mason said the councils see Mr. Tessier as 'an exemplary candidate for employment as a camp leader.' 'We welcome him,' Mr. Mason said in a statement." The Latest Kurly's Kommentary:  Hillary's Right To Privacy: Another needed debate about Clinton's backchannel emails  Public officials, whether they be Hillary Clinton or the local dog catcher, should be able to conduct their official business within a framework that allows for some private discussion and communications, and the lack of recordkeeping too. Andrew Neiderman Writes About "Creepy" Local  Crimes: Murderously Baked In The Catskills the-lineup..com  Continue Reading "Many of my thrillers are set where I grew up: the world-famous Catskill resort area in upstate New York. For 10 weeks in the summer, business people, store keepers, salesmen, and the like worked grueling hours to make a living. But before and after the "season," the villages and hamlets resembled more of what they really were: a slow, quiet, and seemingly uneventful world that reveled in its rural temperament far, far away from the urban hustle and bustle. But buried in this seemingly idyllic setting were some very horrendous events." "Major Victory" For Lamm: Bloomingburg's Jewish Community Scores Victory With Annexation Ruled Legal jpupdate,com  Continue Reading "After years of local infighting, lawsuits and accusations of discrimination, developer Shalom Lamm has scored a major victory in his bid to expand the village of Bloomberg in the Catskills region.  On Thursday, an appellate court voided a previous ruling that the annexation of Town of Mamakating land for a 396-home Hasidic development in the village of Bloomingburg is illegal.." Appeals court okays annexation of Mamakating land to Bloomingburg - midhudsonnews.com "Mamakating Town Attorney Benjamin Gailey said the town is disappointed in that the court did not address "the primary issue in the case, which is that the state constitution explicitly states that there shall be no annexation of territory until a special election is held for the voters who reside in that territory." Galley said the mandated election was not held. Trend Of New Second Homeowners in Catskills: Millennials Are Renting in Cities But Buying Country Houses mainstreet.com  Continue Reading "'If you get in the right places, then you can cover the entire mortgage - especially if you're in a place like Sonoma,' Shepard said. 'I've been personally fascinated that the Catskills are coming up again in real estate sales.' In the Catskills, listings for the New York mountain resort area have grown 56% on VRBO.com and 24% on HomeAway.com over the last five years. There has been tremendous growth in second home sales in Sonoma -- roughly a 90-minute drive from San Francisco. Listings in Sonoma have soared by 66% on VRBO.com and 46% on HomeAway.com since 2009."   The Last Link: Growing Farm To Table Movement in Catskills Goes The Way of The Bronx: Northern Farmhouse Pasta: Making pasta on the farm"The Catskills region has plenty of culinary traditions - maple tapping, cider brewing, cheese making - but one thing the area has never been known for is pasta. Bob and Jen Eckert are out to change all that, using local ingredients to bring the traditionally Italian staple into the Catskills food-making fold." Read More   watershedpost.com

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